Circuit under testEICR Reports in Manchester
Electrical Installation Condition Reports for landlords, homebuyers and businesses, with plain-English findings and a fixed price for the remedial work if any is needed.
- Report within two working days
- Plain-English findings
- Fixed price for remedials
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is a test of the fixed wiring in a property: the consumer unit, the circuits, the earthing and bonding, and the accessories on the walls. It says whether the installation is safe to keep using and, if not, what needs doing. Most of the EICRs we produce in Manchester are for landlords meeting their five-year obligation, and most of the rest are for people buying a house and wanting to know what is behind the plaster before they commit.
Our reports are written so that a landlord, an agent or a buyer can understand them without an electrician standing beside them. Each observation is coded, explained in a sentence, and priced if it needs fixing.
What we inspect
The electrician inspects the consumer unit and its protective devices, tests each circuit for insulation resistance, continuity and earth fault loop impedance, checks RCD operation, and inspects a sample of accessories and the main earthing and bonding. On older Manchester houses the findings are predictable: 1930s semis in Didsbury, Sale and Cheadle with a rewirable fuse board and no RCD protection; Victorian terraces in Chorlton and Prestwich with lighting circuits that have no earth; bonding to the gas and water that was never done. New-build apartments in Ancoats generally pass with minor observations.
What happens next
A satisfactory report is filed and you are reminded when the next one is due. An unsatisfactory report comes with a fixed price for the remedial work, which is often a consumer unit replacement, sometimes a partial rewire, and occasionally a single repair through our fault-finding service. We return, do the work, retest and issue the confirmation. Landlords have 28 days from the report to complete C1, C2 and FI items, and we book with that deadline in mind.
Our guide on what an EICR covers explains the codes with examples, and if a report has found a circuit that trips, why your electrics keep tripping explains the likely cause. Please do not attempt any of the remedial work inside the consumer unit yourself; call 07343 065023 and we will price it. The main Manchester electrician page lists everything else we do.
What an EICR inspects
The full scope of the inspection and test.
- 01Consumer unit condition, type and protective devices
- 02RCD operation and trip times
- 03Insulation resistance on every circuit
- 04Earth fault loop impedance and continuity
- 05Main earthing and bonding to gas and water
- 06Polarity and correct connection at accessories
- 07A sample of sockets, switches and light fittings
- 08Visible cable condition, containment and any damage
- 09Bathroom and outdoor circuits and their protection
- 10Signs of overheating, DIY alterations or overloaded circuits
Property size, let or buying, and who has the keys.
Power off in short bursts. The occupier hears before each one.
Coded, explained in a sentence, priced if it needs fixing.
Fixed, retested, confirmation sent to your agent or council.
How an EICR runs
From booking to certificate.
What the observation codes mean
The short version of the four codes an EICR uses.
- C1Danger present, risk of injuryMade safe on the day of the inspection
- C2Potentially dangerousMust be fixed for the report to be satisfactory
- C3Improvement recommendedOptional, but sensible at the next opportunity
- FIFurther investigation requiredInvestigated and coded before the report can be satisfactory
EICR prices
Fixed prices by property size. Remedial work priced separately after the report.
- 01FlatEICR, studio, one or two-bedroom flatFrom£140Report within two working days
- 02HouseEICR, three or four-bedroom houseFrom£180Report within two working days
- 03Larger or HMOEICR, larger house or HMOFrom£240Priced on number of circuits
- 04PortfolioLandlord portfolio, five or more propertiesFrom£125Per property, booked together
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Full pricing and what is includedRelated electrical services
Where an unsatisfactory report usually leads.
- Emergency Electrician24-hour emergency electrician across Manchester and Greater Manchester. Power loss, burning smells, sparking sockets and boards that will not reset. On the way within 60 minutes.within 60 minutes
- 02Fault Finding and RepairsElectrical fault finding across Manchester. Tripping circuits, dead sockets, flickering lights and intermittent faults traced to the cause and repaired, with the work certified.
- 03Fuse Boards and Consumer UnitsFuse board and consumer unit replacement across Manchester. Old rewirable boards and plastic units replaced with metal-clad, RCBO-protected consumer units, certified and registered.
- 04RewiringFull and partial house rewiring across Manchester for Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and period houses, planned around how you live, certified, and finished with the walls made good.
- 05Appliance RepairAppliance repair across Manchester. Washing machines, ovens, hobs, dishwashers and tumble dryers repaired at home by a qualified electrician, with the circuit behind them checked.
Ask me anythingQuestion 01 of 06Question 02 of 06Question 03 of 06Question 04 of 06Question 05 of 06Question 06 of 0601Do landlords legally need an EICR?
Yes. Private landlords in England must have the electrical installation in every let property inspected and tested at least every five years, hold a satisfactory report, and give a copy to tenants and, on request, to the local council. Any C1, C2 or FI finding must be fixed within 28 days. We inspect, report, price the remedial work as a fixed figure and return to complete it, then issue the confirmation your agent needs.
02What do the codes on an EICR mean?
C1 means danger present, and we make it safe on the day. C2 means potentially dangerous and needs fixing for the report to be satisfactory. C3 means improvement recommended but not required. FI means further investigation is needed before a code can be given. A report is unsatisfactory if it contains any C1, C2 or FI. Our guide on what an EICR covers goes through each code with examples.
03How long does an EICR take, and will the power be off?
A one- or two-bedroom flat takes around two hours. A three- or four-bedroom house takes three to four. The power is off in short periods while each circuit is tested, rather than for the whole visit, and we tell the tenant or occupier before each one. The report is sent by email within two working days, and usually sooner.
04Should I get an EICR before buying a house?
For anything built before 1990 that has not been rewired since, yes. A mortgage valuation and a standard homebuyer survey do not test the electrics. An EICR costs a small fraction of a rewire and tells you before exchange whether you are buying one. Victorian terraces in Chorlton and Prestwich and 1930s semis in Sale and Cheadle are the properties where it most often changes the price.
05What happens if the report is unsatisfactory?
You receive the report with each observation explained in plain English, and a fixed price for the remedial work needed to make it satisfactory. If you accept, we return to do the work, retest and issue the confirmation. If you would rather use another electrician, the report is yours to pass on. For landlords, the 28-day clock starts on the date of the report, and we book remedial work with that in mind.
06Do you do EICRs for shops and offices?
Yes. Commercial installations should be inspected more often than domestic ones, typically every five years for offices and shops and more frequently for some premises, and insurers often ask for the report. We inspect out of hours where a business cannot lose power in the day, and we report in the same plain format. The commercial pages explain how we work with maintenance contracts.
Book an EICR
- Two working days
- Readable by a landlord
- Remedials at a fixed price
Landlords need an EICR every five years by law. Book it before the tenancy, not after the letter.
