North Derbyshire
EICRs across north Derbyshire
Eight towns, five housing authorities. The duty is the same in all of them; the council that enforces it is not, and that is the part worth knowing if you hold property across the county.
England. Every authority below was checked against that council's own website.
Arrange an EICR
Three questions and a postcode. We match you to a qualified local electrician.
Towns covered
Each town has its own page
Because what an inspection runs into genuinely differs. A Staveley terrace built for the works is a different job from a newer Wingerworth estate house, and both differ again from a converted stone building in Matlock where much of the wiring cannot be seen at all.
What the law says
The duties, wherever in the county you let
England, privately rented homes. Identical in every district; only the enforcing authority changes.
| Inspection interval | No more than 5 years, or shorter where the report specifies |
|---|---|
| Report to existing tenants | Within 28 days of the inspection |
| Report to a new tenant | Before they occupy |
| Report to a prospective tenant | Within 28 days of a written request |
| Report to the local housing authority | Within 7 days of a written request |
| Remedial or further investigative work | Within 28 days, or sooner if the report specifies |
| Written confirmation the work is done | To tenants and the authority within 28 days of completion |
| Maximum financial penalty | £40,000, raised from £30,000 in 2025 |
This describes the law in England. The Welsh and Scottish positions differ, Scotland's repairing standard also covers portable appliances, which the England duty on private landlords does not. It is general information, not legal advice. Last checked against the primary sources on 27 August 2026.
Who needs one
The same inspection carries different duties
Landlord EICR
The five-yearly report every privately rented home in England must hold.
Read moreSocial landlord EICR
Extended to registered providers in 2025. First inspection due before 1 November 2026 for existing tenancies.
Read moreHomeowner EICR
No legal requirement if you own and live in your home. Useful when buying, selling, insuring, or when the board keeps tripping.
Read moreCommercial EICR
No statutory five-year interval exists for commercial premises. There is a duty to maintain the installation, and a frequency you set from risk.
Read moreHMO EICR
The five-yearly duty applies as it does to any rented home. A licensed HMO also has a licensing authority taking an interest.
Read moreLetting agent EICR
Managed portfolios, staggered renewal dates, one point of contact.
Read moreWhat 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.
Who does the work
Every electrician clears six checks
We do not carry out the inspection. We put you in touch with an electrician who does. An EICR is worth what the person signing it is worth, so these checks are the product. Each is verified against the issuing body's own register, not taken from a logo.
Competent to inspect and test
Inspection and testing carries its own qualification. 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.
Reports that carry their schedule
We look at an electrician's reports before sending them a job. The schedule of results is the part worth checking.
Working to the current standard
BS 7671 as currently amended. The 2026 amendment changed what makes a report unsatisfactory, and not everyone has caught up.
A public record worth reading
We read what previous customers wrote instead of counting stars. We publish no figure of our own, because we have none.
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
The postcode tells us the district, which tells us the authority, and whether we cover you at all.
Questions
Derbyshire questions
Which parts of Derbyshire do you cover?
North Derbyshire, centred on Chesterfield and running out to Matlock, Clowne and South Normanton. Eight towns have their own page. If you are just outside, ask, because the answer depends on the postcode rather than the county line.
Is the duty different in different parts of Derbyshire?
No. The five-yearly duty on privately rented homes is national to England and does not change by district. What changes is which council enforces it and which one can require you to produce the report.
Do you cover Derby or Sheffield?
No. Both are large cities with their own markets and their own electricians. Dronfield sits on the Sheffield boundary and is covered; the city itself is not.
I hold property across several districts. Does that complicate things?
It means more than one authority can ask you for a report, each with the same seven-day deadline. The inspections themselves are identical, so in practice it is a filing problem rather than an electrical one.
Get a quote
Arrange an EICR in Derbyshire
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
- Your details are never sold on or passed around
- A fixed price for the work described, in writing
Would rather talk it through? Leave a number in the form and say so in the details, and we will ring you rather than emailing back.
This describes the law in England. The Welsh and Scottish positions differ, Scotland's repairing standard also covers portable appliances, which the England duty on private landlords does not. It is general information, not legal advice. Last checked against the primary sources on 27 August 2026.