Regulations
What the 2025 amendment changed, and what applies now
Source position checked on 5 October 2026. It separates the private-rented duty that is already in force, the 2025 amendment that extended the regime, and the draft that would come into force on 30 November 2026.
Reviewed 5 October 2026 by George Opsenica (Director, Codeex Maintenance Ltd). General guidance, not a reading of your own report and not legal advice.
Review details
- George Opsenica: service information and presentation.
- George Opsenica: service information and presentation.
Three different dates
| Item | Status on 5 October 2026 | What this page uses it for |
|---|---|---|
| Private-rented inspection duty | In force | The interval for a specified tenancy, stated in the next section |
| SI 2025/1043 | Already made. Part 2B was inserted on 1 May 2026 | The extension into the social rented sector, not a fresh private-rented news story |
| The 2026 amendment | A draft that has not yet been made. Stated commencement 30 November 2026 | A future date to recheck. Not a rule to rely on today |
What a private landlord uses today
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 30 November 2026 draft, which would let an existing report satisfy a new tenancy in more cases, is not current law on 3 October 2026. It is still not current law on 5 October 2026. Do not plan a new tenancy on that draft.
The 2025 instrument is The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) (Amendment) (Extension to the Social Rented Sector) Regulations 2025. On the legislation.gov.uk text of regulation 3E, checked on 5 October 2026, Part 2B was inserted on 1 May 2026 by that instrument. The registered-provider dates belong on the social-housing page. They are not a second interval for an ordinary private let.
What changed is the reach of the regime. The amendment extended it into the social rented sector. It did not publish a new private-rented interval, and it did not make the November 2026 draft into current law. On 5 October 2026 a private landlord still uses the inspection duty already in force. A registered provider looks at regulation 3E for the tenancies that regulation names. Those are different checks.
| Check | Use | Do not use |
|---|---|---|
| Is there a specified tenancy? | The inspection duty already in force | A bedroom count, a headline, or the year 2025 |
| Is there a report, and what next date does it give? | The date written on that report | An assumption that every report lasts five years regardless of its own date |
| Is a new tenancy about to start? | The duty to inspect before the tenancy begins, as the current sentence states | The 30 November 2026 draft |
| Is the landlord a registered provider? | The social-housing page, for the tenancies regulation 3E names | The private-rented interval pasted onto social housing |
Where the service sits
This page does not mean that every London rental was given a new certificate in 2025. It does not mean a satisfactory older report has expired because the amendment was made. It means you separate the duty already in force, the extension that took effect on 1 May 2026, and the draft that is still not law.
The landlord service is on the landlord EICR page. The registered-provider dates are on the social-housing page.
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Use the duty that is already in force
The 2025 amendment is history. The 30 November 2026 instrument is still a draft.
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