Electrical report (EICR) for landlords in Somerset
Electrical report (EICR) works exactly the same for every landlord in England, Somerset included - there's no local variation on the legal duty itself. What is specific to Somerset is the area it covers, below.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) must be carried out at least every 5 years (or sooner if the last report recommended it), by a qualified electrician, with a copy given to existing tenants within 28 days and to new tenants before they move in. Any remedial work the report flags as urgent has its own tighter deadline. Kept tracks the expiry, the 28-day copy duty, and any outstanding remedial work as separate, dated items.
How to meet this duty, step by step
Expiry set from the report itself
The inspection date and the electrician's recommended next-test date are filed - Kept uses whichever is earlier if the report calls for an earlier retest.
The 28-day copy duty tracked separately
Getting the report done isn't the end of it - Kept reminds you the tenant copy has its own 28-day clock, one of the most commonly missed EICR duties.
Remedial work logged as its own item
Classification codes (C1/C2/C3/FI) and any required follow-up work sit on the file with their own status, not buried in a PDF.
Straight answers.
What if the report recommends a shorter interval?
Kept uses the electrician's stated next-test date rather than always defaulting to 5 years, so a report that recommends 3 years doesn't quietly slip to 5.
Do I have to act on every finding?
C1 and C2 codes require remedial action (C1 immediately, C2 within 28 days as a rule of thumb); C3 is advisory. Kept lets you log what's been done and when.
Is there a free way to check my EICR date?
Yes - the EICR expiry calculator works out your next-due date without an account.
More duties in Somerset
Gas Safety Record (CP12)
Renewal tracked from expiry, reminders from 60 days out, proof of service to tenants logged. Knows the 2-month early-renewal rule that keeps your date fixed.
Energy certificate (EPC)
Expiry tracked from the certificate details you confirm - band E is the current minimum for most domestic private lets unless exempt, and proposed changes are flagged only when they become law.
Deposit protection
30-day protection window tracked from the day the money lands - not the tenancy date - with prescribed information logged.
The test date, and the copy duty too.
The part most landlords forget, tracked as its own deadline.
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