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EICR in Aberdeen from £150 + VAT, NICEIC approved electrical safety certificates.
Electrical Installation Condition Reports for Aberdeen landlords, homeowners, letting agents and buyers. City and Guilds 2391-52 qualified inspector, calibrated Megger and Fluke instruments, digital certificate issued the same day. Written to Scotland's Repairing Standard, not England's rules.
EICR Aberdeen: the short answer
Everything a landlord, homeowner or letting agent usually needs before picking up the phone, in one place.
An EICR in Aberdeen costs from £150 + VAT for the main consumer unit and the first 5 circuits, with each circuit above 5 charged at £15 + VAT. Scotland's Repairing Standard requires every private rented home to have one at least every 5 years, carried out by a competent person. Faithful Spark Electricians issue the digital certificate the same day, usually within a week of you calling.
| Starting price | £150 + VAT, main board plus first 5 circuits |
|---|---|
| Price per extra circuit | £15 + VAT above 5 circuits |
| Extra consumer unit | £70 + VAT per board, plus £15 + VAT per circuit on it |
| Commercial fixed wire test | from £300 + VAT, priced on circuit count |
| Legal interval, rented | At least every 5 years, Repairing Standard |
| Guide interval, owner occupied | Every 10 years, or before you sell or buy |
| Governing law in Aberdeen | Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, sections 19A and 19B |
| Technical standard | BS 7671:2018 + A4:2026, mandatory from 15 October 2026 |
| Typical duration | 2 to 3 hours for a 1 or 2 bed flat, 4 to 6 hours for a large detached |
| Certificate turnaround | Same day, emailed to you and your letting agent |
| Inspector qualification | City and Guilds 2391-52, NICEIC Approved Contractor |
| Postcodes covered | AB10 to AB25, AB31, AB32, plus wider Aberdeenshire |
Need a figure for your own property? Call 07304 027013 with the postcode and a rough circuit count and you get a fixed written price, usually inside the hour during business hours.
What is an EICR, and does your Aberdeen property need one?
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is a formal inspection and test of the fixed electrical installation in a property, covering the consumer unit, every circuit, the sockets and switches, the earthing and the main bonding. It ends in one word, Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory, and that single word is what letting agents, councils, solicitors and insurers act on.
If you let property in Aberdeen the answer is yes. Sections 19A and 19B of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 place a duty on private landlords to keep the installations for the supply of electricity in a reasonable state of repair and in proper working order. The statutory guidance backing that duty tells landlords to have an EICR completed every 5 years by a competent person, and it applies at the start of a tenancy and continuously throughout it, not just on the day the certificate is dated.
If you own the home you live in, an EICR is not compulsory. It is still the only reliable way to find perished cable, a failed RCD or missing main bonding before those faults find you. Every 10 years is the standard recommendation, and before you sell or buy is the sensible trigger. That last one carries real weight in Aberdeen, where granite tenement flats in Rosemount, Torry, Ferryhill and the West End routinely carry wiring that predates the current owner by two decades and has been altered by three of them.
An EICR is not the same thing as an EIC. An Electrical Installation Certificate is issued when new work is installed for the first time. An EICR assesses what is already there and grades its condition. If you want the detail behind the wording on your own report, our guide to what an EICR report really means in plain English walks through it line by line.
- ✓ NICEIC Approved Contractor, registration publicly searchable
- ✓ City and Guilds 2391-52, the inspection and testing award
- ✓ Calibrated Megger and Fluke instruments, readings printed on the report
- ✓ £2 million public liability plus employers' liability
- ✓ Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd, registered at Companies House
NICEIC registration is publicly searchable, so you can verify us before you book rather than after.
Why most EICR pages you will read quote the wrong law
If a page tells you your Aberdeen rental is governed by the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, close it. Those regulations stop at the border.
Aberdeen property is governed by Scotland's Repairing Standard, not England's private rented sector regulations. The duty sits in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. Enforcement runs through the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber), not an English local authority remedial notice. Part P of the Building Regulations does not exist in Scotland, and there is no Building Control notification here. Scotland uses building standards and, where a warrant is needed, a building warrant from the council.
