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EICR Certificate: Electrical Installation Condition Reports

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Do I Need an EICR Certificate?

An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is the formal safety check of a property's fixed wiring. A qualified electrician inspects and tests the consumer unit, circuits, sockets, switches, earthing and bonding against BS 7671 (the IET Wiring Regulations), then issues a certificate recording the installation as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory. It is the single document that proves a property's electrics are safe to use.

You almost certainly need an EICR if you are:

A landlord. Every private rented home in England must hold a valid EICR renewed at least every 5 years, and the requirement is now extending to social housing. Scotland has required them since 2015.
A homeowner. An inspection is recommended at least every 10 years, and before selling or soon after buying an older property, so you know the wiring is sound.
Buying or selling. A current report reassures buyers, supports the sale, and avoids last-minute renegotiation over unknown electrical faults.
A business or HMO operator. Commercial premises need an EICR every 5 years (every 3 years for industrial sites), and a valid report is a condition of every HMO licence and most commercial insurance policies.

Not sure which applies to you? Use the quote form above and our team will confirm exactly what you need, free of charge.

What Do I Get with My EICR?

Your report classifies every finding using the standard code system

C1 Danger Present

Immediate risk of injury. Remedial work required immediately.

C2 Potentially Dangerous

Risk of injury could arise. Remedial work required within 28 days.

C3 Improvement Recommended

Does not meet current standards but no immediate danger. Does not prevent a Satisfactory result.

FI Further Investigation

Part of the installation could not be fully assessed. Further investigation required without delay.

If any C1, C2, or FI codes are recorded, the EICR is classified as "Unsatisfactory." It can only be deemed "Satisfactory" once all C1, C2, and FI items are resolved.

Which Properties Are Exempt?

Most rental properties require an EICR, but a few situations are exempt: social housing tenancies granted before 1 June 2020 (until the Amendment Regulations apply), lodger arrangements where the landlord lives in the same property, long leases of 7+ years, and holiday lets. See the full list of exemptions.

Not sure if you need an EICR? Use the quote form above and our team will confirm your requirements for free.

What Does the EICR Survey Involve?

Our qualified electricians inspect all fixed electrical installations: wiring, sockets, switches, light fittings, consumer unit (fuse box), earthing, bonding, and RCD protection. The survey has two phases:

Visual inspection: checking for obvious damage, overheating, and missing safety features.
Electrical testing: dead tests (insulation resistance, continuity, polarity) and live tests (RCD trip times, earth fault loop impedance). Power is temporarily disconnected during dead testing.

A typical domestic EICR takes 2–4 hours. The occupier should ensure all sockets and the consumer unit are accessible, so move furniture covering sockets in advance.

The inspection is carried out by a qualified, registered electrician competent in the 18th Edition of BS 7671. Afterwards you receive the full report, which lists every circuit tested, the observations found, their classification codes, and the overall Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory result. A Satisfactory report is your proof of compliance and sets the date for the next inspection, typically 5 years for a rented home.

How Much Does an EICR Cost?

An EICR starts from £99.95+VAT for a smaller domestic property. The final price depends on a handful of straightforward factors:

Property size and number of circuits. A studio flat has far fewer circuits to test than a five-bedroom house, and pricing follows the workload.
Age and condition of the installation. Older wiring takes longer to test safely and is more likely to need follow-up checks.
Property type. Domestic, commercial, and industrial installations are inspected to different intervals and standards, so commercial work is quoted separately.
Access. Clear access to the consumer unit and sockets keeps the inspection quick and straightforward.

You will get a clear quote before any work is booked, and minor remedial work up to £200+VAT is carried out on the day where possible. For a precise figure, use the quote form above or read our full guide to EICR costs.

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Remedial Work: Fixed on the Day

On the day, providing our engineer has both the time and parts to do so, we will automatically carry out any remedial work legally required to make the certificate satisfactory up to a limit of £200+VAT.

For more extensive work, we provide a separate quote alongside the EICR. The standard time allowance for repairs is 28 days, but this may vary depending on urgency. If issues are found, our team will guide you through the remedial process.

EICR Legal Requirements

Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, all private landlords in England must have a valid EICR renewed every 5 years. Landlords must provide the report to tenants within 28 days and to the local authority within 7 days if requested. Financial penalties can reach £30,000 per breach.

From November 2025, social landlords must also comply. In Scotland, EICRs have been mandatory since December 2015 under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014. Get in touch for a free landlord EICR quote.

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The Scale of EICR Compliance in the UK

Why mandatory electrical safety testing matters, in numbers

4.9MPrivate rented homes across Great Britain that need a valid EICR

9M+UK homes covered once social housing is fully in scope by 2026

25,334Dwelling fires attended in England in 2022/23

~50%Of UK domestic fires have an electrical cause

Older housing carries the most risk. 21% of privately rented dwellings were built before 1919, and over half predate 1970, the era before modern RCD protection and with cabling that degrades over decades. That is exactly the stock where an EICR most often returns an Unsatisfactory result.

For the full picture, including a city-by-city breakdown of rental numbers and the social housing rollout timeline, see our UK electrical safety data report. Figures are drawn from ONS Census 2021, the MHCLG English Housing Survey, and Home Office fire statistics.

Frequently Asked Questions

An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is a formal inspection and test of a property's fixed electrical installations (wiring, sockets, consumer unit, earthing, and RCD protection) carried out against BS 7671. The result is either "Satisfactory" or "Unsatisfactory," with issues classified using codes (C1, C2, C3, FI).

Yes. The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 require all private landlords to have a valid EICR renewed at least every 5 years. Financial penalties can reach £30,000 per breach. In Scotland, EICRs have been mandatory since 2015.

Prices start from £99.95+VAT for a small property. The exact cost depends on property size, number of circuits, and age. Use the form above for a free, no-obligation quote.

For rental properties, a maximum of 5 years (unless a shorter period is specified). For homeowners, recommended every 10 years. For commercial premises, every 5 years (3 years for industrial).

If C1 or C2 codes are found, the EICR is "Unsatisfactory." Landlords must arrange remedial work within 28 days. We carry out minor remedial work up to £200+VAT on the day where possible.

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