Craigavon · Northern Ireland
PAT Testing in Craigavon
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Straight answer
PAT is the quick one: minutes per appliance, a pass label on each item, and a register of results for your file. It isn't blanket-mandatory for ordinary lets in England and Wales, but any appliance you leave in the Craigavon property is yours to evidence as safe — and licence conditions often turn good practice into a requirement.
Booking
Booking in three steps
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Credentials
Who you're letting in
PAT doesn't require a full electrician's qualification — it requires competence: training, the right calibrated test instruments, and the judgement to match tests to appliance classes. That's what we verify, along with insurance, and the register you receive names the tester and the equipment used.
The law
The rules behind the certificate
Skipping appliance safety evidence carries indirect but real risk: civil liability and insurance difficulty if a supplied appliance injures someone or starts a fire, breach of licence conditions where an HMO licence requires testing, and Repairing Standard failures in Scotland. The testing itself is cheap; the gap it closes isn't.
There is no blanket law that says rented homes must be PAT tested. What the law does require is that any electrical appliances the landlord supplies are safe — PAT testing is the standard practical way to evidence that, and it is frequently a condition of HMO licences.
The 5-yearly electrical safety inspection must include appliances provided by the landlord, so appliance testing is effectively part of the statutory regime in Scotland.
Penalties stated are statutory maximums or court-set; Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is the local housing authority for Craigavon.
For landlords in Craigavon
Letting in Craigavon: the practical points
In Craigavon as anywhere, PAT earns its keep at the boundaries: HMO licensing from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, insurance claims, deposit disputes over damaged appliances, and Scotland's regular-check duty where it applies. Cheap, quick, and disproportionately useful when something goes wrong.
Pricing
What PAT testing costs
Two pricing traps to avoid: per-item headline rates that hide a high minimum, and 'free retest' offers priced into inflated failures. We quote the visit and the count up front, and failures are recorded honestly — replacement advice, not a repair upsell.
The inspection
What the tester actually checks
Testing is item-by-item and quick: a typical furnished let with ten to twenty appliances is done within the hour. Failed items are removed or repaired before reuse — with cheap goods, replacement usually beats repair — and the register notes the outcome either way.
FAQ
PAT Testing questions, answered
How long does PAT testing take?
Only a few minutes per appliance — a typical furnished rental with ten to twenty items is usually completed within an hour, making it easy to combine with other visits such as an EICR or inventory.
Is PAT testing the same as an EICR?
No. The EICR inspects the fixed wiring of the building; PAT covers plug-in appliances. A rental in Craigavon with landlord-supplied appliances is fully evidenced by having both: EICR for the installation, PAT records for the appliances.
Which appliances should be tested?
Anything with a plug that you supply with the tenancy: white goods, kettles, toasters, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, lamps and extension leads. Tenants' own appliances are their responsibility, not part of your test.
My Craigavon let is unfurnished — do I need PAT testing?
If you supply no electrical appliances at all, there is nothing to test. Any item you do leave — even a single fridge or lamp — is equipment you supplied, and testing it is the sensible way to show it was safe.
Is PAT testing a legal requirement for landlords in Craigavon?
There is no blanket statutory PAT interval for private rentals in England and Wales — the duty is to ensure any electrical equipment you supply is safe, and PAT testing is the standard way to evidence that. Scotland requires appliances provided by the landlord to be regularly checked under the Repairing Standard, and HMO licences across the UK frequently require PAT as a condition.
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