Landlords in Colchester and Witham
Private rented homes need a current EICR. We inspect flats and houses in Colchester, Witham, Maldon and the surrounding Essex towns and leave you the report for the tenant file.
EICR cost in Colchester
Lighting Electrical carries out EICR testing for homes, landlords and workplaces in Colchester and nearby Essex towns. Lighting Electrical inspects the installation, records the findings and issues the certificate.
Lighting Electrical
£150
The starting figure is published up front; send the job details for a confirmed price. What it covers is set out below.
Get your EICR quoteWhat changes the price of EICR
An EICR from £150 covers a full inspection of the installation and a written electrical safety report. The starting price is for a typical house; larger premises take longer.
- The starting price of £150 is for a standard domestic property. Extra circuits, outbuildings or a commercial layout add time on site.
- Remedial work is quoted separately after the report. We do not include repairs in the inspection price.
- A NAPIT registered electrician carries out the test and signs the certificate.
EICR prices in each town we cover
Every town we cover for this work.
| Town | Other local firms | Lighting Electrical | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham | — | £150 | — |
| Maldon | — | £150 | — |
| Wivenhoe | — | £150 | — |
| Kelvedon | — | £150 | — |
| Brightlingsea | — | £150 | — |
| Manningtree | — | £150 | — |
| Silver End | — | £150 | — |
| Tiptree | — | £150 | — |
| Dedham | — | £150 | — |
| Marks Tey | — | £150 | — |
| Stanway | — | £150 | — |
| West Mersea | — | £150 | — |
| Heybridge | — | £150 | — |
| Coggeshall | — | £150 | — |
| Rowhedge | — | £150 | — |
| Great Horkesley | — | £150 | — |
| Colchester | — | £150 | — |
Other firms' figures are what they advertise publicly, not quotes for your job — use them to sanity-check what you are offered. Our starting price is published and the job price is confirmed from your details.
What our price covers
The visit is an inspection and test of the fixed wiring. You can check the list below against what you need.
Included
- Visual check of the consumer unit, cabling, sockets, switches and fixed lighting
- Dead and live tests on the circuits, including earth continuity and insulation resistance
- Classification of each observation as C1, C2, C3 or FI on the report
- A written EICR for the property, signed by us
- A short talk through the findings before we leave
Priced separately
- Repair of faults found during the test
- PAT testing of plug-in appliances
- A new consumer unit or a rewire
Who needs an EICR in Colchester
Landlords, buyers, sellers and workplace managers book this test when the law or a mortgage, insurer or letting agent asks for a current electrical safety report.
Homeowners selling or remortgaging
Solicitors and lenders often ask for an electrical safety report before exchange. We test the consumer unit, circuits, sockets and fixed lighting so you have a dated record of the installation.
Shops, offices and workshops
Workplaces use an EICR to show the fixed wiring has been inspected. We cover commercial premises in Stanway, Marks Tey, Tiptree and Brightlingsea as well as domestic work.
After a flood, fire or major alteration
If the wiring has been wet, scorched or partly stripped out, an inspection tells you which circuits are safe to keep and which need repair before they are used again.
What happens on the day
We attend. Power is off for parts of the test, so plan for that before we arrive.
Arrival and walk round
We confirm the address, look at the consumer unit and note the layout of the house or workplace. You can point out any sockets, lights or trips that already worry you.
Isolation and circuit tests
We isolate the supply, then test each circuit in turn. Lights and sockets go off while those tests run. We restore power circuit by circuit as each one is finished.
Report and certificate
We complete the EICR on site, talk through any C1 or C2 items, and leave you with the certificate. Urgent danger is isolated before we go.
What you get after an EICR
You are left with a dated record of the installation and a clear next step if anything failed.
An inspection record
The EICR lists every circuit, the tests carried out and the overall result. Landlords use it for the tenancy file; owners use it for a sale, a lender or an insurer.
Remedial work is a later choice
If the report is unsatisfactory we quote the repairs in writing. You can book that work with us or take the report to another electrician. The inspection fee does not include the repairs.
EICR price questions
How much does EICR cost in Colchester?+
Lighting Electrical charges £150 — the rate we quote from, confirmed on survey, not a lead-generation estimate.
How much does an EICR cost?+
An EICR starts from £150 for a typical house. Flats with few circuits sit at the lower end. Larger houses and commercial premises take longer and cost more.
How long does the test take?+
A small house or flat is usually a morning. A larger home or a shop with many circuits can take most of the day. We tell you the likely time when we quote.
Do I need to be in for the inspection?+
Someone with access has to let us in and stay while the power is off. Tenants can be present if the landlord has arranged the visit.
What do C1, C2 and C3 mean on the report?+
C1 is danger present and we make that circuit safe before leaving. C2 is potentially dangerous and makes the report unsatisfactory. C3 is improvement recommended and does not fail the test on its own.
How often should a rented home have an EICR?+
Private rented homes in England need a current report, usually every five years or at a change of tenancy if the last one has run out. We inspect the property and issue a new certificate each time.
Trusted EICR guidance
Two public guides explain the rules for rented homes and how observations are coded on an EICR.
- Electrical safety in rented homesGovernment guidance on electrical safety standards for private and social rented homes in England, including when a report is due and what landlords must give tenants.
- EICR classification guidanceElectrical Safety First Best Practice Guide 4 on coding observations C1, C2, C3 and FI, and on when an installation is satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
Get your EICR quote from Lighting Electrical
Published £150. Send the job details and the team will confirm the scope and price.