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EICR Inspection & Testing
Requirements
Part P
Since 2005 all electrical work in England and Wales must meet the requirements of Part P of the building regulations. This is to keep you and your family safe. This applies to new buildings and to alterations or additions to existing homes. By law the homeowner or landlord must show that the electrical work meets part P.
What electrical work is notifiable?
From April 2013 electrical work in a dwelling, or associated with its surroundings, is notifiable to a local building control body where the work includes:
- the installation of a new circuit, whether at low voltage (typically 230 V) or extra-low voltage); or
- the replacement of a consumer unit (fusebox); or
- any alteration or addition to an existing circuit in a special location*, whether at low voltage (typically 230 V) or extra-low voltage
*A special location is a room containing a bath or shower, swimming pool or a sauna heater.
An alteration or addition to an existing circuit in a room containing a bath or shower is notifiable only where carried out in the space surrounding a bath or shower.
An alteration or addition anywhere within a room containing a swimming pool or sauna heater is notifiable.
EICR
What is an EICR Certificate?
An EICR, or Electrical Installation Condition Report, checks whether your property’s wiring and electrics are safe. It is also known as Landlord Safety Test, Electrical Safety Certificate or the Homebuyer’s Test.
Whether it’s a business or a domestic property you rent out; your electrical installation should always be covered by an in date EICR.
EICRs may be required for a variety of purposes including buying, selling or renewal of lease/rental agreement and may have been requested by your solicitors.
Building Surveyors may recommend their clients to obtain an upto date EICR in their Building Survey or HomeBuyer Report, based on their overall observation of the state of electrical system in a property.
Homeowners are recommended to have it carried out at-least once every 10 years to ensure electrical safety within their property.
To make sure your home is safe, we recommend you have an EICR every 10 years. If you rent out a property, you should have one every five years, a sooner re-inspection may be required if specified in the most recent report or for certain commercial properties.