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EICRs and landlord certificates in Leeds
An Electrical Installation Condition Report tells you whether the wiring in a property is safe to keep using. Landlords in England need one at least every five years. Ours are tested and signed off by a NICEIC Approved Contractor.
£180 for a three bed homeTwo of us on site, around three hours
Who needs an EICR
The test is the same whoever asks for it. We inspect the consumer unit, wiring, sockets, switches and earthing, test every circuit, and write up what we find in plain English.
Landlords
A legal requirement for rented homes in England. The installation has to be inspected and tested at least every five years, and your tenants are entitled to a copy of the report. We can PAT test the appliances you supply in the same visit.
Homeowners
Not a legal requirement, but the usual guidance is every ten years, or sooner in an older property. Worth doing if you have never had one, or if you cannot remember when the last one was.
Buying or selling
You do not need an EICR to sell a house, but buyers and their surveyors ask for one more and more often. If you are buying, it tells you what you are taking on before you exchange.
Shops, offices and units
Businesses have a duty to keep their electrics safe, and insurers usually want to see the evidence. A periodic EICR is that evidence. Commercial reports are priced on the size of the installation.
What does an EICR cost?
An EICR on a three bed home is £180. That covers two of us on site for around three hours, every circuit tested, and the written report.
Smaller flats cost less and bigger houses cost more, because the price follows the number of circuits, not the postcode. Tell us the address and how many bedrooms and you will get a fixed figure before you book. Quotes are free.
If the report finds problems, you get a separate fixed price for putting them right. You are under no obligation to use us for that work, and the report is yours either way.
What you get for the money
Every circuit inspected and tested. Not a visual once over with a clipboard.
A written report with each observation coded C1, C2, C3 or FI, so you can see exactly what matters and what does not.
If anything needs fixing, a fixed written price for the work, quoted free, and the paperwork to show it has been put right.
Common questions
What is an EICR?
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is a formal inspection and test of the fixed wiring in a property: the consumer unit, the cables, sockets, switches, light fittings and earthing. It does not cover appliances. The report comes back as either satisfactory or unsatisfactory, with every issue coded by how serious it is.
People also call it a landlord electrical safety certificate, an electrical safety check or a periodic inspection. It is the same document.
How long does an EICR last?
For a rented property, five years at most, and the report itself can specify a shorter interval if the installation is in poor shape. For a home you own and live in, the usual guidance is ten years. A change of tenant does not reset the clock, but a new tenant must be given a copy of the current report before they move in.
How long does an EICR take?
A three bed home takes two of us around three hours. The power has to go off for parts of the test, so we agree a time that suits you or your tenants. Larger houses and commercial premises take longer, and we will tell you how long when we quote.
What happens if the EICR fails?
An unsatisfactory report means at least one C1 (danger present), C2 (potentially dangerous) or FI (needs further investigation) was found. C3 is a recommendation only and does not fail a report. Landlords have 28 days to get C1, C2 and FI items dealt with, or less if the report says so.
The most common causes are an old fuse box with no RCD protection, missing earthing and bonding, and damaged accessories. Where the wiring itself has reached the end of its life, the honest answer is a full or partial rewire. Anything immediately dangerous is made safe on the day.
What do landlords legally have to do?
Have the electrical installation inspected and tested by a qualified person at least every five years. Give the report to existing tenants within 28 days, to new tenants before they move in, and to the council within 7 days if they ask for it. Complete any remedial work within 28 days and get written confirmation that it has been done.
Councils can fine landlords up to £40,000 for a breach. The same rules now apply to social housing as well as private lets.
Do I need an EICR to sell a house?
No. There is no legal requirement to have one to sell. It can still be worth it on an older property: a clean report answers the buyer’s surveyor before the question is asked, and an unsatisfactory one tells you what to fix or price in before it becomes a negotiating point.
Covering Leeds, Otley and Wetherby
From student lets in Headingley and Hyde Park to family homes in Otley and Wetherby, we test across the LS1 to LS18 postcodes. Landlords with more than one property can have them booked in together, so the five year dates line up from then on.
Need an EICR booking in?
Message Craig on WhatsApp with the address and the number of bedrooms. You will get a fixed price and a date back.
