Lothian PAT Testing are PAT Testing Edinburgh specialist, spending most of our time testing Landlord provided equipment used in the Edinburgh rental property market.
As a valuable partner to many landlords in Edinburgh & Lothians we provide PAT testing for short terms rentals, long term rentals and HMO (House of Multiple Occupancy).
We would recommend PAT Testing is carried our annually under best practice and at a change of tenancy. Our PAT Testing certificates are electronic, showing the date carried out and our recommended annual re-test date. Although this offers you a great level of safety we also encourage landlords to regularly check electrical equipment giving the tenant a second layer of protection. If you are operating short term rental properties then you can carry this out between changeovers or ask you housekeeper to do this for you.
By asking Lothian PAT Testing to carry out your electrical equipment testing, you are meeting your health and safety obligations as a Landlord and using a company specialised in this field, who only use trained City & Guilds testing and inspection engineers to carry out the testing. We have met many people carrying out PAT testing who have completed a 20 minute outdated online course and either don’t have the correct equipment or understanding to carry out the testing correctly. Therefore if you value your property and tenants safety we would recommend going for the industry standard City & Guilds or equivalent qualified engineer to carry out the testing for you.
In general, the Edinburgh & Lothians rental properties we test comprise of integrated appliances and one or two smaller appliances such as Kettle, Toaster and Lamps. Therefore we offer an affordable fixed cost for doing this. In the event that you have a holiday let or HMO property and provide more electrical equipment then we can offer a price per item to cover the increased number of electrical appliances.
Unlike a lot of business out there we also test your integrated electrical appliances (not just portable ones). As lets face it most property appliances are integrated these days and these shouldn’t be forgotten. If we can’t access the plug for the appliance or reach the spur then we will carry out a limited electrical test for these items.
If we are able to remove the appliance safely, such as an integrated oven to access the plug or spur we will test correctly in accordance with the IET Code of Practice. This will also allow our engineer to see if the appliance has been installed correctly.
On occasions there may be a situation where a decision has been made not to pull out an appliance as it may damage flooring or surroundings and this will be marked down on the certificate showing a limited test has been carried out due to being a fixed appliance.
How To Arrange Your Edinburgh Landlord PAT Testing Certificate
Give us a call on 07570080429
Email us on lothianpattesting@mail.com
Visit the website www.lothianpattesting.com and select the contact page and send us a message
Once we have your enquiry we can either liaise directly with your tenant to arrange a suitable time to carry out the testing or book the slot directly with you the Landlord.
If you use a letting agent to manage your property then we are also happy to collect keys for properties in Edinburgh or Lothians to access properties when the tenant cannot be present.
Landlord Certificates Edinburgh & Lothian Rental Properties
When carrying out PAT Testing in Edinburgh for Landlords we can also provide you with a range of other Landlord Safety Certificates.
These are as follows: Legionella Risk Assessment, GAS Safety Certificate, EICR and EPC. All certificates will be carried out on the same day and electronic PDF certificates issued on completion.
Renting Your Property Out
This is a great link to the Scottish government website explaining your responsibilities when renting your property out
https://www.mygov.scot/renting-your-property-out/your-responsibilities
Fire Safety For Your Edinburgh & Lothian Rental Property
We have pasted the link below to the Tolerable Standard Guidance: Satisfactory Fire Detection and Satisfactory Carbon Monoxide Detection. Have a read through this prior to renting out your property as this explains everything clearly and includes the revised tolerable standard regarding satisfactory equipment for detecting fire.
Scottish Government Regarding Electrical Testing In Rented Properties
We have also pasted a link to the Scottish Government Statutory Guidance On Electrical Installations And Appliances In Private Rented Property
https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2016/12/electrical-installations-and-appliances-private-rented-properties/documents/guidance-electrical-installations-appliances-pdf/guidance-electrical-installations-appliances-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/SG%2BSTATUTORY%2BGUIDANCE%2BON%2BELECTRICAL%2BINSTALLATIONS%2BAND%2BAPPLIANCES%2BIN%2BPRIVATE%2BRENTED%2BPROPERTY%2B%2528updated%2B15%2BFeb%2B2021%2529.pdf