Electrical Installation Condition Report
Your home insurance could be invalid right now.
Insurers can — and do — deny claims on the grounds of lack of maintenance. Without an up-to-date EICR, your policy may not protect you when it matters most. An EICR is the document that proves your electrics have been professionally inspected.
We carry out full, properly tested EICRs — not the quick sign-offs that are doing the rounds. Every circuit tested. Every fault reported honestly.
Why You Need One
Three reasons homeowners book an EICR
Your home insurance may not pay out
Home insurance policies include maintenance clauses. If a claim arises from an electrical fault and you cannot demonstrate your installation has been properly maintained, the insurer can — and will — cite lack of maintenance and refuse the claim.
An EICR every five years is the recognised standard of due diligence. It is not legally required for homeowners — but it is exactly the evidence your insurer would expect to see.
Without it, you are paying for insurance that may not protect you.
Silent faults you'd never know about
Some of the most dangerous electrical faults give no warning at all. A neutral fault, for example, won't trip a breaker or blow a fuse. It sits there — degrading cables, raising temperatures, building slowly toward a fire or a serious shock.
Insulation breakdown, degraded connections, undersized cables — none of these announce themselves. A proper EICR finds them before they find you.
Read about what we find on inspectionsCheck before you rewire
Planning a renovation and not sure whether you need a full rewire? Don't guess. An EICR costs a few hundred pounds. A rewire costs several thousand. If your wiring turns out to be in better condition than expected, the EICR pays for itself many times over.
Money saved on an unnecessary rewire is money you can spend on something you'll actually see — not buried inside a wall.
Not all EICRs are worth the paper they're printed on
Cheap EICRs exist. Some are outright fraudulent. Others are technically conducted but completely useless. Knowing the difference matters — because a worthless certificate is worse than no certificate at all. It gives you false confidence while leaving real hazards unchecked.
Our EICRs take two to eight hours depending on property size. That's because we actually do the job.
The fake certificate
Some operations sign off an EICR without carrying out any meaningful testing. They arrive, have a look around, fill in the form in their van, and hand you a certificate. Dangerous faults go undetected. You have no idea.
This will not satisfy an insurer, and it will not protect you.
The rewire upsell
The other type comes in cheap, then immediately recommends a full rewire — regardless of what they actually find. The cheap EICR price is the foot in the door. Our reports call exactly what we find: nothing more, nothing less.
If we tell you that you need a rewire, you need a rewire.
The Process
What a proper EICR actually involves
Depending on the size and complexity of your property, an EICR takes between two and eight hours. We don't cut it short.
Visual inspection
Every accessible part of the installation — consumer unit, accessories, cables, earthing and bonding — is visually checked before any testing begins.
Conductor testing
We verify that the live, neutral, and earth conductors in every circuit are correctly connected and performing as expected.
Earth testing
We measure the resistance of every earth path to confirm that, in a fault condition, enough current will flow to trip the protective device quickly.
Insulation resistance
We apply a test voltage to check that cable insulation has not broken down — catching degraded wiring before it becomes dangerous.
Fuse board check
The consumer unit is inspected and tested — verifying that protective devices operate correctly and the board meets current standards.
PHOTO: Electrician testing circuits — kit in use on site
The Report
What your report will tell you
Every fault or observation is assigned a code. Here is what each one means and what happens next.
Immediate Danger
Disconnected on the spotA C1 represents an immediate risk of injury. If we identify a C1 during the inspection, we will isolate the affected circuit or equipment before leaving. We will not leave a live, dangerous fault.
Potentially Dangerous
Remedied within 28 daysA C2 is not an immediate emergency, but must be addressed. The standard timeframe for remedial work is 28 days. We can quote and carry out this work.
Improvement Recommended
Optional — does not affect the certificateA C3 means something does not meet current standards but is not classed as dangerous. You do not need to act on C3 observations to receive a satisfactory EICR — they are recommendations to bring the installation fully up to scratch.
Further Investigation
We return to investigateWhere we find something that requires more investigation — an anomaly in a test result, or an inaccessible part of the installation — we flag it as FI and return to investigate properly.
The Most Common Fail
Your fuse board is the most likely reason an EICR comes back unsatisfactory
Two types of consumer unit regularly cause an EICR to fail — and both are extremely common in UK homes.
Plastic consumer units
Plastic casings can catch fire if a connection arcs inside the board. Metal enclosures have been mandatory since 2016. A plastic board will receive a C2 or C3 code at minimum.
No or partial RCD protection
RCDs cut the power if current takes an unintended path — through a person, for example. If your board has no RCD switches, or only covers some circuits, it does not provide full protection and will be flagged accordingly.
PHOTO: Side-by-side of plastic vs. metal consumer unit
Free fuse board assessment before you book
Send us a photo of your consumer unit on WhatsApp. We'll tell you whether it is likely to cause a problem on inspection — before you commit to anything. No charge, no obligation.
Send a Photo on WhatsAppBook both together — EICR at half price
Save 50%If your fuse board needs replacing, booking the EICR and the consumer unit upgrade together saves you significantly. A large portion of the EICR testing overlaps with the work carried out during a board upgrade — we are already going through every circuit. There is no sense in charging you twice for that overlap.
You also walk away with a clean, satisfactory certificate rather than a fail and a follow-up quote — because we are fixing the most common cause of failure at the same time.
See consumer unit upgrade optionsPricing
Clear, honest prices
Priced at £35 per circuit, with a minimum based on property size. Before we confirm your booking, we'll ask for a photo of your fuse board to count the circuits and give you a fixed price.
Your property type
Number of circuits
10Not sure how many circuits you have? We'll count them from your fuse board photo.
House (up to 4 bed) · 10 circuits
£350
10 circuits × £35 per circuit
With board upgrade
£175
EICR at 50% off
All prices include the full EICR report and documentation. Remedial works, if needed, are priced separately.
Landlords — it's the law
Under The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords must hold a valid EICR on all rental properties, renewed at least every five years. Failure to comply can result in significant fines. We carry these out promptly and issue all required documentation the same day.
Don't leave your insurance to chance.
Send us a photo of your fuse board on WhatsApp and we'll come back with a clear, fixed price — usually within the hour. No obligation, no hard sell.
If your board needs replacing, we'll tell you — and if you book both together, the EICR is half price.