Electrical safety
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This section explains what you should do to ensure your accommodation is safe, and outlines the responsibilities your landlord has if you are renting.
Electrical safety precautions
Take these important steps to keep your home safe. If you're renting your home, many of these are your landlord's responsibility.
Electrical safety responsibilities
Landlords, tenants and owner-occupiers all have legal responsibilities when it comes to electrical safety.
When power goes off
The electricity in your home may go off because of an electrical fault, a supply problem in the area, or because it has been cut off.
