Privately rented homes
Landlord EICR in Chesterfield and north Derbyshire
Let a home in England and its electrical installation must be inspected at least every five years. You have to be able to produce the report. We put you in touch with a qualified electrician who does it properly.
England only. The Welsh and Scottish positions differ.
Where is the property?
The postcode tells us whether we cover you.
What you are getting
A landlord EICR covers the fixed installation
An inspection of the fixed installation
Wiring, consumer unit, sockets, switches, fixed appliances. Everything permanently connected. Not the kettle and the lamps: no PAT duty applies to private landlords in England.
A schedule of test results
The numbers behind the verdict: readings, circuit by circuit. Check the schedule is attached before you accept any report.
Observations with classification codes
Anything found is coded. Only C1 and C2 make a report unsatisfactory. C3 and FI stopped doing so in 2026, and most published guidance has not caught up.
The limitations of the inspection, recorded
What could not be reached, and why. In older or occupied property there is almost always something. A Victorian terrace with no limitations listed is the report to question.
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.
What the law says
Landlord duties carry fixed deadlines
England, privately rented homes. Every line is from the regulations themselves rather than from somebody's summary of them, and the sources are listed underneath.
| 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.
How it works
We arrange it, a qualified electrician signs it
We arrange the inspection and vet who turns up. The electrician signs the report in their own name. That signature is what gives it value.
Tell us the property and the date
Address, rough circuit count, whether it is tenanted, and when the current report expires. That last answer sets your deadline.
We match it to a qualified electrician
Competent to inspect and test to BS 7671, covering your area. Every check we run is listed on the vetting page.
Access is arranged with the tenant
Each circuit is isolated in turn, so the property loses power on and off. Agreeing access in advance is what decides whether the deadline is met.
You receive the report
With the schedule of results and any observations coded. An unsatisfactory result carries deadlines, set out on the unsatisfactory-result page.
Areas covered
We cover eight towns across north Derbyshire
Chesterfield and the towns around it. The enforcing authority changes across this area: five councils cover the eight towns. Property across the patch means more than one of them.
Do we cover your postcode?
Type the first part, like S40 or DE45. No need for the whole thing.
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
Arrange a landlord EICR in Chesterfield
Send the address and your renewal date. If the current report has months left, we will say so instead of booking you in.
Questions
Landlord EICR questions
How often do I need one?
At intervals of no more than five years for a privately rented home in England. If the report itself specifies a shorter interval, that shorter interval is the one that applies. It overrides the five years rather than sitting alongside it.
What happens if the report is unsatisfactory?
It means something was coded C1 or C2. You then have 28 days from the inspection to complete the remedial or further investigative work, or less where the report specifies a shorter period, and you must obtain written confirmation from a qualified person that it has been done.
What is the penalty for not having one?
A local housing authority can impose a financial penalty of up to £40,000, and more than one penalty where a failure continues. That ceiling was £30,000 until it was raised in 2025, so older guidance you may find still quotes the lower figure.
Does it cover appliances as well?
Not in England. The duty covers the fixed electrical installation. Portable appliance testing is a separate thing and is not required of a private landlord here, although Scotland's repairing standard does include it, which is where a lot of the confusion comes from.
Do you carry out the inspection yourselves?
No. We put you in touch with a qualified electrician and arrange the visit. They carry out the inspection and sign the report in their own name, because an EICR is only worth what the competent person signing it is worth.
My property is in Clowne, not Chesterfield. Does that change anything?
The duty is the same everywhere in England. What changes is who enforces it: Clowne is Bolsover District, Dronfield and Wingerworth are North East Derbyshire District, Somercotes is Amber Valley, Matlock is Derbyshire Dales. Worth knowing if you hold property across the area.
Get a quote
Arrange a landlord EICR
Address, roughly how many circuits, whether it is tenanted, and when the current report expires if you have one.
- 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.
Other situations
The same inspection carries different duties
The inspection is the same piece of work whoever asks for it. What changes is the duty attached, and whether there is one at all.
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