EICR in Aberdeen from £150 + VAT
We inspect and test the fixed wiring in Aberdeen flats, houses, HMOs and rented homes, and issue an Electrical Installation Condition Report to BS 7671 Amendment 4:2026. The price covers the main board and the first 5 circuits, with each extra circuit at £15 + VAT. Most bookings are within 5 to 10 working days, 2 to 5 when a tenancy start is at stake. Call 07304 027013 for a fixed written price.
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An EICR in Aberdeen from Faithful Spark Electricians costs from £150 + VAT for the main consumer unit and the first 5 circuits. Each circuit above 5 is £15 + VAT, so a typical 2 bed comes to about £255 + VAT, a 3 bed about £315 + VAT and a 4 bed about £375 + VAT. Private landlords in Scotland need one at least every five years under the Repairing Standard. Our own NICEIC registered team carries out the inspection, explains every code in plain English and issues the digital report the same week.
| Domestic EICR | From £150 + VAT, main board plus first 5 circuits |
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| Extra circuits | £15 per circuit + VAT above 5 |
| Extra board (garage, outbuilding, sub board) | £70 + VAT, plus £15 per circuit + VAT on that board |
| Commercial EICR | From £300 + VAT, priced on circuit count |
| Private rented homes | At least every 5 years, Repairing Standard Annex D3 |
| Owner occupied homes | Every 10 years is the usual recommendation, or before you buy or sell |
| Time on site | 2 to 3 hours for a 1 or 2 bed flat, 4 to 6 hours for a large house |
| Standard reported against | BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 |
| Inspection qualification | City and Guilds 2391-52, held by Steven Watt |
How much does an EICR cost in Aberdeen?
An Aberdeen EICR is priced on the number of circuits, because circuits are what take the time to test. Bedrooms are only a rough guide to that number.
How the price is built
| Main board and first 5 circuits | £150 + VAT |
| Each circuit above 5 | £15 + VAT |
| Each extra board | £70 + VAT |
| Each circuit on an extra board | £15 + VAT |
| Commercial premises | from £300 + VAT |
Typical Aberdeen homes
| Studio or 1 bed flat, 5 circuits | £150 + VAT |
| Flat with 8 circuits | £195 + VAT |
| 2 bed, guide | about £255 + VAT |
| 3 bed, guide | about £315 + VAT |
| 4 bed, guide | about £375 + VAT |
Guides, not ceilings. A detached garage with its own 3 circuit board adds £115 + VAT.
Get your exact figure
Tell us the postcode and roughly how many breakers are on the board. A photo of the consumer unit is enough. You get a fixed written price within one working day, and it does not change on the day.
Call 07304 027013What the price includes
- Every circuit inspected and tested, not a sample, with the readings recorded on the report
- Visual inspection of the board, cabling, accessories, earthing and main bonding
- Each observation coded and explained to you in plain English
- The digital report itself, never charged as an extra, copied to your letting agent if you ask
- Small safety fixes quoted on the spot, so a loose terminal is not a second visit
- No travel charge inside the Aberdeen City postcodes
Why our Aberdeen EICR is not £89
You will see Aberdeen EICRs advertised from about £89 to £99. Before you compare, check three things: whether the figure includes VAT, how many circuits it covers, and what happens when your board has more.
VAT first. Some headline prices include VAT. Ours are shown before it, so £150 + VAT is £180 all in. Compare like with like.
Then the circuit count. A low fixed price works for a small flat. Most Aberdeen houses carry 10 to 20 circuits once the kitchen, shower, cooker, outside lights and any garage are counted. If a quote does not say how many circuits it covers, ask before you book, because that is where a low price usually grows on the day. Our model is published above, so you can work out the figure yourself.
Then the report you get. Your letting agent, lender or buyer's solicitor will read the report, not the invoice. Ours comes from a NICEIC Approved Contractor, so it carries a registration anyone can check, with real test results against every circuit. We do not pass jobs on to whoever is nearest. The people who quote you are the people who turn up.