- Point 01
The Act is Scottish
Sections 19A and 19B of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 create the duty. The 2020 England regulations, the 30 day remedial notice and the £30,000 penalty that national pages quote have no effect on an Aberdeen tenancy.
- Point 02
Part P does not apply
Part P is England and Wales only. Any page telling an Aberdeen homeowner to comply with Part P is describing another country's rules. Scottish work sits under building standards, and the notification mechanism is a building warrant, not a Building Control notice.
- Point 03
The enforcement route differs
A tenant who believes a property breaches the Repairing Standard applies to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber). The Tribunal can make a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order compelling the work.
- Point 04
Warrants, where they bite
Rewiring an existing house of up to two storeys does not need a building warrant. Flats, maisonettes and any building of three storeys or more do. The duty to obtain it sits with whoever orders the work, meaning the owner, not the contractor.
This matters commercially as well as legally. Several of the national and templated pages currently ranking for Aberdeen EICR searches quote English regulations throughout and never mention the Repairing Standard once. Booking from one of those means booking from someone who has not checked which country your property is in.
How much does an EICR cost in Aberdeen?
Priced on circuit count, not on guesswork and not on bedroom count. You get a fixed written quote before anything is booked, and the certificate itself is never charged as an extra.
An Aberdeen EICR starts at £150 + VAT, which covers the main consumer unit and the first 5 circuits. Circuits above 5 are £15 + VAT each. A typical 2 bed property lands around £255 + VAT, a 3 bed around £315 + VAT and a 4 bed around £375 + VAT. Commercial fixed wire testing starts at £300 + VAT. Those upper figures are guides, not ceilings, and the quote is fixed in writing before we book.
Domestic EICR, circuit based
| Main board plus first 5 circuits | £150 + VAT |
| Each circuit above 5 | £15 + VAT |
| Additional board, garage or outbuilding | £70 + VAT |
| Each circuit on that board | £15 + VAT |
| 1 bed flat, typical | £150 + VAT |
| 2 bed property, guide | up to £255 + VAT |
| 3 bed property, guide | up to £315 + VAT |
| 4 bed property, guide | up to £375 + VAT |
Landlord, commercial and remedials
| Landlord EICR per property | £150 to £350 + VAT |
| Commercial fixed wire test | from £300 + VAT |
| Larger commercial | by survey + VAT |
| Consumer unit upgrade | £550 to £950 + VAT |
| RCBO replacement, per device | £25 to £30 + VAT |
| SPD installation, per device | £40 to £80 + VAT |
| Smoke or CO alarm, per alarm | £100 to £150 + VAT |
| Portfolio of 3 or more | call for rate |
Why circuit count, not bedrooms?
Because a 2 bed flat with a rewired kitchen, an outside socket and a garage board carries more circuits than a 3 bed with six. Bedroom pricing quietly overcharges the simple property and undercharges the complex one, then the difference reappears as an extra on the day. Circuit pricing does not.
Get my fixed priceAll prices exclude VAT. No mileage charge on standard EICR work inside the Aberdeen postcodes listed further down this page. Beware of a headline £99 EICR advertised for Aberdeen by a national booking site. Ask what circuit count that covers, who actually attends, and which country's regulations they will write the report against.
What happens during an EICR inspection?
Nothing is guessed and nothing is estimated. Every circuit is tested with calibrated instruments and the readings are printed on your certificate, so you can see what was measured and why a code was given.
An EICR runs in four stages. The inspector agrees access and isolation, carries out a visual inspection of the consumer unit, cabling, accessories, earthing and bonding, then performs dead tests with the supply isolated, covering continuity of protective conductors, ring final circuits, insulation resistance and polarity. Finally, live tests measure earth fault loop impedance and RCD trip times. Every observation is coded C1, C2, C3 or FI and the certificate is issued the same day.
- Step 01
Access and isolation
We confirm access with you or your tenant, agree a start time, and note anything sensitive before the supply is interrupted. Freezers, home working setups, medical equipment and aquariums all get flagged first.
- Step 02
Visual inspection
Consumer unit, cabling, accessories, earthing and main bonding to gas and water. We look for overheating, undocumented alterations, damaged accessories and cable that has passed its service life.
