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As you may be aware if you are already reading this, a new law has been passed making EICRs for rental properties mandatory. Landlords & agents will now have to ensure that electrical installations are deemed as safe by a competent person from 1st July 2020 for any new tenancies. Read more…
Anita Hanks, 33, died after the blaze in her Carlton flat on 2nd October 2017. An inquest has heard a fault with the fridge freezer was the likely cause. Fire crews attended the fire at the block of flats, on Walton Court, at around 7:45 am but were unable to Read more…
According to figures, a total of 4,732 fires were linked to faulty appliances across the UK; and over the last year in Nottinghamshire alone, almost 100 fires were due to faulty appliances. The Fire Service concluded that this was also the cause of a recent fire in Bulwell. The blaze Read more…
Firefighters have urged the public to be more careful with phone and tablet chargers after two fires started thought to have been caused by faults, which were switched on but not connected to devices in both cases. As technology has evolved to become more and more integrated into modern life, Read more…
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued a warning to not leave tumble dryers on unattended after a serious fire in an Arnold property left a family of three trapped upstairs. They have urged local residents to not leave white goods running overnight after crews from Arnold, Stockhill and Carlton Read more…
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue believe that the blaze which caused “utter panic” in a high-rise student accommodation complex, was caused by an electrical fault in the building. Leo Chang, 21, a resident in the building, said: “we just had to get out. No one knew what was happening, it was Read more…
Here at GetTesting we work with a range of private landlords, property management companies and some of the UKs largest letting agents to help ensure their tenants aren’t exposed to unnecessary electrical risks, be it an electric shock or fire hazard by performing regular PAT testing. (more…)