Questions worth asking any EICR quote
- Is VAT included in that price?
- How many circuits does it cover, and what is the charge per extra one?
- Is a garage or outbuilding board extra?
- Which registration body is the contractor with, and what is the number?
- Who will actually attend?
Our answers: prices are + VAT, 5 circuits included, £15 per extra circuit, £70 per extra board, NICEIC 620239, and our own team.
Book an EICR in Aberdeen with a fixed price
Send the postcode and a photo of the board. Written price within one working day, no call out fee for quoting.
What happens during an EICR in your Aberdeen home
An EICR is not a walk round with a clipboard. A 3 bed Aberdeen house usually takes 3 to 4 hours, and almost all of that is testing.
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Before we arrive
Access agreed in advance
We confirm a time with you or your tenant and ask about anything that cannot lose power: a freezer, home office kit, medical equipment, an aquarium. Clear a path to the consumer unit, the meter cupboard and the loft hatch, and make sure every room can be reached.
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First hour
Visual inspection
Before any test lead comes out we walk the property: the board, every socket and switch, light fittings, and exposed wiring in lofts, cupboards and under stairs. We look for heat damage, brittle old cable, sockets added without an earth, and bathroom fittings not rated for the room.
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Power off, circuit by circuit
Dead testing
With each circuit isolated in turn we test continuity of the earth conductors, ring final circuits, insulation resistance and polarity. Insulation resistance is the test that finds tired rubber and early PVC cable inside Aberdeen's older walls. Power goes back on before we move to the next circuit.
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Power back on
Live testing
We measure earth fault loop impedance, which shows whether a breaker would disconnect fast enough in a fault, and trip test every RCD and RCBO. A slow or failed RCD is one of the commonest findings in Aberdeen rentals.
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Before we leave
Findings explained
We tell you what we found there and then, make safe anything dangerous where it is practical to do so, and quote any remedial work in writing. The digital report follows the same week, with a copy to your letting agent if you want one.
How long an EICR takes
| 1 or 2 bed flat | 2 to 3 hours |
| 3 bed house | 3 to 4 hours |
| 4 bed or larger | 4 to 6 hours |
| HMO or commercial | By circuit count, up to a full day |
Age, alterations and access stretch those times. A granite tenement flat with three previous owners' additions and a loft nobody has opened in years takes longer than a 2015 new build, because every undocumented change has to be traced and proven.
Can you stay in while we test?
Yes. The supply goes off one circuit at a time, usually for a short spell on each, so the house is never dark for the whole visit. Tenants cope easily when they are told in advance. A tenant who has not been told is the most common reason a booking falls through on the doorstep.
If it is a rental, someone over 18 needs to be there, or keys arranged through your agent. If a tenant will not give access, read whether a tenant can refuse an EICR in Scotland.
EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI under Amendment 4
On a report written to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, only C1 and C2 make the overall result unsatisfactory. C3 and FI are advisory. That does not make an FI something to file away.
Danger present
Someone using the installation is at risk now, such as exposed live parts. It needs action immediately. Where it is practical we make it safe before we leave and tell you in writing what we did. A C1 makes the report unsatisfactory.
Potentially dangerous
Not dangerous this minute, but it could become so in a fault. It needs urgent remedial work. In Aberdeen rentals we most often record missing main bonding, socket circuits with no RCD, and damaged or overheated accessories. A C2 makes the report unsatisfactory.
Improvement recommended
Safe, but built to an older standard than today's, such as an older accessory or a design detail that has since changed. C3 is advisory and does not affect the result. We will never sell you a C3 as a failure.
Further investigation advised
We have spotted a possible safety issue that could not be fully assessed within the agreed extent of the inspection. Under Amendment 4, FI is advisory and does not by itself make the report unsatisfactory. Arrange the investigation promptly all the same. Scottish Government guidance for private landlords says an FI should be investigated as soon as practically possible, because it may reveal a dangerous condition.
