Fareham · England
PAT Testing in Fareham
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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 Fareham property is yours to evidence as safe — and licence conditions often turn good practice into a requirement.
Booking
From enquiry to certificate
Live booking isn't switched on for Fareham yet — vetting comes before listing, in that order. Leave your details and you'll get a straight answer by email: whether we can cover the property, when, and for how much. No obligation either way.
Pricing
What PAT testing costs
Expect a minimum charge that covers the callout, then a small per-item rate on top. What moves the total is simply the count: a fully furnished HMO with thirty items books differently from a flat with a fridge and a washer. Confirmed pricing comes before the visit, per the label above.
Renting out in Fareham
Letting in Fareham: the practical points
For Fareham landlords the practical question is scope: what did you actually supply? Tenants' own appliances are theirs; anything you provided — even one fridge in an 'unfurnished' let — is yours to evidence. Walk the inventory once, and the PAT list writes itself.
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
Your legal duty, in plain English
There's no statute that says 'PAT test every year'. In England and Wales the law requires electrical equipment you supply to be safe, and PAT is the recognised way to evidence it. Scotland's Repairing Standard requires landlord-supplied appliances to be regularly checked. HMO licences from Fareham Borough Council frequently make testing an explicit condition.
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; Fareham Borough Council is the local housing authority for Fareham.
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 often should appliances be PAT tested?
Risk-based rather than fixed by law: many landlords test at each change of tenancy or annually, and HMO licence conditions from Fareham Borough Council may specify an interval. High-use or previously repaired items justify more frequent checks.
My Fareham 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 the same as an EICR?
No. The EICR inspects the fixed wiring of the building; PAT covers plug-in appliances. A rental in Fareham with landlord-supplied appliances is fully evidenced by having both: EICR for the installation, PAT records for the appliances.
What happens if an appliance fails?
It should be removed from the property or repaired by a competent person and retested before reuse. The record notes the failure — replacing cheap failed items is usually more economical than repair.
Who can carry out PAT testing?
A competent person with the right training and calibrated test equipment. It does not require a full electrician's qualification, though many landlords use an electrician or specialist test company so the paperwork is professionally recorded.
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