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 Read more…
Fire crews were called out when a small electrical fire broke out behind the bar in Pocklingtons Walk, Leicester city centre. The pub was due to host its regular music session on Wednesday 13th June 2018, but had to remain Read more…
A Leicester landlord has been fined because flats that he converted without planning permission have been found to have serious safety concerns. A report from fire safety officers, heard in Leicester Magistrates Court, stated that the property posed an imminent Read more…
Police have stated that cannabis plants were found at the scene of a loft blaze in Braunstone, Leicestershire. A 38-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of cannabis cultivation. Firefighters were called to the house, on Peverill Road, at Read more…
Shoppers are being warned not to buy cheap and potentially unsafe electrical goods. Leicester City Council’s trading standards team is urging shoppers to beware that some Christmas lights, electrical gifts and their power adaptors may not meet the relevant safety Read more…
Firefighters attend the incident after the alarm was raised by residents on Sunday evening when greenhouses and fencing panels were destroyed when a fire broke out in a garden. A spokesman for the fire service said that on arrival, the 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…)
Homeowners surrounding the Belgrave complex were evacuated. The fire which destroyed a former factory site and left several businesses factories unable to work, is said to be caused by an electrical fault. Early reports suggest that the fire which began Read more…
After Firefighters were called at 22:00 BST on Thursday to the substation located inside a disused office block on Millstone Lane, electricity has now been restored to the 260 homes which were left without power, and fortunately, following the explosion Read more…