PAT testing for homes and businesses
PAT Testing in Greenwich
Need PAT testing in Greenwich? Send the postcode, premises type, approximate number of portable or movable appliances and your preferred date. We will confirm what should be included and arrange the suitable visit.
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Tell us about the Greenwich property or workplace
A rough description is enough to start. We will ask for any missing information and confirm whether the enquiry concerns portable appliances, fixed wiring or another electrical inspection.
Address and premises
Send the full postcode and say whether the visit is for a rented home, HMO, office, shop, salon, venue, workshop or managed site.
Appliance quantity
Give an approximate number of plug-in or movable items. If the equipment is spread across several rooms, units or work areas, mention that too.
Reason and deadline
Tell us whether you need the record for routine maintenance, a landlord or agent file, a licence, venue, insurer, customer or handover date.
Access and working hours
Provide the person who can give access and approve safe disconnection. Flag equipment that cannot be unplugged during normal trading or occupation.
Plan the visit around Greenwich riverside, town-centre and residential premises
Greenwich town centre, East Greenwich, Blackheath, Westcombe Park and Charlton include restaurants, hotels, university buildings, salons, clinics, offices, visitor venues, flats above shops and managed homes. Public opening hours, occupied rooms, treatment appointments and security-controlled spaces can prevent an incomplete inventory being tested in one uninterrupted sequence. Give the exact entrance, floor, room range and responsible contact, and identify any equipment controlled by a building manager rather than the occupier requesting the work.
Woolwich, Plumstead, Thamesmead, Abbey Wood, Kidbrooke and Eltham include high streets, community premises, schools, warehouses, workshops, estates and multi-unit properties. Equipment may move between classrooms, vans, stores or work zones, while access can depend on loading controls, permits, caretakers or residents. SE and DA postal areas cross local authority boundaries, so provide the complete address before relying on a Greenwich licence condition. For portfolios, send a separate inventory, contact and deadline for each site.
Define the Greenwich premises, equipment owner and deadline first
A useful quotation separates landlord-provided, business-owned, hired and personal equipment. It also explains why the record is needed and how every included room or work area can be reached without unnecessary disruption.
Address and evidence route
Give the full Greenwich address, postcode, unit and premises type. State whether the request follows an HMO licence, special-treatment condition, workplace maintenance plan, insurer, school or facilities schedule, tenancy handover or customer audit, and include the due date and recipient.
Appliance count by owner and location
Group included items by landlord, employer, treatment business, hirer or contractor and by bedroom, shared kitchen, treatment room, office, classroom, retail area, workshop or store. Mark personal equipment separately instead of silently adding it to the responsible person's register.
Use, movement and condition
Note appliances moved between rooms or sites, used by many people, exposed to moisture, heat, dust or outdoor conditions, cleaned frequently or handled roughly. Include purchases, repairs, intermittent faults, damaged plugs or leads and equipment already taken out of use.
Access and safe interruption
Provide the authorised contact, keys, resident or staff notice, reception and parking arrangements. Explain when computers, tills, refrigeration, treatment devices, teaching equipment or workshop tools can be disconnected and who can decide what happens to a failed item.
Match the Greenwich PAT record to the question it must answer
Portable appliance maintenance is not a label-only exercise. The record should identify the equipment population, the responsible person, the checks completed and any action needed, without presenting appliance results as fixed-wiring or wider premises compliance.
Licensed HMOs and supplied appliances
Royal Greenwich operates mandatory licensing for larger HMOs and additional licensing for many smaller HMOs. Its published HMO licence conditions require portable electrical appliances provided by the licence holder to be maintained safely. That wording concerns supplied equipment, not every possession belonging to an occupier, and it does not publish one annual PAT interval. Keep the current licence, appliance ownership and any written council request with the record, and deal with the fixed installation through the EICR route.
