Landlord requirements for rental properties
As a landlord you are responsible for the safety of your tenants. From the 1st July 2020 new electrical regulations came in to force whereby any tenancy you create or renew requires an EICR undertaken. You have to ensure it is electrically safe to house your tenants before you rent it out for the first time and should be tested prior to a change of tenancy to be satisfied it is in a safe condition.
Letting agents require this before they will tenant your property. Your property will then need to be tested at a frequency of no more than 5 years. There’s more information on this here.