Two points people get wrong. A room we could not reach, or wiring buried in a wall, is recorded as a limitation of the inspection. It is not automatically an FI. And reports written before Amendment 4 used different FI wording, so check which edition is stated on an older report before reading too much into it. For the detail behind each code, see EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI explained.
If your Aberdeen EICR comes back unsatisfactory
On an Amendment 4 report, unsatisfactory means at least one C1 or C2 was recorded. C1 needs immediate action and C2 needs urgent remedial work. An FI does not cause the result on its own, but it still deserves prompt attention, and Scottish guidance expects landlords to arrange it as soon as practically possible.
We go through each observation with you, then quote for the remedial work, or the investigation, in writing. You can choose who carries it out, and the report reads the same either way. Small items such as a damaged socket, a failed RCD or missing main bonding can often be put right on the same visit. Larger jobs are booked separately, usually within 5 to 10 working days, sooner when a tenancy depends on it.
Where the board has no RCD protection on the socket circuits, a consumer unit upgrade in Aberdeen is the usual fix, from £550 to £950 + VAT. An existing split load board whose RCDs already cover the sockets generally does not need replacing, and we will tell you so. Where insulation readings are low across several circuits, a partial or full rewire in Aberdeen is the honest answer rather than patching one circuit at a time.
Remedial work is certified separately from the EICR: a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate for most repairs, and an Electrical Installation Certificate if the consumer unit is replaced. Keep those with the original report. Our guide on what to do if your EICR is unsatisfactory covers the order to tackle things in.
What you get from us after a failed report
- Every coded item explained in plain English
- C1 made safe on the day where practical
- C2 remedials quoted in writing, with a date
- FI investigations quoted and booked promptly
- C3 explained, never sold as a failure
- The right certificate for the remedial work
- No obligation to use us for the repairs
Holding a failed report from someone else?
Send it over. We will price the C1 and C2 remedials and any FI investigation in writing within one working day.
Do landlords in Scotland need an EICR?
Yes. Sections 19A and 19B of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 make private landlords keep the electrical installation in a reasonable state of repair and proper working order, and the statutory guidance says how.
What the Repairing Standard guidance asks for
- An electrical safety inspection before a property is first let, then at intervals of no more than five years. It does not have to be redone for every new tenancy if one was carried out in the five years before it starts.
- The inspection covers the fixed installation (the EICR) and testing of appliances you supply, known as PAT testing.
- One or more 30 mA RCDs in the main consumer unit, normally covering the socket circuits as a minimum. It does not require every circuit to have its own RCD.
- C1 and C2 items put right, and FI items investigated as soon as practically possible.
- A copy of the most recent EICR given to a new tenant before the tenancy starts, and to a current tenant after any inspection during the tenancy. Keep your copy for six years.
- Tenants cannot be asked to pay for the inspection.
Source: Repairing Standard statutory guidance, Annex D3, paragraphs D.55 to D.84, read 6 October 2026.
Can a landlord be fined for not having an EICR?
Not by a fixed penalty in the way national pages describe. In Scotland a tenant, or the council on behalf of a vulnerable tenant, can apply to the First tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber). The Tribunal can issue a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order requiring the work. Failing to comply with that order without reasonable excuse is a criminal offence, the council can carry out the work and recover the cost, and the Tribunal can issue a Rent Relief Order cutting the rent until the order is met.
The £30,000 penalty you may have read about comes from England's 2020 private rented sector regulations, which do not apply in Aberdeen. Nor does Part P, which is England and Wales only. Source: Repairing Standard guidance, section 6, enforcement.
How we make it easy for landlords
EICR and PAT testing on the same visit. Two or three nearby properties inspected in one day where the timing works. The report copied to your agent the moment it is issued. For HMOs, remedials and everything else a rental needs, see our landlord electrician in Aberdeen page.
Can a normal electrician do an EICR?
Any electrician who is competent in inspection and testing can carry out an EICR. What a landlord, lender or buyer should look for is proof of that competence: an inspection and testing qualification such as City and Guilds 2391-52, and registration with a scheme that audits the work, such as NICEIC.
