Roland Perry wrote:
jgh remarked:
Much as Grenfell is a tragedy, I really wish politos would do some
research before jumping on the latest bandwagon.

What research topic did you have in mind?

Gas safety checks are annual, not every five years.
Trading standards "fit for sale" legislation already exists to cover fridges
Landlord's safety checks would not cover tenant's appliances.

There's already something that covers electrical tests of tenanted properties,
can't remember the details just now, but I think it's more along the lines
of not doing tests makes you culpable in event of a problem, doing tests
shows you've gone to appropriate lengths to avoid problems. So, any reasonably
sane landlord does it anyway.