EICRs in Nottingham, booked quickly and done properly

We carry out EICRs across Nottingham for landlords, letting agents and homeowners. NAPIT registered, TrustMark licensed, and based in the city at NG7. You get the report, a plain-English explanation of anything it found, and a fixed quote for putting it right if it needs it.

What an EICR actually checks

An EICR is a physical inspection plus a set of electrical tests. Over the course of the visit we check:

• The consumer unit, its protective devices and whether they are still appropriate for the installation
• Earthing and bonding, which is the part most commonly found wanting in older Nottingham housing stock
• The condition of the wiring itself, including anything degraded, overloaded or altered without certification
• Sockets, switches and accessories for damage, overheating or poor connections
• Circuits, tested for insulation resistance, continuity and correct operation of RCDs

Findings are coded. C1 means danger is present. C2 means potentially dangerous. C3 means improvement recommended, and does not fail the report. FI means further investigation is required. A report comes back unsatisfactory if it contains any C1, C2 or FI. If an unsatisfactory report points to wiring at the end of its life, we quote honestly for a full or partial rewire rather than patching the symptom.

What it costs and how long it takes

Every EICR is a fixed price, agreed when you book, banded by the size of the property and the number of consumer units. You get the figure before anything is booked, not after.

Most two and three bedroom properties take two to three hours. Larger properties and those with multiple consumer units take longer. We book in around tenants rather than expecting them to work around us.

Nottingham housing, and what we tend to find

A lot of Nottingham's rental stock is Victorian and Edwardian terraces, much of it converted. Two things come up repeatedly.

The first is main bonding. Older properties frequently have gas and water bonding that was adequate when it was installed and is not now, particularly where a plastic pipe repair has broken the earth path.

The second is accumulated alterations. A property that has been extended, converted to an HMO, or simply worked on by several people over thirty years often has circuits that nobody has certified. That is not a disaster, but it is why an EICR on a converted terrace takes longer than one on a 2015 new build.

Landlords and letting agents

If you let property in England, the electrical installation must be inspected and tested at least every five years, you must give the tenant a copy of the report, and remedial work must be completed within 28 days of the report, or sooner if it says so.

From 2026 the same requirements extend to the social rented sector, with the main duties taking effect on 1 May 2026 and a transitional period running to 1 November 2026 for tenancies that began before 1 December 2025. The 2026 rules also add a duty covering electrical equipment the landlord supplies, not just the fixed wiring.

We keep track of renewal dates for the portfolios we look after, so the reminder comes from us rather than from a council.

Areas we cover in Nottingham

The city and everything around it: Beeston, Arnold, West Bridgford, Bulwell, Carlton, Sherwood, Mapperley, Clifton, Wollaton, Hucknall and the surrounding villages. Everything our Nottingham electricians do is available city-wide. We also cover Derby and Leicester, so if your portfolio crosses the county line you can still use one electrician.