How often does a landlord need to do an electrical safety check?

Your landlord must do an electrical safety check at least every 5 years. Your landlord has to give you a copy of an electrical safety report within 28 days of the check. If there are any safety problems on the report, your landlord must get them fixed within the same 28 days of the safety check.

Do you have to give your landlord a copy of your electrical certificate?

Your landlord should give you a copy of an electrical safety certificate before you start renting a new home, check the expiry date. Your landlord must do an electrical safety check at least every 5 years.

Do you have to pay rent if you have assured tenancy?

If you have an assured shorthold tenancy, you can check our advice on getting help with renting costs . Your rental agreement will usually say how much rent you have to pay and when you have to pay it. If you don’t have a written agreement, the amount of rent you have to pay will be what you agreed with your landlord.

Can a landlord increase the rent during a fixed term?

Your landlord can increase your rent during the fixed term of your rental agreement if your contract says they can. The agreement has to say when and how the rent will be increased – this is known as having a ‘rent review clause’.

Can a landlord subsidize the electricity of another tenant?

I called my landlord, who responded that my rental agreement was different from the other tenant’s and that utilities for the entire property are my sole responsibility as a matter of contract. Even though our contracts differ, I don’t believe that I should have to subsidize the electricity use of the other tenant.

Do you have to pay rent and utilities?

He learned that this tenant pays straight rent while I have always been required to pay rent plus utilities. I called my landlord, who responded that my rental agreement was different from the other tenant’s and that utilities for the entire property are my sole responsibility as a matter of contract.

When does a landlord have to disclose electric usage?

This duty to disclose is triggered when there are no gas and/or electric meters separately provided for each rental and when the one meter records for billing purposes electricity usage for an external unit. It would therefore appear that your landlord has violated this disclosure requirement.

Do you pay for electricity when renting a cottage?

I’ve rented a single-family home for a couple of years now and it just came to my attention that the person renting the cottage in the back doesn’t pay for electricity and doesn’t even have a separate meter. My son was visiting and got to talking with the tenant who rents the cottage.