PAT testing for homes and businesses
PAT Testing in Wandsworth
Need PAT testing in Wandsworth? 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 Wandsworth 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 Wandsworth access around homes, treatment rooms and trading hours
Wandsworth Town, Battersea, Nine Elms, Clapham Junction and Balham contain managed apartment blocks, offices, gyms, salons, clinics, restaurants, hotels, shops, schools and construction or refurbishment activity. A single building may divide equipment between a freeholder, managing agent, residential occupiers and commercial tenants. Reception desks, concierge permissions, lift bookings, contractor controls and live trading can make an unexplained whole-building count unreliable. List the exact unit, room range and authorised contact for each equipment owner.
Putney, East Putney, West Putney, Tooting, Tooting Bec, Furzedown, Southfields and Roehampton include private lets, HMOs, treatment businesses, schools, nurseries, hospitality venues and community premises. Wandsworth introduced borough-wide additional HMO licensing and selective licensing in specified wards from July 2025, with a second selective area from April 2026. SW postcodes cross borough boundaries, so provide the full address and check the current licence map before relying on a Wandsworth condition. Portfolios should use a separate inventory, contact and deadline for each property or workplace.
Separate the Wandsworth licence, owner and equipment list first
A treatment room, shared home, school site and restaurant can contain similar plug-in equipment but different owners, access arrangements and evidence deadlines. A useful enquiry makes those boundaries clear before the appointment route is selected.
Address and evidence reason
Give the complete Wandsworth address, postcode, unit and premises use. State whether the request follows a special-treatment licence, HMO or selective licence, landlord file, workplace programme, insurer, customer audit, school schedule or tenancy handover, with the due date and recipient.
Appliances by provider and space
Group equipment by licence holder, landlord, employer, commercial tenant, hirer, contractor or individual and by treatment room, bedroom, communal kitchen, office, classroom, shop floor, hospitality area, store or vehicle. Mark fixed and personal equipment separately.
Use, movement and condition
Identify treatment devices, cleaners, extension leads, catering appliances, portable heaters, IT and tools that move often, face liquids, heat, dust or repeated handling, or have been repaired. Include new items, intermittent faults, damaged plugs or leads and equipment already removed from service.
Access and safe interruption
Explain resident, reception, school, nursery, treatment-client or facilities access, keys, parking and workable hours. State when tills, refrigeration, computers, teaching equipment or treatment devices may be disconnected and who can decide what happens to a failed item.
Match the Wandsworth record to the premises and current requirement
PAT is a familiar label, but a useful record must identify the equipment population, checks completed and action required. It should not turn a premises-specific annual condition into a universal rule or imply that portable-appliance results cover fixed wiring and specialist systems.
Licensed special-treatment premises
Wandsworth currently says applicants for a new special-treatment premises licence need an electrical safety certificate for all portable or movable appliances unless they are new. Its examples include wax pots, electrolysis or faradic machines and kettles, and it says PAT evidence must be obtained yearly and kept on site for inspection. Provide the current licence, treatment list, room layout and previous certificate. Mark new, fixed, hard-wired, laser and manufacturer-serviced equipment separately so the certificate does not claim a scope it did not cover.
HMOs and landlord-provided appliances
Wandsworth operates mandatory and additional HMO licensing, and selective licensing in specified wards. Its HMO standards tell landlords to obtain safety certificates for portable electrical appliances, while its application guidance asks for certification that landlord-provided appliances have been examined by a competent person and are safe. Identify only the appliances supplied or controlled by the landlord, attach the current licence or council request and keep tenant-owned items separate. The fixed-installation EICR remains a different five-year evidence route.
Offices, hospitality, schools and managed sites
HSE requires electrical equipment capable of causing injury to be maintained safely but does not impose annual PAT on every workplace appliance. User checks, visual examination and further testing should reflect the item, movement, users, surroundings and previous faults. Wandsworth school guidance similarly refers to appropriate intervals and competent people. A cleaner, extension lead, kitchen appliance, portable heater, classroom device and desk monitor can therefore need different maintenance decisions.
Fixed wiring and specialist systems
PAT concerns portable or movable electrical equipment. Consumer units, circuits, socket outlets and the wider installation require an EICR or another installation certificate. Hard-wired treatment devices, fixed catering equipment, three-phase machinery, temporary supplies, emergency lighting, lifts and specialist school, medical or leisure equipment may need another inspection. Record the connection and purpose before booking rather than adding every electrical item to one PAT quantity.
Which Wandsworth PAT requirement applies to this premises?
HSE explains that annual portable-appliance testing is not a universal legal requirement. Many faults can be found through user checks and visual examination, including damage to plugs, leads, cable grips, casings and signs of overheating. Combined inspection and testing may be appropriate where equipment is moved frequently, used intensively or exposed to damaging conditions. The maintenance method and interval should follow risk and previous findings unless a current licence, contract, insurer or policy sets a defined requirement.
Wandsworth publishes a specific yearly PAT requirement for portable or movable appliances in licensed special-treatment premises. Its HMO pages require appliance safety evidence but use different wording, and its property-licence checker reflects schemes introduced in 2025 and 2026. Read the current document for the address and activity, retain individual licence conditions and do not apply one business category's interval to every landlord, office or school. Keep portable appliances, fixed wiring and specialist equipment as separate evidence routes.
Arrange PAT testing in Wandsworth 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 Wandsworth properties
Does every Wandsworth business need annual PAT testing?
No. HSE says annual PAT testing is not a universal legal requirement. Checks and timing should reflect equipment type, movement, use, surroundings and previous faults unless a current licence, insurer, customer, contract or workplace policy sets a specific requirement.
Do Wandsworth special-treatment premises need yearly PAT evidence?
Wandsworth Council currently says portable or movable appliances at a licensed special-treatment premises need an electrical safety certificate unless new, and that PAT evidence must be obtained yearly and kept on site for inspection. Check the current licence and identify fixed or specialist devices separately.
What appliance evidence does a Wandsworth HMO need?
Wandsworth HMO guidance tells landlords to obtain safety certificates for portable electrical appliances and asks for competent-person confirmation that landlord-provided appliances are safe. Send the current licence or council request and list only the equipment supplied or controlled by the landlord.
Can PAT testing replace an EICR for a Wandsworth property?
No. PAT concerns portable or movable appliances. An EICR examines the fixed electrical installation, including consumer units, circuits and wiring. Wandsworth treats appliance safety evidence and the fixed-installation report as separate requirements.
Should tenant-owned or fixed treatment equipment be included automatically?
No. Separate landlord, business, tenant, hired and contractor equipment, and identify whether each item is plug-connected, fixed or hard-wired. Use the current licence, responsibility and manufacturer guidance to decide which inspection route applies.
What should I send for a Wandsworth PAT testing quotation?
Send the full address, premises and licence or activity, reason and deadline, approximate appliance quantities grouped by owner and room or work area, earlier results, purchases, repairs and faults, access contact and any limits on safely disconnecting equipment.
Ready to arrange PAT testing in Wandsworth?
Send the postcode, property or business type, approximate appliance count, deadline and access contact. We will confirm the scope and next suitable appointment.