EICR and electrical testing for Edinburgh buildings
Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town are full of listed tenements, many used as short-term lets, which need interlinked alarms that meet Scottish requirements without harming historic interiors.
An EICR is a detailed inspection and test of your fixed electrical installation. It identifies anything dangerous, potentially dangerous, or in need of improvement, and gives the installation an overall satisfactory or unsatisfactory result.
Private landlords in England, Wales and Scotland must have the electrical installation in rented homes inspected and tested at least every five years. Commercial premises are usually tested at intervals set by the person responsible, commonly every five years for offices and shops and more often for higher-risk sites.
The rules that apply in Edinburgh
Private landlords in Scotland must have an Electrical Installation Condition Report at least every five years and PAT testing of any appliances they supply, under the Repairing Standard.
What is included
- Full inspection and testing to BS 7671
- Coded observations: C1, C2, C3 and FI
- Overall satisfactory or unsatisfactory outcome
- Fixed-price remedial quotes
- Remedial work and confirmation certificates
- Landlord-ready reports for tenants and councils
Buildings we work on in Edinburgh
- Private landlords
- Letting agents
- Commercial landlords
- Blocks of flats (landlord supply)
- Shops and offices
- Industrial units
Areas we cover from Edinburgh
From Edinburgh we also cover Kirkcaldy (11 miles), Dunfermline (13 miles), Livingston (14 miles), Falkirk (23 miles) and St Andrews (31 miles). If your building is not in a listed town, we still cover it: every enquiry for eicr and electrical testing in Scotland is handled the same way.