A landlord EICR in Northfield starts at £150 + VAT for the consumer unit and its first five circuits, and the same report suits an owner who bought a former council home and wants the wiring checked. Most Northfield inspections are booked within 5 to 10 working days, or 2 to 5 when a tenant is due to move in, and the coded report reaches you digitally that week, ready to pass to the tenant. Call 07304 027013.
Faithful Spark Electricians inspects and tests the fixed wiring in Northfield flats, semis and terraces and issues an Electrical Installation Condition Report, the EICR a Scottish landlord needs under the Repairing Standard. Each defect is coded, the report states satisfactory or unsatisfactory, and the price follows your circuit count: £150 + VAT for the board and five circuits, £15 + VAT for every circuit after that, and £70 + VAT for any second board plus £15 + VAT for each circuit on it.
Northfield sits in AB16, north west of Aberdeen city centre, and comes under Aberdeen City Council. It was laid out as municipal housing in the late 1940s and 1950s, with the first streets around Byron Avenue and Granitehill Road. Right to Buy, which ended in Scotland in 2016, moved many of those homes into private hands, and some are now let. Our team works from 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ, led by Steven Watt with Callum alongside him, and Steven holds City and Guilds 2391-52 for inspection and testing. Reports follow BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. Repairs, new sockets and other jobs around the house are on our page for an electrician in Northfield. Ring 07304 027013 Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm or Saturday 9am to 1pm.
A landlord EICR in Northfield is £150 + VAT for the board and five circuits, and a typical two bedroom flat on one board works out at about £255 + VAT.
A small flat often has few circuits, so it can come in close to the base price. Semis and terraces that have gained a shower, a kitchen extension or a garage feed since they were built carry more. Read the number of fuses or breakers off the board when you phone and we put the full figure in writing before the visit.
There is no set price across Scotland, so the useful test is what a quote includes. Some advertised prices in Aberdeen sit under £100, but check three things before comparing: whether VAT is included, how many circuits the base price covers, and what each extra circuit and board costs. Our figures are on this page, excluding VAT, and a let with several properties gets each one priced on its own board.
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| Main board with up to five circuits | £150 + VAT |
| Every circuit above five | £15 + VAT |
| Extra board (garage, shed, sub board) | £70 + VAT plus £15 a circuit |
| Two bedroom flat, as a guide | about £255 + VAT |
| Three bedroom semi or terrace, as a guide | about £315 + VAT |
| Four bedroom home, as a guide | about £375 + VAT |
| HMO | on circuit count after we see the board |
| New consumer unit | from £550 + VAT, guide up to £950 |
| Single RCBO | £25 to £30 + VAT plus fitting |
| Surge protection | £40 to £80 + VAT |
Guide figures are not a ceiling; a bigger home is priced on its own circuits. Repairs are always a separate written quote that you approve after reading the report.
Get my Northfield priceNorthfield's homes are around seventy years old, and many have been altered since by the council, by owners and by landlords. Every circuit is tested, and these are the points that most often decide the outcome.
A rewireable fuse board, or any board without a 30mA RCD, is normally coded C2. On a let it also falls short of the Repairing Standard, which looks for at least one 30mA RCD in the main board, normally covering the sockets.
A house that has passed from the council to an owner and then to a landlord can carry circuits from each stage, not all of them recorded. We trace and test each one. Anything we cannot follow without lifting floors is noted as a limitation, and an FI is kept for signs of a hidden danger.
A boiler swap or new pipework can leave the main protective bonding disconnected or too thin. Missing main bonding is normally coded C2.
Accessories that have seen several tenancies can be cracked, loose or show heat marks. Each one is coded on its condition, and exposed live parts are a C1, made safe on the visit where we can.
An older board is not marked down for its age alone, and a plastic consumer unit in good order is not a defect, because the rule on non combustible enclosures applies when a board is fitted. You get every code in plain English, and no repair starts until you accept a written quote.
Tell us the street, roughly how many circuits the board has, and whether the report is for a let, a sale or your own home. The written price comes first, then the date.
Every private let in Northfield needs an electrical safety inspection before the first tenancy and then at least once every five years, under the Repairing Standard in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. The inspection has two parts: an EICR on the fixed wiring and PAT on any appliances you supply. We do both in one visit, and your landlord registration sits with Aberdeen City Council.
The source for all of this is Annex D3 of the Scottish Government statutory guidance for private landlords. For PAT, remedial work and renewal tracking across a portfolio, see our landlord electrician in Aberdeen page.
For a private let, yes: the Repairing Standard requires the electrical safety inspection, including the EICR, before the first tenancy and at least every five years. An Electrical Installation Certificate from a rewire can stand in for it while it is under five years old and its next inspection date has not passed. For a home you own and live in, no law requires an EICR, and you can sell without one.
