The Scottish Repairing Standard has specific requirements for electrical safety inspection, including relevant landlord-provided appliances. Read the statutory guidance alongside the installation report.
Build the appliance list
- Include supplied items with enough detail to identify the model and location.
- Record equipment added or replaced during the tenancy.
- Distinguish tenant-owned items and any agreed transfer.
Arrange suitable checks
- Use the competence and inspection requirements in the current statutory guidance.
- Ask the inspector to identify damaged plugs, leads, cases and other defects and advise on safe action.
- Keep installation inspection and portable-appliance evidence linked but separate.
Maintain after testing
- Remove or repair unsafe equipment through a competent person.
- Respond to new faults even when a periodic inspection is not due.
- Keep the latest records and make the required information available to the tenant.
Example: an appliance was added after the inspection
A fictional landlord supplies a second-hand washing machine after the last electrical inspection. Add it to the inventory and assess the required safety evidence before use. It is not covered merely because the rest of the flat was inspected earlier.
What to do
- List landlord-provided appliances and identify them individually.
- Arrange the required competent inspection and testing.
- Record defects, remedial work and the next appropriate check.
Evidence to keep
- Appliance inventory, inspection and test records.
- Repairs, replacements and information given to the tenant.
Sources and guidance
- Repairing Standard: electrical installations and appliancesScottish Government · checked 20 October 2026
- Repairing Standard: statutory guidanceScottish Government · checked 20 October 2026