Just like an MOT for your car, regular check-ups on the condition of your home’s electrical systems can identify potential hazards and ensure continued safe and efficient operation. Trust the experts – hire a registered electrician to conduct these crucial inspections. Don’t neglect your home’s electrical health – schedule your inspection today!
Are you neglecting the safety of your home and loved ones by ignoring the condition of your electrical systems?
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is a comprehensive examination of your electrical systems and components that will identify any damage, deterioration, defects, and conditions that may give rise to danger along with recommendations for improvement.
It’s a more detailed report than a VIR and will involve the testing of various circuits which will require turning off the electrics at the main supply to identify any hidden defects or issues.
This will ensure the safety of your family and your property. It is generally recommended that an EICR is carried out every ten years (five for privately rented properties) or when there is a change of occupancy in a dwelling.
Don’t wait for a disaster to strike, schedule your home’s Electrical Installation Condition Report today and safeguard your property.
We cover Bexley and surrounding post codes.
An EICR will provide a full summary of the condition of the
electrics in your home and determine whether it complies with the
current British Standard for electrical safety (BS 7671).
It will record a number of observations in line with BS 7671 and
make various recommendations where improvement may be
necessary or beneficial to improving safety in your home.
Once the EICR is completed the registered contractor will provide
you with a certificate outlining the overall condition of the
electrical installation.
This code should indicates that danger exists, requiring
immediate remedial action. The persons using the
installation are at immediate risk.
This code indicates that, whilst an observed deficiency is
not considered to be dangerous at the time of the
inspection, it could become a real and immediate
danger if a fault or other foreseeable event was to occur
in the installation or connected equipment.
This code indicates that, whilst an observed deficiency is
not considered to be a source of immediate or potential
danger, improvement would contribute to a significant
enhancement of the safety of the electrical installation.
You are under no obligation to have any of the issues fixed, though
it is recommended that corrective action to rectify any C1 and C2s
is completed as soon as possible.
If you do wish to have work carried out we will provide you with a no obligation quote to move forward.
Before purchasing a property it is always worth asking the current
occupier if they have an up-to-date EICR. This will give you an
overview of the current state of the electrics in the property. If they
do not have an EICR you could request that one be carried out with
costs to be agreed between either party
Landlords are required by law to ensure that the electrical
installation in a rented property is safe when tenants move in and
maintained in a safe condition throughout its duration.
If the property is a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) a periodic
inspection must be carried out every five years.
If the property is not an HMO, a landlord is not legally obliged to do
this (except in Scotland where it became law on December 1, 2015)
However, we recommend that a landlord should have a periodic
inspection and test carried out by a registered electrician on rental
properties at least every five years.
Any appliance provided should also be safe and has at least the CE
marking (which is the manufacturer’s claim that it meets all the
requirements of European law).
To meet these requirements a landlord will need to regularly carry
out basic safety checks to ensure that the electrical installation and
appliances are safe and working.
Only registered electricians should carry out an EICR.
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