EICR London: Electrical Installation Condition Report.
Qualified electrical inspections across all London boroughs. Legal requirement for landlords. Certificates issued the same day as inspection. Fixed price agreed before we visit. Part of GMAS Group's wider refurbishment and landlord-compliance service.
What is
an EICR?
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is a formal document produced after a thorough assessment of the electrical installations within a property. It identifies any deficiencies against the UK standard for electrical safety, BS 7671.
Why London
homeowners choose us.
Since 1 April 2021, all landlords in England are legally required to have a valid EICR. New tenancies require one before the tenancy starts. Existing tenancies require renewal every 5 years. Failure to comply carries fines of up to £30,000.
Buyers and mortgage lenders often ask for a recent report on older wiring before exchange.
Insurers can ask for proof the electrics have been inspected, especially in let and older properties.
A clear record of what was tested and what, if anything, needs putting right.
Everything in
one visit.
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EICRs for every kind
of London property.
The standard is the same everywhere, but the work changes with the building.
Rented flats and houses
Private landlords in England need an EICR at least every five years and before a new tenancy if the current report has expired. See landlord compliance for the other certificates that usually go with it.
HMOs
Houses in multiple occupation have more circuits, fire alarm systems and communal areas, and licensing conditions often ask for the report. Our HMO works page covers the wider requirements.
Older homes and rewires
Pre-1970s London homes often show old wiring, no RCD protection or an outdated consumer unit. If the report recommends it, we quote consumer unit replacement or rewiring in writing.
Buying or selling
Where a survey flags the electrics, an EICR gives a clear picture before exchange. Survey repairs explains how we price the work a report recommends.
Shops and offices
Commercial premises are inspected to the same standard but on a different schedule. See commercial EICR.
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Booking an EICR in London.
1. Book
Send the address, bedrooms and expiry date by phone, WhatsApp or the booking form. We confirm a date and a fixed quote.
2. On the day
An EICR is an inspection and a set of measurements, not a look around. The electrician starts at the consumer unit, checks the earthing and bonding, then works through every circuit. Tenants do not need to be in, as long as there is access to every room.
3. Certificate the same day
The report is emailed the same day as the inspection, with any C1, C2 or FI items explained and priced separately.
The tests behind the certificate.
Every EICR follows the tests set out in BS 7671, and the results appear on the schedule attached to your report.
C1, C2, C3 and FI, in practice.
Every observation carries a code. Any C1, C2 or FI makes the report unsatisfactory; C3 items alone do not.
C1, danger present
Could cause injury now, such as exposed live parts or a circuit with no earth.
C2, potentially dangerous
Dangerous if a fault occurs, such as missing earthing or no RCD protection where it is now required.
C3, improvement recommended
The installation complies with the standard it was built to, but not with the current one. A plastic consumer unit in a flat, or no RCD on a circuit that did not need one at the time.
FI, further investigation
The electrician has found something that cannot be resolved within the scope of the inspection, often a circuit that cannot be traced or a reading that does not make sense.
What happens if the report fails.
An unsatisfactory report is common in extended or converted homes. We price the remedial work item by item, showing what is required and what is only recommended. Most failures need a consumer unit, RCD protection, earthing and bonding or a few circuit repairs. For more, see the full house rewire and consumer unit replacement pages set out what that involves.
What affects the cost of an EICR in London.
Every EICR is quoted at a fixed price before the visit. These are the things that decide it.
Number of circuits
More circuits, or a second consumer unit, means more testing.
Size and type of property
A studio, a family house and an HMO are very different inspections.
Age of the wiring
Older installations and partial rewires usually need more tracing and testing.
Access
Locked rooms or a boxed-in consumer unit add time or a return visit.
Remedial work found
Any repairs the report needs are priced separately, item by item, so you only pay for what is required.
The legal detail, plainly.
The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 apply to all tenancies in England.
Councils can serve a remedial notice, arrange the work themselves and impose a penalty of up to £30,000. For portfolios, putting every property on one renewal cycle is simplest; the agents and landlords page explains how.
More questions, answered.
A qualified person competent in inspection and testing to BS 7671. The report names the electrician who carried out the testing as well as the company.
It depends on the number of circuits, the size of the property, the age of the wiring and access. Tell us the address and bedrooms and we confirm a fixed quote before the visit.
Usually within a few days, and the report is emailed the same day as the inspection.
Yes. We carry out EICRs in all 32 London boroughs, including Camden, Islington, Hackney, Shoreditch and Tower Hamlets, Lambeth and Southwark.
For rented homes, at least every five years, or sooner if the report says so. For owner-occupied homes, around every ten years is the usual recommendation.
Book an EICR anywhere in London.
We inspect homes and rented property in all 32 boroughs: west and south west London, north London including Camden, Islington and Kentish Town, east London including Hackney, Shoreditch and Tower Hamlets, and south London including Lambeth and Southwark. For shops and offices, see commercial EICR.
Local pages: EICR in Chelsea, EICR in Clapham, EICR in Fulham, EICR in Kensington, EICR in Wimbledon, EICR in Marylebone, EICR in Paddington, EICR in Belgravia, EICR in St John's Wood, EICR in Maida Vale.