Hackney · England
PAT Testing in Hackney
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Straight answer
If a tenancy in Hackney comes with appliances you supplied, you're responsible for them being safe — and Portable Appliance Testing is how landlords evidence it. Scotland requires regular checks of landlord-supplied appliances under the Repairing Standard; England and Wales set no fixed interval but expect safety to be demonstrable.
Booking
What happens when you enquire
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Credentials
Who you're letting in
A meaningful PAT visit leaves evidence: labelled items, a per-item register, tester identity, instrument details. If a quote can't describe that output, it's a sticker service, not a safety check. Competence, calibration and insurance are our three checks before any booking.
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.
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; London Borough of Hackney is the local housing authority for Hackney.
Paperwork
Registers, labels and receipts
Date-stamp everything: the register from each visit, the disposal or repair of failures, and receipts for replacements. The cycle itself is risk-based — change of tenancy or annually is common, and licence conditions may fix it — so the file should show a rhythm, not a one-off.
The inspection
What the tester actually checks
Expect the tester to work through the inventory: visual inspection of plug, fuse rating, cable and casing, then meter tests suited to each class of appliance. New items may be logged with a visual check only and picked up on the next cycle. The output is the labelled items plus the register — your evidence, so keep it with the tenancy file.
The local picture
Letting in Hackney: the practical points
Nothing about appliance safety changes in Hackney; what changes is the paperwork context. London Borough of Hackney sets HMO licence conditions locally, and testing supplied appliances on a stated cycle is among the most common. For single lets, the register is simply the cheapest insurance-grade evidence you can hold.
FAQ
Before you book: quick answers
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 Hackney with landlord-supplied appliances is fully evidenced by having both: EICR for the installation, PAT records for the appliances.
What affects the cost of PAT testing?
Mainly the number of appliances and the callout: per-item pricing usually drops as quantity rises, and minimum charges apply for small jobs. Combining PAT with other visits to the property typically works out cheaper.
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.
What records should I keep?
A register of appliances with test dates and results, plus the pass labels on the items themselves. Keep the records with your tenancy file — they are your evidence if an appliance is ever implicated in an incident.
My Hackney 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.
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 London Borough of Hackney may specify an interval. High-use or previously repaired items justify more frequent checks.
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