EICRs
EICRs and landlord electrical certificates
An EICR is a formal inspection and test of a property’s fixed wiring, reported as satisfactory or unsatisfactory with any faults coded C1, C2 or C3. Landlords in England must hold a valid EICR for every rented property, renewed at least every five years. We test across Manchester and Cheshire East and send the report as a PDF.
Homeowners use one before buying, before a rewire decision, or simply to know where they stand. We are NAPIT registered (Part P approved).
Send us a photo of the fuse board or the job and we’ll come back with a price the same day.
Who needs one
Homeowner or landlord
Homeowners
Not a legal requirement, but the only honest way to know the state of your wiring. Worth doing before you buy, before you spend money on a rewire you might not need, or if the house has not been tested in a decade. You get a report that tells you what is urgent, what can wait and what is fine.
Landlords
A legal requirement in England for every rented property, renewed at least every five years, with a copy to the tenant within 28 days. An unsatisfactory report means the C1 and C2 items have to be put right within 28 days and written confirmation supplied. We handle the testing, the remedials and the paperwork.
The codes, in plain English
What your report is telling you
C1 danger present
Something on the installation could injure someone now. Exposed live parts, for example. We make it safe on the day where we can and the report is unsatisfactory until it is fixed.
C2 potentially dangerous
Not dangerous this minute but it could become so. No earth at a lighting circuit, no RCD protection on sockets, a damaged accessory. Unsatisfactory, and must be put right.
C3 improvement recommended
Does not fail the report. Worth doing when convenient, often at the next board change or rewire. You decide.
FI further investigation
Something needs opening up or tracing before it can be coded. Also makes the report unsatisfactory until resolved.
How pricing works
What sets the price
EICRs are priced on the size of the installation, not the size of the property portfolio behind it. Remedial work is always quoted separately so you can see what is the test and what is the fix.
Recent job
Five-property portfolio, Stockport and Levenshulme
Landlord had inherited a mixed portfolio with no idea which certificates were valid and an agent chasing for two of them.
We tested all five over eight days around tenant access, issued PDFs to the landlord and the agent, and priced the remedials per property. Three came back satisfactory, two needed board upgrades and bonding. Both were done inside the 28 days and the expiry dates now sit in one schedule.
Common questions
EICR questions
How often do landlords need an EICR?
At least every five years, and at the start of a new tenancy if the existing report has expired. You must give a copy to tenants within 28 days of the inspection and to the local authority within seven days if they ask. Keep the report, you will need it for the next one.
What do C1, C2 and C3 actually mean?
C1 is danger present, someone could be hurt now, and it makes the report unsatisfactory. C2 is potentially dangerous, also unsatisfactory, and must be put right. C3 is improvement recommended, it does not fail the report and you can choose whether to act on it. FI means further investigation required, which also makes a report unsatisfactory.
How long does an EICR take?
A two-bed flat is usually two to three hours. A large house with many circuits can be most of a day. Power goes off circuit by circuit while we test, so we agree access and timing with the tenant beforehand.
Do you do portfolio rates for multiple properties?
Yes. If you have several rentals we price per property on a portfolio rate, coordinate access with your agent and keep a schedule of when each certificate expires so nothing lapses. Remedial work is quoted separately and per property so you can decide what to do and when.
Where we test
EICRs across Greater Manchester
Failed on the board? See fuse board and consumer unit upgrades. For commercial premises, see commercial electrical services.
Book an EICR
Single property or a portfolio, we coordinate access, send the report as a PDF and price any remedials separately.
Send us a photo of the fuse board or the job and we’ll come back with a price the same day.