- Step 03
Dead testing
With the supply isolated we test continuity of protective conductors, ring final circuits, insulation resistance and polarity. This is the stage where hidden damage inside older Aberdeen wiring shows itself.
- Step 04
Live testing and report
Earth fault loop impedance and RCD trip times are measured, every observation is coded, and the digital certificate goes to you and to your letting agent the same day.
Want the full pre visit checklist? Read our guide on how to prepare for an electrical inspection in Scotland, or the breakdown of exactly what is checked during an EICR.
How long does an EICR take in an Aberdeen property?
Most Aberdeen EICRs are a half day job. A 1 or 2 bedroom flat typically takes 2 to 3 hours. A 3 bedroom property takes 3 to 4 hours. A 4 bedroom or larger detached house usually runs 4 to 6 hours. Commercial fixed wire testing depends on circuit count rather than floor area.
Three things stretch that timeline: age, alterations and access. A tenement flat with a 1970s board, three previous owners and a boarded loft will always take longer than a 2015 Westhill new build, because every undocumented alteration has to be traced and proven rather than assumed. Aberdeen's granite stock is particularly good at hiding junction boxes behind lath and plaster.
The supply is interrupted circuit by circuit, not for the whole visit. Expect the power off in blocks while dead testing runs. Most tenants work around it comfortably when they are told in advance, and a tenant who is told nothing is the single most common reason a booking gets abandoned on the doorstep.
- Clear access to the consumer unit and the main incoming supply
- Loft hatch and any service cupboards unlocked
- Access to every room, including behind furniture at socket level
- Tenant notified in advance, at least a full day before the visit
- Someone over 18 on site, or keys arranged through your letting agent
Book with a little room either side. A report chased at 4pm on a Friday because a tenancy starts on Monday is the one situation where remedial work becomes genuinely expensive, because you lose the ability to get a second quote.
What do the EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI mean?
Your report is Satisfactory only when there are zero C1, C2 and FI observations. A C3 on its own does not fail the report, and any inspector who tells you otherwise is selling you work you do not need.
C1 means danger present and risk of injury. C2 means potentially dangerous and urgent remedial action required. C3 means improvement recommended, which does not fail the report. FI means further investigation is required without delay. An EICR is only Satisfactory when the report carries no C1, no C2 and no FI observations, so a report can contain several C3 items and still pass.
C1, danger present
Risk of injury to anyone using the installation. Exposed live parts is the classic. Where it is practical we make it safe on discovery, before we leave the property, and confirm in writing what was done.
C2, potentially dangerous
Urgent remedial action required. The most common C2 findings in Aberdeen rentals are no RCD protection on socket circuits, missing main bonding to gas or water, and damaged or overheated accessories.
C3, improvement recommended
Not dangerous, and it does not fail the report. Typically an older but sound accessory, or a design detail that met the regulations when it was installed and would be built differently today.
FI, further investigation
Something needs a deeper look before it can be coded honestly, often a concealed junction or an unidentified circuit. An FI keeps the report Unsatisfactory until it is resolved.
What happens if your Aberdeen EICR is unsatisfactory?
An Unsatisfactory result means at least one C1, C2 or FI observation was recorded, and the report tells you exactly which one and where. It is not a disaster and it is not a sales tactic. C1 items must be made safe immediately, C2 items need urgent remedial action, and FI items must be investigated before the report can be reissued as Satisfactory.
We walk you through every coded item in plain English, then quote separately and in writing for the remedial work. You are under no obligation to use us for that work and the report reads the same either way. Handing you a coded report and a bill without an explanation is how this service gets a bad name.
The most common fix in Aberdeen is a consumer unit upgrade, because a board with no RCD protection on the socket circuits cannot meet the Repairing Standard however sound the rest of the installation is. We fit full RCBO boards from £550 to £950 + VAT. Note the honest version of that rule: an existing split load board with RCDs already covering the socket circuits generally complies and does not need replacing.
Where dead testing shows perished rubber, early PVC or low insulation readings across several circuits, a partial or full rewire quote is the honest answer rather than patching one circuit at a time and re testing the same fault in eighteen months.
