Spare Parts Online- Advice to Landlords and Tenants

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Today we will be looking at responsibilities of landlords and tenants with regards to safety and maintenance of appliances and how Spare Parts Online can help make life easier and cheaper.

As stated in the guidelines for private renting on GOV.UK landlords have certain set of responsibilities regarding safety that they must adhere to. The landlord must keep the  property safe and free from health hazards.

Gas safety

Landlords must:

• make sure gas equipment they supply is safely installed and maintained by a Gas Safe registered engineer
• have a registered engineer do an annual gas safety on each appliance and flue
• give you a copy of the gas safety check record before you move in, or within 28 days of the check

Electrical safety

   Landlords must make sure:

• the electrical system (eg sockets and light fittings) is safe
• all appliances they supply (eg cookers, kettles) are safe

Fire safety

Landlords must:

• follow fire safety regulations - eg by checking you have access to escape routes at all times
• make sure furniture and furnishings they supply are fire safe
• provide fire alarms and extinguishers (if the property is a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

These guidelines have a direct impact upon the manner in which repairs must be carried out and help establish rules for landlords and tenants.

Landlord's are always responsible for repairs to:

• the property’s structure and exterior
• basins, sinks, baths and other sanitary fittings including pipes and drains
• heating and hot water
• gas appliances, pipes, flues and ventilation
• electrical wiring
• any damage they cause through attempting repairs

Whereas it is the tenants responsibility to ensure certain aspects of the property such as equipment supplied by the landlord:

• are kept clean
• are not damaged by themselves or anyone else
• are looked after and general maintenance is carried out such as changing fuses, light bulbs and unblocking sinks if required

How Spare Parts Online Can Help

Landlords

Replacing broken appliances can not only be very costly, but is also damaging to the environment. And for a alternative to paying for a repair by an engineer, landlords may find it cheaper and easier to buy spare parts direct from sparepartsonline.co.uk and repairing an appliance themselves. This can help save a considerable amount of money and means no longer having to take time off work or wait around for engineers to attend, the repair can be carried out as and when the landlord likes. 

Tenants

Usually the accidental damage of an appliance owned by the landlord will result in loss of a deposit or a hefty repair bill. Buying parts direct from sparepartsonline.co.uk and repairing the appliance yourself can help save a lot of money and avoid losing any deposits. 

Thank you for reading, feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.