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New Electrical Guidelines Affecting HMO Property |
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A Recent Document from Newcastle city council outlines the standards to be obtained before applying for HMO status, it reads... · Any person who operates an HMO without the requisite licence or allows a greater number of occupants than that allowed by the licence will be guilty of an offence and may on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding £20,000.
· Failure to comply with any conditions attached to the licence may result in conviction in a fine not exceeding £5,000 for each offence. Completed applications MUST be accompanied by the following
documentation.
a. A current Gas Safety Certificate (CP12) issued by a Corgi
registered gas engineer (where gas is used in the house).
b. A declaration by a competent person that all electrical appliances
provided by the landlord have been tested and are in safe
working condition. (Competency may be through technical
knowledge or experience but must be carried out in accordance
with the requirements of the Electricity at Work Regulations).
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 | | c. A copy of the current electrical safety inspection of the hard
wired system. This is required every 5 years and a report
produced on the recognised form (see Appendix 6, BS 7671). The
inspection must be carried out by an authorised competent
person who is a member of a scheme approved by the Office of
the Deputy Prime Minister e.g. NICEIC or ECA.
d. A plan of the premises. This plan should be used to identify the
bedrooms and the number and location of amenities within the
house. It need not be to scale but should indicate room
dimensions. It should also show the position of any smoke/heat
detectors/alarms installed in the house.
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e. A declaration by a competent person that all smoke alarms have
been installed, positioned and maintained in proper working
order.
f. A declaration that all upholstered furniture supplied by the
landlord including chairs, mattresses, head boards, cushions etc
is in a safe condition and that where appropriate it complies with
the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988.
g. Copies of the terms under which the tenants occupy the
property. If this is a standard form only one need be supplied.
Alternatively an occupancy record for the previous 3months
should be supplied where a tenancy or licence agreement is not
applicable.
The full Document Can be read here
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