In article ,
F writes:
If a property is let, do any portable electrical appliances supplied by
the landlord need to be PAT tested?

ISTR that local authorities were given the power to insist on
this if they wanted to, but I can't recall the details. Might
only be for HMO's.

I assume appliances such as washing
machines, driers and fridge/freezers are not classed as portable.

The proper name for this testing does not include the word "portable"
at all -- "In-service Inspection and Testing" -- so it includes all
the appliances you listed.

If you like, think of "portable" as referring to the test tool,
which should be taken to each appliance to be tested, rather than
the appliances moved out of their normal operating environment.
(Part of the inspection is that the appliance is suitable for use
in the environment where it's normally used, which can only be
assessed if it's inspected in it's normal operating location.)

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Andrew Gabriel