Special-treatment premises
Greenwich special-treatment conditions cover licensed businesses such as massage, nail, tanning, tattooing, piercing, electrolysis, spa, laser, acupuncture and electrical treatments. The general conditions say portable appliances must be maintained regularly under the Electricity at Work Regulations, user visual checks must be documented and an electrical appliance register is best practice. The application separately asks for fixed-installation evidence. List treatment devices and ordinary reception or staff appliances by room and connection type, and do not assume a portable-appliance result covers a fixed or hard-wired machine.
Offices, shops, venues and schools
HSE requires electrical equipment capable of causing injury to be kept safe, but does not prescribe annual formal testing for every workplace appliance. A frequently moved cleaner, extension lead, portable heater, catering item, classroom device and desk monitor can justify different checks because their construction, users and surroundings differ. Start with the organisation's risk assessment, earlier defects and operating pattern, then add any client, venue or insurer requirement.
Fixed wiring and specialist equipment
PAT testing concerns portable or movable electrical equipment. Consumer units, circuits, fixed sockets and the wider installation require an EICR or another installation certificate. Hard-wired treatment equipment, three-phase machinery, temporary supplies and specialist medical or lifting equipment may need another competent inspection. Mark the connection and purpose before booking so the enquiry reaches the appropriate service rather than being forced into a PAT count.
What appliance evidence does a Greenwich premises need?
HSE explains that visual examination remains important because some defects, including damaged plugs, cables, cable grips and casings, cannot be found by electrical testing alone. Formal combined inspection and testing may be appropriate where equipment is moved often, used intensively or exposed to damaging conditions. The maintenance method and interval should reflect the equipment, environment and history unless a current licence, policy, insurer or customer sets a more specific evidence requirement.
Greenwich publishes separate routes for private rented housing and licensed special-treatment premises. HMO licence conditions focus on keeping licence-holder-supplied appliances safe. The special-treatment conditions add documented visual checks and recommend an appliance register, while the application asks separately for evidence about the electrical installation. Read the document that applies to the address and activity, retain any individual conditions and do not turn one premises-specific requirement into a borough-wide annual rule.
Arrange PAT testing in Greenwich in three steps
1. Send the basics
Provide the address, premises type, approximate appliance count, reason for the test and required date.
2. Confirm the quotation
We will check the likely scope, ask about anything unclear and confirm the suitable appointment route.
3. Agree access
Choose the visit time and provide the tenant, manager, reception or key-holder details needed to reach the equipment.
Practical PAT testing questions for Greenwich properties
Does every Greenwich workplace need annual PAT testing?
No. HSE says annual PAT testing is not a universal legal requirement. The method and interval should reflect the equipment, movement, users, surroundings and fault history, unless a current licence, policy, insurer, venue or customer sets a separate evidence requirement.
What do Greenwich HMO conditions say about supplied portable appliances?
Royal Greenwich's published HMO licence conditions require portable electrical appliances supplied by the licence holder to be maintained safely. They do not state one annual PAT interval for every item. Check the current property licence and any written council request, and keep occupier-owned items separate.
What should a Greenwich special-treatment business record?
The council's general conditions say portable appliances at licensed treatment premises must be maintained regularly and user visual checks documented. They describe an electrical appliance register as best practice. Send the current conditions, treatments, room list and connection type for each device before booking.
Can PAT testing replace an EICR for a Greenwich property or business?
No. PAT testing concerns portable or movable equipment. An EICR examines the fixed electrical installation, including consumer units, circuits and fixed wiring. Greenwich housing and treatment documents treat appliance safety and installation evidence as separate matters.
Should tenant or staff-owned equipment be included automatically?
No. Identify landlord-provided, business-owned, hired, contractor and personal equipment separately. Use the licence, workplace responsibility, agreement or customer request to decide which groups the responsible person must include rather than adding every visible item to one register.
What should I send for a Greenwich PAT testing quotation?
Send the complete address, premises type, reason and deadline, approximate appliance quantities grouped by owner and room or work area, earlier records, purchases, repairs and known faults, access contact and any limits on safely disconnecting equipment during occupation or trading.
Ready to arrange PAT testing in Greenwich?
Send the postcode, property or business type, approximate appliance count, deadline and access contact. We will confirm the scope and next suitable appointment.