Clear pricing for your property
Choose the residential option that matches your home. Confirm the inspection scope, access and any additional requirements when booking.
Built around your property
Landlords & rented homes
Inspection records to help landlords understand the installation’s condition and arrange any required follow-up work.
Homeowners
A clear picture of your home’s fixed electrics, including defects or deterioration that may be hidden from view.
Buyers & sellers
Useful information about electrical condition before a property purchase, sale or planned refurbishment.
Owners & managing agents
Coordinated residential inspections and organised safety records. Mixed portfolios can be assessed under the appropriate scope.
A closer look at your electrics
An EICR inspects and tests the fixed electrical installation against applicable BS 7671 requirements. The scope depends on the property and agreed access.
Consumer unit & protection
Consumer unit condition, the main switch, protective devices, RCDs and circuit-breaker operation.
Sockets & lighting circuits
Socket outlets, switches, fixed lighting and relevant final circuits, including signs of damage or overheating.
Earthing & bonding
Earthing and protective bonding arrangements, considered alongside electrical test results.
Wiring & circuit identification
Accessible wiring, circuit identification and signs of deterioration, overloading or unsafe alterations.
Your findings. Your priorities.
Your next steps.
Your Electrical Installation Condition Report records the condition at the time of testing and states whether the result is satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
Use the findings to understand what needs attention, arrange required work and keep a clear record for the next inspection.
What your report covers
- Installation condition and test results
- Observations and classification codes
- Satisfactory or unsatisfactory outcome
- Recommended date for the next inspection
Clear findings. Practical recommendations.
- A defined inspection scope for your home.
- Straightforward explanations of the report and its codes.
- Clear next steps if defects or concerns are identified.
From booking to clear next steps
Arrange the inspection
Tell us the property type, size, use and access arrangements so the scope can be agreed.
Inspect & test
The electrical professional inspects and tests the fixed installation, with access to relevant points.
Receive your report
Review the test results, observations, classification codes and recommended next inspection date.
Act on the findings
Arrange required remedial work or further investigation, following the timescales stated in your report.
When should you book an EICR?
Follow the previous report’s reinspection date and consider an earlier inspection when the installation’s condition or use changes.
- Reinspection is due, or the last report sets an earlier date
- Buying, selling, renovation or electrical alterations
- Repeated tripping, flickering lights or heat-damaged sockets
- Older wiring, long gaps between checks or new high-load equipment
Understand your report.
Know what needs attention.
C1 & C2: action required
C1 means danger is present and urgent action is needed to make the situation safe. C2 identifies a potentially dangerous condition requiring remedial work.
- C1: danger present; urgent action needed
- C2: potentially dangerous; remedial work required
- C1 or C2 observations make the result unsatisfactory
C3 & FI: improvements or investigation
C3 recommends improvement and does not normally make a report unsatisfactory on its own. FI means further investigation is required without delay.
- C3: improvement recommended
- FI: investigate the identified concern without delay
- An FI observation normally means an unsatisfactory report
Know your responsibilities
For rented homes covered by England’s regulations, arrange inspection and testing by a qualified person at least every five years, or sooner if the report requires it.
Give existing tenants the report within 28 days and new tenants a copy before occupation. Complete required remedial or investigative work within 28 days, or any shorter period stated.
Prepare for the inspection
Provide access to the consumer unit, sockets and switches. Testing may require temporary power isolation, so discuss working from home, medical equipment and sensitive systems beforehand.
Keep previous reports and follow-up records available. Read the government’s electrical safety guidance.
Book your Residential
EICR in London
Arrange your inspection, understand the condition of your electrics and get clear next steps where action is required.
Frequently Asked
Questions
What is a Residential EICR?
An Electrical Installation Condition Report records inspection and testing of a home’s fixed electrical installation. It identifies defects or deterioration and states whether the installation is satisfactory for continued use.
Is an EICR a legal requirement for landlords?
For rented homes covered by England’s electrical safety regulations, landlords must arrange inspection and testing by a qualified person at least every five years, or sooner where the report sets a shorter interval.
How long is a residential EICR valid?
Follow the next inspection date stated in the report. The maximum interval for covered rented homes is generally five years. Owner-occupied homes have different requirements; their inspection timing depends on the installation’s age, use and condition.
What happens if my EICR is unsatisfactory?
C1, C2 or FI observations normally mean an unsatisfactory result. Arrange the required work or investigation within the applicable timescale. C1 hazards need urgent action; C3 recommendations alone do not normally make the report unsatisfactory.
Will the electricity need to be switched off?
Testing may require temporary isolation of parts of the supply. Discuss medical equipment, home-working and any systems that cannot be unexpectedly switched off before the appointment.
How long does the inspection take?
Timing depends on the property size, circuit count, accessibility, installation age and any faults found. Share these details when booking so the visit can be planned.
Is an EICR certificate different from the report?
Customers often call it a certificate, but the formal document is an Electrical Installation Condition Report. Commercial premises may need a different inspection scope; ask FRA Expert to arrange the right service for each property.