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HMO - Houses in Multiple Occupancy
Homes in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) have a requirement to have a
Period Inspection Report (PIR) of circuits and wiring carried out every
3 years. Landlords are also required to carry out Portable Appliance
testing (PAT) on any electrical equipment they provide (toasters,
kettle, fridge, TV etc) every three years (although PAT’s are in
themselves only valid for one year).
Any Landlords that want to join the Edinburgh Landlord Accreditation
scheme will require a Periodic Inspection Report undertaken every three
years, and Portable Appliance testing done annually.
From 3.9.07 the Tolerable Standard within The Housing (Scotland) Act
1987 has been extended. Electrical wiring, components and fittings must
be adequate and safe to use.
An electrical check such as a Periodic Inspection Report (PIR) is
likely to be the only way to be certain that wiring is adequate and
safe to use.
HMO services you may require to become compliant...
~ Periodical Testing -
PIR
~ Portable Appliance Testing -
PAT
~ Smoke Alarms
installation, testing and
certifying
~ Carbon Monoxid Alarms
installation, testing and
certifying
~ Emergency Lighting
installation, testing and
certifying
~ Fixed Wire
Installations and upgrading
For more information on how
we can help, call us on:
0845 094 9468
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