EICRS for tenants and house buyers
What is an EICR?
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is a formal document that assesses the safety of a property's electrical installation. It's also known as a hard wire test, periodic inspection, or electrical safety certificate.
What service do we provide?
Landlords must have an EICR inspection conducted at least every five years for domestic tenants.
We provide the landlord with an EICR that includes the results of the inspection and a date for the next inspection.
We will:
- Record the results of the inspection and testing to make sure the electrical installation is safe to be used until the next inspection (following any work needed to make it safe)
- Find any damage and wear and tear that might affect safety, and report it
- Find any parts of the electrical installation that do not meet the IET Wiring Regulations
- Help find anything that may cause electric shocks and high temperatures
- Provide and important record of the installation at the time of the inspection, and for inspection testing in the future.
Visual Inspection and Reports for Tenant Changes
Why is this necessary?
All landlords should have a visual check of the electrical installation in a rental property before a new tenant moves in.
This check should confirm that the property is safe to re-let.
On a change of tenancy, the NICEIC recommend a thorough visual inspection, and we include this in our portfolio of services.
What do we check?
- Broken or missing switches or sockets
- Broken or missing switches or sockets
- Accessible live parts
- Signs of burning on electrical equipment
- RCDs that operate when the integral test button is pressed
- Overheating of electrical equipment
- Damaged cables
- Lack of RCD protection for circuits
Fire Alarm Best Practices
Safety First
Regular testing of fire alarm systems is crucial to ensure their effectiveness in case of an emergency.
Here's a list of recommended tests that we can carry out and report on at a professional level
- Carry out tests at a time to suite you to minimize disruption and allow employees to become accustomed to the alarm sound
- Record the results of each test, including the date, time, call point tested, and any observations
- Check any backup power supply to ensure it's functioning correctly
- Verify the volume and clarity of alarm sounds in all areas of the building
- Conduct a full system test, including all detectors, sounders, and control panels