The document
A report records circuits, codes and limitations
An EICR certificate in the UK is a report, and most people look at the verdict and file the rest. The rest is where the value is, and it is also how you tell a proper inspection from a quick look at the consumer unit.
Arrange an EICR
Three questions and a postcode. We match you to a qualified local electrician.
What a complete EICR report contains
- Details of the installation and the extent of what was covered
- The agreed limitations, and anything that could not be reached
- Observations, each with a classification code
- The schedule of circuit details and test results
- The overall assessment, and a recommended date for the next inspection
- The name and signature of the competent person who carried it out
The schedule is the working
It lists each circuit, its protective device, and the readings taken. Without it, the verdict is an assertion.
It is also what a future inspector reads first, because it shows how the installation was performing at a known date rather than how it looks today.
Limitations are not a get-out
They record what the inspection could not cover and why. Concealed cable, a board behind fitted furniture, a room that could not be accessed.
A report with no limitations on an older or occupied property is the one to question, not the one to trust.
The signature is the product
The regulations require the inspection to be carried out by a qualified and competent person. The document is worth what that person is worth, which is why we publish what we check before sending anyone a job.
What you get
A report records circuits, codes and limitations
The verdict is the least useful part. What matters is the schedule of test results behind it, the coded observations, and an honest record of anything the inspection could not reach.
A ticked box and nothing else is a verdict with no working shown. Worth knowing before you accept one, whoever arranged it.
Standards
The standards every inspection is carried out to
An EICR is only as good as the person signing it. Every inspection here is carried out to these standards, and each one is checked against the issuing body's own register rather than taken on trust.
Qualified to inspect, not just to install
Inspecting an existing installation is a separate qualification from wiring a new one. A good installer is not automatically the right person to sign a report.
Registered with a competent person scheme
Checked on the scheme's own public register, not a badge on a website.
Public liability insurance, in date
We check the certificate and the expiry date, not just that one exists. A lapsed policy is the most common reason to turn someone away.
You get the test results
Not just a pass or fail. The report lists each circuit and the readings taken, which is the part worth checking.
Working to the current standard
BS 7671 as amended in 2026. That amendment changed which findings make a report unsatisfactory, and not everyone has caught up.
Reviews you can read
Not a star rating with no detail behind it. We publish no figure of our own, because we have none to publish yet.
Scheme registration and insurance details come with your quote, so you can check them against the public register yourself. How we choose electricians sets out every check, including what gets someone turned away.
Next step
Send your postcode and get a real quote
If your current report has months left, that is what you will be told.
Questions
The document questions
Is it called a certificate or a report?
A report. A certificate is issued for new work by whoever carried it out. Almost everyone says certificate anyway, including electricians.
How long is a report valid?
For a rented home in England, no more than five years, or less where the report specifies a shorter interval. Outside rented property validity is not really the frame; the report describes a date.
What if I have lost my report?
Ask the electrician who carried it out; they will normally hold a copy. If the property is rented and no report can be produced, the practical answer is usually a new inspection.
Get a quote
Arrange an EICR
Five fields. We reply with either a fixed price or the one thing we still need to know.
- No cost, and no obligation to book anything
- We come back with a date or a question, not a sales call
- A fixed price for the work described, in writing
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