Managed blocks
Which electrical scope applies inside a managed block?
The block-management article is about who instructs work in a block. Student accommodation has its own page. This page is the scope matrix: occupancy and electrical extent, not the marketing name.
Reviewed 5 October 2026 by George Opsenica (Director, Codeex Maintenance Ltd). General guidance, not a reading of your own report and not legal advice.
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- George Opsenica: service information and presentation.
- George Opsenica: service information and presentation.
Start from the letting and the supply, not the label
The words build-to-rent, co-living or managed block do not choose which electrical duty applies.
A dwelling, communal areas, a common supply, commercial plant, a management company, a registered provider and an HMO are separate questions, and more than one can apply to the same building.
For a specified tenancy in England, the landlord must have the electrical installation inspected and tested by a qualified person before the tenancy begins, and then at intervals of no more than 5 years, or sooner if the latest report requires an earlier date.
The private-rented interval is not applied on this page to communal areas, commercial plant, or a supply that is not part of a specified tenancy.
Identify the scope before you pick a duty
1. One dwelling
Name the agreement for that home before you ask whether it is a specified tenancy. The brochure name does not answer that.
2. Shared parts
Stairs, lobbies and other communal areas are a separate electrical scope from the flats.
3. Whose supply
Find which board serves the dwelling, the common parts, or both. Do not assume the brand owns every cable.
4. Plant
Plant rooms and other non-domestic supplies are a commercial question. They are not given the private-rented interval on this page.
5. Who can instruct
A management company may control access. That is not the same as being the landlord of each tenancy.
6. Provider or HMO
If a registered provider is involved, use the social-housing page. An HMO is identified by the housing rules for that building, not by the words co-living.
Scope matrix
A co-living room can be a specified tenancy, a licence, or something else. The room name does not decide it. If you cannot name the tenancy and the supply, do not pick an interval from the brochure.
| Scope | What to identify | Where the detail lives |
|---|---|---|
| Individual dwelling on a specified tenancy | The landlord's inspection duty for that dwelling | Landlord EICR service |
| Communal areas | Stairs, lobbies and other shared parts, separately from the flats | Communal-area article |
| Landlord or common supply | Whose installation the board actually serves | Not assumed from the brand |
| Commercial plant | Plant rooms and non-domestic supplies | Commercial EICR service |
| Management company | Who can grant access and instruct | Block-management article |
| Registered provider | Whether social-housing rules apply | Social-housing article |
| HMO | Whether the building is an HMO under the housing rules | HMO EICR service |
Use the guide that covers that scope
Dwellings: EICR certificates for landlords. Shared parts: communal areas in blocks of flats. Blocks: EICR and block management. Students: student accommodation. Social housing: the social-housing deadline. Plant and commercial supplies: commercial EICR certificates. HMOs: HMO EICR certificates.
Related pages
Name the letting and the supply.
The brochure name does not choose the duty. Use the row that matches the scope.
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