EICR and electrical safety questions

Ring 020 8194 2001 or leave your number on the form with the postcode and type of property. We agree a time with you, your tenant or your letting agent.

It depends mostly on the number of circuits, then on size, access and age. Give us the property type and postcode for a price. Our guide to what an EICR costs explains what changes it.

Yes. We are an NICEIC Approved Contractor and an NICEIC Domestic Installer, so notifiable work such as a new consumer unit is registered with building control without you applying to the council.

Yes. We can arrange access through the agent and send the report to the agent and the landlord.

No. The inspection and any remedial work are priced separately, so the report stays independent and you can compare quotes for the fixes.

It depends on the number of circuits and how easy they are to reach. A small flat takes far less time than a large house with an extension and outbuildings. We give you an estimate when you book.

For short spells, circuit by circuit. Warn tenants about fridges, freezers, routers and computers, and tell us about any medical equipment that must stay on.

The consumer unit, the earthing and bonding, a sample of sockets, switches and fittings opened up, and tests on every circuit. Outbuildings supplied from the property are included.

No. An EICR covers the fixed installation. Appliances are checked by PAT testing.

It covers the circuit feeding mains-wired alarms, not the alarms themselves. See smoke and heat alarms.

Any C1 (danger present) or C2 (potentially dangerous) observation. C3 and FI do not, under the rules in force since April 2026. See EICR codes explained.

Not on its own since BS 7671 Amendment 4 in April 2026. For rented homes, though, the government guidance still requires the further investigation to be carried out within 28 days.

For a rented home, up to five years or the shorter date written on the report. For a home you own, Electrical Safety First recommends an inspection at least every 10 years.

Yes. Landlords often call it an electrical safety certificate or landlord electrical certificate. The document is the electrical installation condition report.

Existing tenants within 28 days of the inspection, new tenants before they move in, and prospective tenants within 28 days of asking in writing.

You must send it within 7 days of the written request.

The government guidance says councils can impose a financial penalty of up to £40,000 for breaching the regulations.

Yes. The rules were extended to social housing: new tenancies from 1 December 2025, with existing tenancies inspected by 1 November 2026.

It is not required by the electrical safety regulations for private lets, but anything you supply must be safe, and HMO licence holders must be able to declare that their appliances are safe. See PAT testing.

Yes. You can use any qualified electrician for remedial work. Send the report and we price it item by item.

Not just because it is plastic or old. You need one if the board is damaged, unsafe, coded C2, or cannot take a new circuit. See consumer unit replacement.

Yes. In England it is notifiable under Part P, so it must be registered with building control and certified.

An EICR shows the condition of every circuit. Our guide to signs your house needs rewiring covers what to look for first.

Harrow, Wembley, Stanmore, Edgware, Hendon, Barnet, Watford, Borehamwood and the places between them. The full list is on the areas page.

Possibly. Ring 020 8194 2001 or put your postcode in the form and we will tell you.