EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report) in London
An EICR tests every circuit in the property and grades any defects. Landlords must have the electrical installation inspected and tested by a qualified person at least every five years, and obtain a report; buyers and homeowners use one to know exactly what they're living with.
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Sound familiar?
- Rental property report due or expired
- Buying or selling a property
- Installation over 10 years old, never tested
- Recurring nuisance tripping
What your Hero will do
- 1Test every circuit at the consumer unit and inspect a sample of accessories
- 2Grade any defects (C1, C2, C3, FI) with plain-English explanations
- 3Issue the report digitally, stored on your account
- 4Quote clearly for any remedial work needed for a satisfactory result
When to call
For rentals: at least a month before the current report expires, so any remedial work fits inside the deadline. Power is off circuit-by-circuit during testing, so book a time the property can cope with that.
Common questions
What if my EICR is unsatisfactory?
If your EICR is unsatisfactory, any C1 or C2 finding on it needs remedial work; a single C1 or C2 is enough to make a report unsatisfactory. In a rented home, the remedial work the report requires is the landlord's legal duty: it must be completed within 28 days, or sooner if the report says so. The landlord must then give the tenant and the local council the report and written confirmation that the work was done, each within 28 days. If you own and live in the home, that duty is not yours, just as no law requires an owner-occupier to have an EICR at all: the grading is the inspector's advice rather than a legal deadline, but C1 means danger is present and immediate action is required, and C2 means potentially dangerous, with urgent remedial work needed. C3 means an improvement is recommended, not that anything is dangerous, and FI means further investigation is required. To book the remedial work, request it through London Heroes. The Hero Agreement requires an electrician to hold competent person scheme registration, such as NICEIC or NAPIT.
Can a normal electrician do an EICR?
Yes, provided the electrician is qualified to inspect and test: the regulations for rented homes require landlords to have the electrical installation 'inspected and tested by a qualified person' at least every five years. Electrical work has no single statutory register of the kind Gas Safe is for gas, and no Gas-Safe-style personal licence. That 'qualified person' duty is a landlord's: if you own and live in the home, no law requires you to have an EICR at all. To book an EICR, request one through London Heroes. The Hero Agreement requires an electrician to hold competent person scheme registration, such as NICEIC or NAPIT.