Scotland's landlord guidance makes this practical. It accepts an electrician employed by a business registered with an accredited scheme such as NICEIC or NAPIT, or one who can tick every item on a competence checklist covering insurance, recent BS 7671 training and calibrated test equipment. Registration is the simple route, because anyone can check it.
Faithful Spark Electricians is a NICEIC Approved Contractor, enrolment 620239, assessed every year. Our own team is led by Steven Watt, with Callum working alongside him. Steven began as a Royal Navy apprentice in 2001 and founded the business in 2023, and he holds City and Guilds 2391-52 for inspection and testing, 2382-22 for BS 7671 and the 2365-03 Level 3 Diploma. We are also TrustMark registered, licence 4205123, an OZEV authorised installer, EVHS/WCS14254, and carry £2M public liability.
Need an electrician in Aberdeen for more than the EICR? The same team does the remedials, upgrades and new work.
Check us on the NICEIC register before you book.
What EICRs find in Aberdeen properties
The city's housing stock has a pattern, and so do its reports. Knowing yours gives you a rough idea of what to budget before the board is opened.
Granite tenements and flats
Rosemount, Torry, Ferryhill and the West End. Missing main bonding to water and gas, borrowed neutrals left behind by a partial rewire, and rubber or early PVC cable still in the walls.
1960s and 1970s houses
Mastrick, Northfield, Kincorth and Bridge of Don. Rewireable fuse boards with no RCD at all, which is a C2 and a Repairing Standard failure in a rental.
1990s and 2000s estates
Cove Bay, Bucksburn and Dyce. Usually sound. The findings are split load boards with a circuit on the wrong side of the RCD, and outside sockets added later without protection.
Newer homes and conversions
Kingswells, Milltimber and Countesswells. The original wiring is fine. Loft conversions, garden offices and add on circuits with no certificate are what get coded.
The most common C2 we record across Aberdeen is missing or undersized main protective bonding, followed by socket circuits with no 30 mA RCD. Bonding is usually the cheapest of the two to fix, which is why a failed report does not automatically mean a new consumer unit. Planning an EV charger installation in Aberdeen? An EICR first tells us whether the earthing and board can take it.
Landlord with a renewal coming up?
Book it before the tenancy deadline, not the week of it. That is when remedial work stays cheap, because you still have time for a second quote.
HMO, commercial and pre sale EICRs in Aberdeen
HMOs and student lets
Aberdeen City Council's HMO licensing expects electrical safety to be in order, so check the conditions on your own licence. HMO inspections take longer than a family home of the same size, because shared kitchens and extra rooms mean more circuits than the bedroom count suggests. Old Aberdeen, Seaton and Rosemount carry most of the city's HMO stock, and we price each one on its real circuit count.
Shops, offices and industrial units
A commercial EICR starts at £300 + VAT and is priced on circuit count. The duty comes from the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. We regularly inspect three phase boards in Aberdeen workshops and warehouses, and can test outside trading hours.
Buying or selling a home
Scotland does not require an EICR to sell, and the Home Report does not include one. Buyers of older granite property increasingly ask for one anyway, and a satisfactory report takes away a reason to negotiate on price.
EICRs across Aberdeen and its suburbs
We cover every Aberdeen City postcode from AB10 to AB25 with no travel charge. These areas have their own EICR page with local detail.
Just outside the city boundary, Westhill and Maryculter sit in Aberdeenshire Council's area: see EICR in Westhill and EICR in Maryculter, or our EICR in Aberdeenshire page for the rest of the shire.
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How much does an EICR cost in Aberdeen?
Our Aberdeen EICR starts at £150 + VAT for the main board and the first 5 circuits. Each extra circuit is £15 + VAT, and each extra board is £70 + VAT plus £15 + VAT per circuit on it. As a guide, a 2 bed is about £255 + VAT, a 3 bed about £315 + VAT and a 4 bed about £375 + VAT. A commercial EICR starts at £300 + VAT.
