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[baldelectrician]

I agree- I get most of my work from word of mouth and existing customers....

[baldelectrician]

Use a fully approoved contractor.

Part P only is not fully time (apprenticeship) served usually

I would suggest a full scope Approved Contractor (either NICEIC or ECA)

[baldelectrician]

Two of my least favourite brands- MK and BG

MK stopped making consumer units in 2019, the MK Sentry brand has been sold on (licenced) to a company called CircPro, having looked at their website the line from MK Honeywell stating "Novar ED&S Limited makes no representations...

[baldelectrician]

This is a bit of a poor EICR in my opinion

I agree with Neelix on most

I would suggest a new consumer unit (I prefer Hager as the parts are backwards compatible with the old ones)

Item 4.16 should be a N/A as it is a TN-C-S supply, no earth rod

5.11...

[baldelectrician]

Send him a subject access request asking for all the information he has from your rental time

Ask him why he did not produce a rent book- this is a legal requirement where tenants pay cash.

Am I correct in assuming that the other tenants have witnessed you and others paying...

[baldelectrician]

Do you have gas in the property?

The EICR you posted does not list a tick or a cross on the gas bonding...

[baldelectrician]

Post a photo of your consumer unit please

What make is it?

How old is it?

Some (cheaper) makes will mean a totally new consumer unit.

I went to a Proteus consumer unit that was 7 years old and it failed. Called up CEF (the supplier- own brand) and...

[baldelectrician]

In Scotland interlinked alarms are required for let properties.

Going back to the post, I note the smoke detector info on the comments page of the EICR to keep me covered

You have one side who say 'not important' and the other who say ' why didn't you tell me about the smoke...