An EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report) is the formal inspection every London landlord must obtain every five years under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 — and every homeowner should hold every ten years. We deliver same-day NICEIC EICRs from £89.99 with full BS 7671 testing and a digital certificate emailed before we leave the postcode.
Director-led, no call-centre middle layer, no upfront payment. You pay on receipt of the certificate. Where the property is rented or HMO-licensed, the EICR pairs with a BS 5839-6 LD2 interlinked smoke alarm system — the Smoke + CO Regs (2015, amended 2022) make this mandatory.
Why Electrician London
NICEIC Approved Contractor
Reg 619783000 — every EICR signed off under the same NICEIC scheme letting agents and insurers require.
BS 7671:2018 + A4:2026 testing
Full Amendment 4 awareness — Type A RCD, AFDD and SPD codings reflect the latest IET Wiring Regulations.
28-day remedial cover
Any C1/C2/FI finding fixed within the statutory 28-day window — usually within 7 days, same day where possible.
No upfront payment
You pay on receipt of the certificate. No deposits, no day-of bill shocks.
Domestic EICR pricing
Bundle with CP12 or EPC and save 10% across the visit.
1–2 bedroom
£89.99
3–4 bedroom
£99.99
5 bedroom
£110.99
6+ bedroom or multiple fuse boards
Larger properties or those with multiple consumer units
Call for best price
EICR + CP12 + EPC landlord bundle
Bundled in one visit, one report pack, one renewal date
Save 10–15%
What's tested in an EICR
- Full BS 7671:2018 + A4:2026 inspection
- Consumer unit / fuse board condition
- Every circuit insulation resistance test
- Earth bonding and earth-continuity test
- RCD/RCBO operation and trip-time test
- Polarity check on every accessory
- Smoke alarm interconnection check
- C1/C2/C3/FI coding to NICEIC standard
- Same-day digital NICEIC certificate
- Walk-through of findings before we leave
How an EICR runs
- 1
Book + confirm
Quote on the call (5 minutes), slot confirmed by SMS. Most properties are booked within 48 hours.
- 2
On-site testing
2–3 hours typical for a 3-bed property. Live + dead testing, BS 7671 inspection, photo evidence taken.
- 3
Coding + certificate
C1 (danger), C2 (potentially dangerous), C3 (improvement), FI (further investigation). Same-day digital certificate.
- 4
28-day remedials (if needed)
Any C1/C2/FI quoted on-site for next-day fix. Tenants and council notified within statutory windows.
Frequently asked questions
Is an EICR a legal requirement in London?
Yes for rented properties — every 5 years since the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations 2020 came into force in June 2020. Fines up to £30,000 per breach. For owner-occupiers an EICR is recommended every 10 years and required at most house sales.
How long does an EICR take?
A 1–2 bedroom flat: 90 minutes typical. A 3-bedroom house: 2–3 hours. A 5+ bedroom HMO or multi-board property: 4–6 hours. Certificate is emailed the same day in every case.
What if there are faults?
Any C1 (danger present), C2 (potentially dangerous) or FI (further investigation) coding needs remedial work within the statutory 28-day window. We quote remedials on-site, and most can be completed within 7 days — often the next day for C1/C2.
What is a C1, C2, C3 or FI code?
C1 = danger present, immediate action. C2 = potentially dangerous, urgent remedial. C3 = improvement recommended (not a fail). FI = further investigation required. Only C1 and C2 codes make an EICR 'unsatisfactory'.
Will I need a new fuse board?
Not usually. A fuse board upgrade is only required when the existing board has multiple C2 codes that can't be remedied at circuit level. Most EICRs pass on the existing board — we issue a C3 'improvement recommended' on older Type AC RCDs instead.
Do you charge a London surcharge or ULEZ fee?
No — our standard pricing absorbs ULEZ and congestion zone fees. The price you are quoted is the price you pay. Same pricing across every London postcode.
EICR topic cluster — deeper guides
Walk through the EICR rules that matter most for your situation — codings, fails, mortgage triggers, sale and let scenarios, and HMO / commercial variants.
EICR codes explained (C1, C2, C3, FI)
What each NICEIC code actually means, when a report fails, and what the 28-day clock looks like in practice.
Read guideEICR failed — what next?
Step-by-step remedial path from an unsatisfactory report to a clean re-issue inside the statutory window.
Read guideEICR for a mortgage
When lenders insist on an EICR, what they accept, and how to avoid completion-day delays.
Read guideHow an EICR inspection works
On-site method, timings and what we test on every circuit — from insulation resistance to RCD trip-time.
Read guideTypes of EICR (periodic, change-of-occupancy, pre-let)
Which EICR you actually need — picking the right scope for the situation and the council.
Read guideSample EICR (PDF preview)
A real anonymised London EICR — see exactly what your certificate will look like before booking.
Read guideEICR before selling a house
Why buyers and conveyancers now ask for it, and the cleanest sequence pre-marketing.
Read guideEICR for buy-to-let
BTL-specific compliance — Section 21 risk, agent paperwork, and tenant communication.
Read guideEICR for Airbnb / short-let
How the 5-yearly rule maps onto short-let and serviced-accommodation operators.
Read guideEICR before a renovation
Why an EICR before stripping out saves rewire cost — and what to share with the trades.
Read guideHMO EICR — licensing-ready
Five-yearly HMO EICR formatted for every London borough licensing team.
Read guideCommercial EICR (offices, retail, hospitality)
Non-domestic EICR scoped for commercial installations, sub-mains and out-of-hours testing.
Read guideRelated services
NICEIC engineers, same-day across London.
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