How much does an EICR cost in Scotland?
There is no fixed national price. Advertised prices in Aberdeen start below £100, but some include VAT and most cover only a small number of circuits. Compare quotes on the same basis: VAT, the number of circuits included, and the charge for each extra circuit and board.
Why is your EICR more than the £89 to £99 prices I have seen?
Our £150 + VAT covers the main board and 5 circuits, every circuit is tested with the results on the report, the report is never an extra, and the inspection is done by our own NICEIC registered team. Low headline prices often include VAT and cover fewer circuits, with extras added on the day. Ask any quote how many circuits it includes.
Can a normal electrician do an EICR?
Any electrician competent in inspection and testing can carry out an EICR. Landlords, lenders and buyers should look for proof: an inspection and testing qualification such as City and Guilds 2391-52, and registration with an audited scheme such as NICEIC. Scottish landlord guidance accepts NICEIC registration as evidence of competence.
Do landlords in Scotland need an EICR?
Yes. Under the Repairing Standard, private landlords must have an electrical safety inspection, an EICR plus PAT testing of appliances they supply, before a property is first let and then at least every five years. New tenants get a copy before the tenancy starts, and the landlord keeps a copy for six years.
Can a landlord be fined for not having an EICR in Scotland?
Scotland does not use a fixed fine for this. A tenant can apply to the First tier Tribunal for Scotland, which can issue a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order. Failing to comply without reasonable excuse is a criminal offence, the council can do the work and recover the cost, and the Tribunal can issue a Rent Relief Order. England's £30,000 penalty does not apply in Scotland.
What do the codes C1, C2, C3 and FI mean?
C1 means danger present and needs immediate action. C2 means potentially dangerous and needs urgent remedial work. C3 recommends an improvement. FI means further investigation is advised. On a report written to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, only C1 and C2 make the result unsatisfactory, while C3 and FI are advisory. An FI should still be investigated promptly. Older reports used different FI wording, so check the edition stated on yours.
What happens if my Aberdeen EICR is unsatisfactory?
We explain each observation and what it needs. C1 needs immediate action and C2 needs urgent remedial work. On an Amendment 4 report FI is advisory, but Scottish landlord guidance says it should be investigated as soon as practically possible. We quote in writing for the remedials or the investigation, you choose who does the work, and most remedials are booked within 5 to 10 working days.
How long does an EICR take?
About 2 to 3 hours for a 1 or 2 bed flat, 3 to 4 hours for a 3 bed house and 4 to 6 hours for a 4 bed or larger home. HMOs and commercial premises depend on the circuit count. Older properties with undocumented alterations take longer.
Do I need to be home, and will the power be off all day?
Someone over 18 needs to give access to every room, the consumer unit, the meter cupboard and the loft, or keys can be arranged through a letting agent. The power goes off one circuit at a time during testing, not for the whole visit.
How long is an EICR valid in Scotland?
For a private rented home, no more than five years, or sooner if the report recommends an earlier date. For an owner occupied home, every 10 years is the usual recommendation, and before you buy or sell.
My property was recently rewired. Does it still need an EICR?
Not straight away. Scottish landlord guidance accepts an Electrical Installation Certificate in place of an EICR as long as it was issued no more than five years ago and its next inspection date has not passed.
Does an EICR include PAT testing?
No. An EICR covers the fixed wiring. PAT testing covers portable appliances, and Scottish landlords need it for appliances they supply. We can do both on the same visit.
Do I need an EICR to sell my house in Aberdeen?
No. Scotland does not require one to sell, and the Home Report does not include one. Buyers of older properties often ask for one, and a satisfactory report removes a reason to negotiate on price.
Book your EICR in Aberdeen
Call 07304 027013, message us on WhatsApp, or use the form. Tell us the postcode, the property type and roughly how many circuits are on the board, and we come back with a fixed written price within one working day.
Last updated 6 October 2026.
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