Straightforward defects are often fixed on the same visit, such as a faulty socket, a failed RCD or missing main bonding. Larger work is booked as a separate visit, usually inside 5 to 10 working days. If you have just received a failed report, our guide to what to do next after an unsatisfactory EICR covers the order to tackle things in.
- ✓ C1 items made safe on the day where practical
- ✓ C2 items flagged as urgent, with a dated written quote
- ✓ C3 items explained, never sold as failures
- ✓ FI items investigated and re coded once resolved
- ✓ Written quote before any remedial work begins
- ✓ No obligation to use us for the remedial work
- ✓ Minor Works Certificate or new EIC issued on completion
- ✓ Original report and written confirmation kept on file for you
The faults that fail Aberdeen EICRs most often
Aberdeen's housing stock has a distinct profile, and so do its EICR failures. Knowing what is likely in your property type tells you roughly what to budget before anyone opens the board.
Granite tenement flats
Rosemount, Torry, Ferryhill, the West End. Expect no main bonding to the incoming water and gas services, borrowed neutrals between circuits after a partial rewire, and a shared close supply that nobody has documented since the 1980s.
1960s and 1970s semis
Mastrick, Northfield, Kincorth, Bridge of Don. Rewireable fuse boards with no RCD protection at all, early PVC cable reaching the end of its service life, and immersion circuits that were never upgraded.
1990s and 2000s estates
Portlethen, Cove Bay, Bucksburn, Dyce. Usually sound, but split load boards with the shower or the kitchen sitting on the wrong side of the RCD, and outside sockets added later without any additional protection.
Newer builds and conversions
Westhill, Kingswells, Milltimber, Countesswells. The installation is generally fine. The failures come from loft conversions, garden offices and EV charge points added by whoever was cheapest, with no certification left behind.
The single most common C2 we record across Aberdeen is absent or inadequate main protective bonding, followed by socket circuits with no 30 mA RCD protection and then damaged or overheated accessories. Bonding is usually the cheapest of the three to put right, often inside an hour, which is why it is worth checking before you assume a failed report means a new consumer unit.
EICR rules for landlords in Aberdeen: your legal obligations
Private landlords in Aberdeen must keep the electrical installation in a reasonable state of repair and in proper working order under sections 19A and 19B of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. Statutory guidance tells landlords to have an EICR completed at least every 5 years by a competent person, and to hold one or more 30 mA RCD in the main consumer unit. The duty applies throughout the tenancy, not only on the certificate date.
On the RCD point specifically, the gov.scot statutory guidance at Annex D3 asks for one or more residual current devices rated at no more than 30 mA in the main or principal consumer unit, and says that normally, as a minimum, this will cover the socket outlet circuit. The absence of an RCD means the house does not comply. It does not mean every circuit must be individually RCD protected, and it does not mean a working split load board fails. Any quote that claims otherwise is selling you a board you may not need.
Full landlord electrical requirements in Scotland cover more than the EICR alone. Appliances you supply need portable appliance testing, alarms must meet the interlinked standard, and every record needs to be retained and produced on request. Our summary of what a landlord should be checking every 5 years pulls the whole list together.
- EICR by a competent person at least every 5 years, or sooner if the report specifies
- One or more 30 mA RCD in the main or principal consumer unit
- PAT records for any portable appliances you provide
- Interlinked smoke and heat alarms, plus a CO alarm where there is a carbon fuelled appliance
- A copy of the report given to the tenant, and to the council on request
- C1 items rectified immediately, C2 items treated as urgent remedial action
- Written confirmation of completed remedial work retained with the original report
Letting agents across Aberdeen will not market a property without a current certificate on file, so the practical deadline usually arrives well before the legal one. Give us the agent's email at the point of booking and the digital certificate lands with them at the same moment it lands with you. If a tenant is refusing access, our guide on whether a tenant can refuse an EICR in Scotland sets out where you stand.
HMO, commercial and pre sale EICRs in Aberdeen
Three cases that come up constantly in this city and get almost no coverage on the national booking sites.
HMO and student lets
An Aberdeen HMO needs an EICR as part of its licence conditions, and Aberdeen City Council will ask for a current certificate at application and renewal. In practice HMO inspections take longer than an equivalent family home because there are more circuits, more accessories and more undocumented alterations from previous tenancies.
