The government has laid further regulations under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 in order to start the process of bringing into force the requirement for all landlords to carry out electrical safety checks.
From 25 October 2019 the provisions of the Act relating to electrical safety checks will come into force for the purpose of making regulations. This does not mean that landlord electrical safety checks will come into force then, the power will simply apply to let the Secretary of State make regulations about how those checks will occur. However, those regulations should be expected not long afterwards and are likely to come into force sometime next year.
The C.A.R.L. software will be ready to facilitate the expected additional requirements when they do come into force.
Read the full blog by David Smith and view The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 11) Regulations: 2019:
https://www.anthonygold.co.uk/latest/blog/landlord-electrical-checks-look-likely-from-2020/
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1359/made
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