A full periodic inspection and test of your fixed wiring, coded to the IET Wiring Regulations, for landlords, homeowners, buyers, sellers and commercial premises across Hertfordshire, London and East Anglia.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is an inspection and test of the fixed electrical installation in a property — the consumer unit, circuits, sockets, switches and permanently connected equipment. It does not cover portable appliances. The engineer checks the installation against the current edition of BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations, and records any deviation from that standard as a coded observation.
The report ends with an overall assessment: satisfactory or unsatisfactory. An unsatisfactory outcome doesn't mean the property is unsafe to occupy immediately — it means specific items need remedial work, which we set out clearly against each observation.
Final price depends on circuit count and access, and is confirmed before we book the visit. Remedial work quoted separately if C1/C2 items are found.
Since June 2020, private landlords in England have been required to have the electrical installation in a rented property inspected and tested at least every 5 years, or sooner if a report recommends it. A copy has to be given to tenants and to the local authority on request, and failure to comply carries a financial penalty. We time our reports around tenancy changes and renewal dates so certificates don't lapse.
Conveyancing solicitors and mortgage lenders increasingly ask for an up-to-date EICR before completion, particularly on older properties or where no record of previous testing exists. We can turn a report around against an exchange or completion date.
Insurers and fire risk assessments often specify a maximum interval between inspections for commercial installations — typically shorter than domestic. We schedule these against your renewal calendar so cover isn't invalidated by a lapsed certificate.
Rented residential property in England generally needs a report at least every 5 years or at each change of tenancy, whichever comes sooner. Owner-occupied homes and commercial premises are typically longer or shorter intervals depending on use and condition — we'll confirm what applies to your property.
Any C1 or C2 observation results in an overall unsatisfactory outcome. C3 items are recommendations only and don't affect the result on their own.
A typical domestic report takes two to four hours on site depending on circuit count and access. Commercial installations are scoped individually.
Tell us the deadline — tenancy start, completion date, or renewal — and we'll work back from it.
Request a QuoteWe batch EICRs across a portfolio against one renewal calendar.