Old Aberdeen, Seaton, Rosemount and the streets around the two universities carry the densest HMO stock in the city. Budget for a higher circuit count than the bedroom number suggests, because kitchens in HMOs almost always carry extra dedicated circuits. Emergency lighting and fire alarm certification are separate documents from the EICR and the council will want those too.
Commercial fixed wire testing
Commercial EICRs, often called fixed wire testing, start at £300 + VAT and are priced on circuit count rather than floor area. The driver is the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, which place a duty on the employer or duty holder to maintain the electrical system so far as is reasonably practicable to prevent danger.
Typical intervals run from 1 year for higher risk environments to 5 years for standard offices and retail units. We test out of hours where the trading pattern demands it, which is usually the case for units on Union Street and in the Dyce and Bridge of Don industrial estates. See our commercial electrical services for the full scope.
Buying or selling in Aberdeen
There is no legal requirement for an EICR when you sell a house in Scotland. A Home Report does not include one. Buyers of older granite property increasingly ask for one anyway, and a Satisfactory report removes the negotiating lever a survey comment about ageing wiring hands to the other side.
If you are buying, an EICR before you conclude missives is the cheapest survey you will ever commission relative to what it can find. A full rewire of a 3 bed semi runs £5,000 to £10,000 + VAT, so a £150 + VAT report that surfaces it early is worth many times its cost. More on this in our note on selling a house without an EICR in Scotland.
BS 7671 Amendment 4:2026 and what it means for your report
The current wiring regulations are BS 7671:2018 + A4:2026, published on 15 April 2026. Until 15 October 2026 both A3:2024 and A4:2026 are valid and installers may work to either. From 15 October 2026 A4 becomes mandatory for all new work and the earlier version is withdrawn. There is no 19th Edition, so BS 7671 18th Edition remains the correct description.
An EICR assesses an existing installation against the standard current at the time of inspection, which is why the amendment matters to the report you are commissioning now. It does not mean an installation built to an earlier amendment is unsafe or must be brought up to today's standard. That is what the C3 code exists for.
Three points worth knowing, because they are the ones most often overstated when someone is quoting you for a new board:
- AFDDs are not required in an ordinary house. Regulation 421.1.7 makes them mandatory only for socket circuits up to 32 A in high rise residential, HMOs, purpose built student accommodation and care homes. In a normal dwelling they are recommended, not required.
- A plastic consumer unit is not automatically a fault. Regulation 421.1.201 requires non combustible enclosures in domestic premises for new installations. It does not make your existing plastic board a defect.
- All RCBO boards are not mandated. A dual RCD split load board remains compliant. RCBO is worth buying because one fault takes out one circuit instead of half the house, not because a regulation forces it.
Surge protection is a related question. The old risk assessment calculation was deleted in A2:2022, and for a single dwelling the owner may decline an SPD, with that decision recorded. We fit them at £40 to £80 + VAT per device where they make sense, and we tell you plainly when they do not.
Who carries out your EICR
Every EICR we issue is led personally by Steven Watt, founder and lead electrician at Faithful Spark Electricians. You are not booking a call centre that subcontracts your property to whoever is nearest on the day.
Steven began his career as a Royal Navy Engineering Apprentice in 2001. He founded the business in 2023 and incorporated Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd on 29 August 2024. The Navy background is why the paperwork looks the way it does: methodical, documented and repeatable, with the actual test readings on the certificate rather than a tick and a signature.
The business holds NICEIC Approved Contractor status and £2 million public liability insurance. NICEIC registration is publicly searchable at niceic.com and the company record is on Companies House. Verify both before you book, from us or from anyone else.
Steven's qualifications, checked and current
An EICR is only valid if the person carrying it out is competent to inspect and test. City and Guilds 2391-52 is the award that certifies exactly that, and it is the one that matters most on this page.
Written and technically reviewed by Steven Watt, City and Guilds 2391-52, NICEIC Approved Contractor. Last reviewed 8 August 2026 against gov.scot Repairing Standard statutory guidance Annex D3 and BS 7671:2018 + A4:2026.
Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd
Serving Aberdeen and North East Scotland from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
07304 027013
info@faithfulsparkelectricians.co.uk
Monday to Friday 08:00 to 18:00, Saturday 09:00 to 14:00
Aberdeen postcodes covered for EICR work
No mileage charge for standard EICR jobs within these areas. Outlying villages confirmed on booking.
City centre and West End
Rosemount, Mannofield, Mile End, West End, Holburn, Ferryhill, Torry, city centre. Aberdeen City Council area.
North Aberdeen
Bridge of Don, Old Aberdeen, Tillydrone, Seaton, Woodside, Danestone. Heavy HMO and student let density around AB24.
South Aberdeen
Cove Bay, Nigg, Kincorth, Loirston, Portlethen, Altens. Mixed 1970s estate and newer commuter build.
West Aberdeen and suburbs
Cults, Bieldside, Milltimber, Peterculter, Kingswells and Countesswells sit in Aberdeen City. Westhill sits in Aberdeenshire.
Northfield, Dyce and airport
Northfield, Mastrick, Bucksburn, Dyce, Stoneywood, Bankhead. Domestic plus industrial and commercial fixed wire testing.
Beyond the city
Banchory, Balmedie, Newburgh, Stonehaven, Ellon, Inverurie and the Westhill commuter belt. See EICR Ellon and EICR Peterhead.
Need a postcode confirmed? Call 07304 027013 and we will check on the same call. Full list on our areas we cover page.
Common questions about EICRs in Aberdeen
Don't see your question? Call 07304 027013 or email us and we come back inside the hour during business hours.
How much does an EICR cost in Aberdeen?
An Aberdeen EICR starts at £150 + VAT for the main consumer unit and the first 5 circuits, with each circuit above 5 charged at £15 + VAT. A 2 bed property typically comes to around £255 + VAT, a 3 bed around £315 + VAT and a 4 bed around £375 + VAT. Commercial fixed wire testing starts at £300 + VAT. Every price is confirmed in writing before booking.
Is an EICR legally required for my Aberdeen rental property?
Yes. Sections 19A and 19B of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 require private landlords to keep electrical installations in a reasonable state of repair and in proper working order. Scottish Government statutory guidance says landlords should ensure an EICR is completed every 5 years by a competent person. Aberdeen City Council can request a copy.
Does England's Private Rented Sector Regulations 2020 apply in Aberdeen?
No. The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 apply in England only. Aberdeen property is governed by Scotland's Repairing Standard under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, enforced through the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland. Several national pages ranking for Aberdeen EICR searches quote the English rules by mistake.
Does Part P apply to electrical work in Aberdeen?
No. Part P of the Building Regulations applies in England and Wales only and does not exist in Scotland. Scottish work sits under building standards administered by the local council, and where the work needs approval the mechanism is a building warrant, not a Building Control notification.
How long does an EICR take?
A 1 or 2 bedroom Aberdeen flat typically takes 2 to 3 hours. A 3 bedroom property takes 3 to 4 hours. A 4 bedroom or larger detached house usually runs 4 to 6 hours. Older properties with undocumented alterations take longer because every alteration has to be traced. The supply is interrupted circuit by circuit, not for the whole visit.
What is the difference between C1, C2, C3 and FI?
C1 means danger present with a risk of injury. C2 means potentially dangerous and urgent remedial action is required. C3 means improvement recommended, which does not fail the report. FI means further investigation is required. An EICR is Satisfactory only when there are zero C1, C2 and FI observations.
How long is an EICR valid for in Scotland?
5 years for private rented property under the Repairing Standard, or sooner if the report itself specifies a shorter interval. For owner occupiers, 10 years is the standard recommendation, or before any major renovation, sale or purchase.
What if my Aberdeen EICR comes back Unsatisfactory?
We walk you through every coded item in plain English. C1 defects must be made safe immediately. C2 defects require urgent remedial action under the Repairing Standard. FI items must be investigated before the report can be reissued. We quote separately and in writing for remedial work, and you are under no obligation to use us for it. Most remedials are booked inside 5 to 10 working days.
Do I need to replace my consumer unit to pass an EICR in Scotland?
Not necessarily. The statutory guidance asks for one or more RCDs rated at no more than 30 mA in the main or principal consumer unit, normally covering the socket outlet circuit as a minimum. An existing split load board with RCDs already covering the socket circuits generally complies. A board with no RCD protection at all does not, and that is the case where an upgrade is genuinely needed.
