Landlord Electrical Safety Certificates in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge

A landlord electrical safety certificate in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge is provided to landlords after passing an electrical safety inspection. This certificate lasts for 5 years, providing tenants with reassurance regarding electrical safety. The documents prove that all wiring, fuses and installations are safe for use and have been tested.

EICR = Electrical Installation Condition Report

An electrical safety inspection takes between 2 to 4 hours, depending on the property size. For landlords with multiple premises, this inspection may take much longer. After your properties have been assessed and tested, AC1 Electrical will provide you with your landlord electrical safety certificate in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge, if you pass the inspection. If you fail, we can help upgrade and reinstall your electrics, ensuring they are safe for tenants.

An EICR certificate is presented when a property passes the EICR inspection. Landlords need to have an EICR prior to new tenancies, and for existing tenancies by April 2021.

Yes. Landlord electrical certificates are a legal requirement for landlords in the UK and must be renewed every five years. This certificate must be provided by a qualified electrician after passing an electrical safety inspection.

Your certificate can be shown to any new tenants within that five year period.

The cost for a landlord electrical safety certificate in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge at AC1 is a fixed price and shown on our rates page.

On completion of the inspection a written report will be issued listing any recommendations (where applicable) that require necessary remedial action.The number and nature of such recommendations will impact the overall outcome of whether the installation is given ‘SATISFACTORY’ status.

We will clearly explain to you what the outcome of your report means and automatically issue you with a no-obligation quotation for any remedial work. If no work needs doing, you will be given your landlord electrical safety certificate.

Landlords must ensure that they provide a copy of their current landlord electrical safety certificate to tenants in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge. An electrical safety inspection must be carried out every 5 years for domestic properties and whenever tenancy changes.

For commercial properties an electrical safety inspection must be carried out every 2 to 5 years, depending on usage.

AC1 Electrical Services provides landlord electrical safety certificates in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge and around the UK.

AC1 Electrical Services provides fixed prices for landlord electrical safety certificates in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge. If problems are identified, we may uncover the need for additional remedial work. If this happens, you will be given a clear quotation for this work - but you will not be obliged to use us further.

A landlord electrical safety certificate provided by AC1 Electrical in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge will last up to 5 years for each property owned by a landlord. It is also recommended that landlords have their properties assessed for electrical safety in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge at the start of a new tenancy.

Electrical safety observations indicate varying levels of problems - they are coded C1, C2, C3, or F1.

C1: Danger Present, Risk of injury, immediate remedial action required
Items marked as C1 on an electrical safety report would be considered to be able to cause immediate harm or injury to a person (or persons) potential resulting in death. For example live cables exposed anywhere in a property or just poor quality DIY.

A C1 listed on an electrical safety report in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge would warrant an immediate failure of that inspection meaning the outcome of the report would be unsatisfactory. Any items found to be immediately dangerous during an electrical inspection (within reason) should be rectified by the electrician on site and charged as necessary.

C2: Potentially Dangerous, Urgent Remedial Action Required
Items marked as C2 in an electrical safety report are viewed to be potentially dangerous. It depends on the nature of the item that has been marked as a C2 as to whether the outcome of the report would be unsatisfactory.

In some circumstances items marked as C2 can be rectified on site (at an additional cost) to obtain a satisfactory certificate, this will avoid an unsatisfactory report being issued and other costs incurred for possible return visits.

C3: Improvement Required
Electrical safety report items marked as C3 do not comply with current regulation standards.

A C3 is not viewed to be dangerous but must be listed as a recommendation on the electrical safety report in London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridge. You can have a number of C3 items listed on your report and your electrical installation would still be viewed as Satisfactory.

F1: Further Investigation Required
F1 items include wiring that uses older colour codes, or circuits that are not verified at the time of testing.

A landlord electrical certificate is also referred to and known as:

• Electrical safety certificate
• Electrical certificate
• Electrical installation condition report
• Landlord certificate
• EICR report
• Electrical inspection
• Electrical check

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