Yes, but only at the end of a tribunal process, because Scotland has no fixed penalty for a missing EICR. The tenant, or Aberdeen City Council acting for the tenant, can apply to the Housing and Property Chamber, which can make a repairing standard enforcement order listing the work. A landlord who fails to comply with that order without a reasonable excuse, or lets the property while it is in force, commits an offence under section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 and can be fined on conviction. The tribunal can also reduce the rent through a rent relief order. The large penalty figures on many UK websites come from England's rules and do not apply in Northfield.
One visit avoids all of that: the EICR and appliance tests together, the report sent to you or your letting agent, and any repair priced in writing.
Only if they are competent in inspection and testing, which is a separate skill from installing, with its own training, calibrated instruments and insurance. For a Scottish let, the statutory guidance accepts NICEIC or NAPIT membership as evidence of competence, and sets a checklist for an electrician outside those schemes. Faithful Spark is NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239, and Steven Watt holds City and Guilds 2391-52, the inspection and testing award.
The wiring regulations moved to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, published on 15 April 2026, and the previous edition is withdrawn on 15 October 2026. Under Amendment 4, only a C1 (danger present) or a C2 (potentially dangerous) makes a report unsatisfactory. A C3 (improvement recommended) and an FI (further investigation is advised) are advisory, though an FI on a Scottish let should still be investigated promptly. A report written before then keeps its own edition's wording. Each code is set out in EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI explained.
Not because of its age, but a board with no RCD protection normally draws a C2, and that makes the report unsatisfactory. The usual fix is a new consumer unit. A board that already has RCDs covering the sockets can pass with nothing worse than C3 notes.
Either of you can book it, but the duty stays with the landlord. We agree access with the agent or the tenant, and the report goes to whoever you name so the tenant's copy can be passed on straight away.
A tenancy start is usually booked within 2 to 5 working days. Phone Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm or Saturday 9am to 1pm.
An unsatisfactory report lists at least one C1 or C2, and every one of them has to be fixed before the let is back within the Standard. Where a C1 can be made safe during the visit we do it there and then; if not, we confirm the danger to you in writing the same day. C2 repairs are treated as urgent and are normally booked within 2 to 5 working days.
You read the findings first and get the repair price as a separate written quote. Small repairs are certified on a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate and a new board on an Electrical Installation Certificate. In a Northfield let the larger fix is usually a consumer unit upgrade in Aberdeen, from £550 + VAT, which gives each circuit its own RCBO. The full sequence is in what to do if your EICR is unsatisfactory.
| Code | Meaning | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| C1 | Danger present | Unsatisfactory, made safe straight away |
| C2 | Potentially dangerous | Unsatisfactory, repair urgently |
| C3 | Improvement recommended | Advisory |
| FI | Further investigation is advised | Advisory, investigate promptly on a let |
This table follows BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. An older report is read under the edition printed on it.
A three bedroom semi usually takes two to four hours, a small flat less, and a second board adds time. The work is done by our own team, Steven Watt with Callum alongside him, under our NICEIC registration.
"The service was outstanding and I will definitely have him back to complete my EICR's in future."
Thomas Tsiolis, landlord, after a partial rewire on one of his rental properties in Peterhead. Rated 5.0 from 100+ reviews: see them on Google or read more customer reviews.
The whole of Northfield, from Byron Avenue and Byron Crescent to Provost Rust Drive and Kettlehills Crescent, along with Cummings Park, Heathryfold, Middlefield and Mastrick next door. Most addresses within an hour of Peterhead carry no travel surcharge, and if one applies to yours we say so when you book, never afterwards.
Elsewhere in the city, see our page on EICR in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen City. Landlord registration for a Northfield property, and any building warrant for electrical work, go through Aberdeen City Council.
No. A report carried out in the five years before the tenancy starts still counts, as long as the report did not set an earlier date. The new tenant must get a copy before moving in.
No. Under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 only a C1 or a C2 does. C3 and FI are advisory, but an FI in a let should be investigated as soon as practicable.
Yes. The Repairing Standard asks for PAT on the appliances you supply as well as the EICR, and we carry out both in one appointment.
No law sets a date for an owner occupied home. Around every ten years is a sensible guide, plus a check when you buy, sell or plan a big change such as an extension, or sooner if your last report gave an earlier date.
Standard bookings usually fall within 5 to 10 working days and a tenancy start within 2 to 5, and the report is issued digitally the same week.
Call 07304 027013 or use the form with the address, the number of boards if you know it, and what the report is for: a let, a sale or your own home. We reply with a written price and a date. Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm.
Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd, 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ. Registered in Scotland, SC821028. £2M public liability insurance.
Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd · EICRs in Northfield, Cummings Park, Heathryfold and north west Aberdeen · NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239 · TrustMark 4205123 · OZEV authorised installer EVHS/WCS14254 · City and Guilds 2391-52, 2382-22, 2365-03, 2921-34 · BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 · £2M public liability insured · Last updated 6 October 2026