My Aberdeen rental still has an old fuse board. Will it fail the EICR?
Not automatically. Age alone is not a defect. A board in good condition with no other faults can pass. What does fail is the absence of RCD protection on the socket circuits, because the Repairing Standard requires at least one 30 mA RCD in the main consumer unit. Where an upgrade is needed we fit full RCBO boards from £550 to £950 + VAT.
Are AFDDs required in my Aberdeen home under the current regulations?
No, not in an ordinary dwelling. BS 7671 Regulation 421.1.7 makes AFDDs mandatory only for socket circuits up to 32 A in high rise residential buildings, HMOs, purpose built student accommodation and care homes. In a standard house or flat they are recommended, not required, and their absence is not a failure.
Which version of BS 7671 will my report be written against?
BS 7671:2018 + A4:2026, published 15 April 2026. Until 15 October 2026 both A3:2024 and A4:2026 are valid, after which A4 becomes mandatory for all new work. There is no 19th Edition, so 18th Edition remains the correct name for the standard.
Can you do the EICR and the remedial work on the same day?
Often yes for straightforward defects such as a faulty socket, a failed RCD or missing main bonding. Larger remedial work such as a consumer unit upgrade or a partial rewire is arranged as a separate visit, usually inside 5 to 10 working days. Call 07304 027013 to discuss your property.
Do I need an EICR for an HMO in Aberdeen?
Yes. A current EICR forms part of the licence conditions for a house in multiple occupation, and Aberdeen City Council will ask for it at application and at renewal. HMO inspections usually take longer than an equivalent family home because of the higher circuit count. Emergency lighting and fire alarm certification are separate documents from the EICR.
Do I need an EICR to sell my house in Aberdeen?
No. There is no legal requirement for an EICR when selling in Scotland and the Home Report does not include one. Buyers of older granite property increasingly ask for one, and a Satisfactory report removes the negotiating lever that a survey comment about ageing wiring would otherwise hand the buyer.
How often does a commercial property in Aberdeen need fixed wire testing?
Typically every 5 years for standard offices and retail units, and as often as every year for higher risk environments. The duty comes from the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, which require the duty holder to maintain the electrical system so far as is reasonably practicable to prevent danger. Commercial testing starts at £300 + VAT, priced on circuit count.
Do you cover all Aberdeen postcodes for EICR?
Yes. We cover AB10 through AB25 across the city, plus AB31 for Banchory and AB32 for Westhill, and the wider Aberdeenshire commuter belt. Outlying villages are worth confirming by phone, but mainstream Aberdeen postcodes carry no travel surcharge on standard EICR work.
Can you send the EICR directly to my Aberdeen letting agent?
Yes. Provide your agent's email when booking and we send the digital certificate to them at the same time as you. We work regularly with letting agents across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and can invoice the agent directly on managed portfolios.
What qualification should my EICR inspector hold?
City and Guilds 2391-52, the Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing. That is the award that certifies competence to carry out an EICR. Steven Watt holds it, alongside 2382-22 for BS 7671 and the 2365-03 Level 3 Diploma in electrical installations. Ask any inspector for their number and check it.
Why is your EICR more than the £99 I saw advertised for Aberdeen?
Headline £99 prices generally come from national booking sites that pass the job to a subcontractor and cover a very low circuit count, with extras added on the day. Our £150 + VAT covers the main board and the first 5 circuits, the price is fixed in writing before we book, the certificate is never charged separately, and the inspector attending is the person named on this page.
Book your EICR in Aberdeen
Call Steven directly on 07304 027013, message us on WhatsApp, or use the form for a free written quote with no obligation. Same week bookings on most jobs, and urgent landlord certificates prioritised where a tenancy start date is at stake.
Tell us the postcode, the property type and roughly how many circuits are on the board and you get a fixed price back, usually inside the hour during business hours.
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Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd · Aberdeen and North East Scotland · NICEIC Approved Contractor · City and Guilds 2391-52 · £2M public liability insured · Reports written to BS 7671:2018 + A4:2026 and Scotland's Repairing Standard