Cults, Bieldside and Pitfodels · AB15 · Aberdeen City

EICR in Cults Electrical safety reports for Deeside homes and lets, from £150 + VAT

An EICR in Cults costs from £150 + VAT with Faithful Spark Electricians, covering the main consumer unit and its first five circuits in any flat, family house or granite villa in AB15. Landlords, sellers, buyers and owners can usually book within 5 to 10 working days, or 2 to 5 when a tenancy is about to start, and the report is issued digitally the same week. Call 07304 027013.

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Faithful Spark Electricians carries out EICRs in Cults for private landlords, letting agents, homeowners and anyone buying or selling a house along North Deeside Road. The report records the condition of the fixed wiring, gives every defect a code and ends with a satisfactory or unsatisfactory result. Pricing follows the circuit count: £150 + VAT for the main board and five circuits, £15 + VAT for each circuit after that, and £70 + VAT for each extra board plus £15 + VAT per circuit on it.

Cults is in Scotland and sits inside the Aberdeen City Council area, so a let here is governed by the Scottish Repairing Standard. England's private rented sector electrical rules, which gov.uk shows in Cults search results, do not apply in Cults. Our team works from 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ. Steven Watt leads it with Callum working alongside him, and Steven holds City and Guilds 2391-52 for inspection and testing. Every report is written to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. For rewiring, faults and other jobs around the house, see our page for an electrician in Cults. The phones are answered Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm on 07304 027013.

Cults EICR prices

How much does an EICR cost in Cults?

In Cults an EICR starts at £150 + VAT, and the final figure depends on how many circuits and boards the house has, not on its value or its address.

That difference is wider here than in most places. A flat off North Deeside Road often sits at or close to the minimum charge. A large granite villa that has been extended may have a second board in the utility room, another in a converted garage and a third feeding an annexe, and each of those is inspected and tested in full. Tell us how many boards you can see when you phone and the written figure will already allow for them.

One question to put to any other quote you receive: are the garage, annexe and outbuilding boards included? A report that stops at the main board leaves part of the house unreported.

Cults EICR price guide

Main board with up to 5 circuits	£150 + VAT
Each circuit beyond five	£15 + VAT
Each additional board (utility, garage, annexe)	£70 + VAT plus £15 per circuit
Two bedroom home, typical	about £255 + VAT
Three bedroom home, typical	about £315 + VAT
Four bedroom home, typical	about £375 + VAT
House in multiple occupation	by circuit count
Small commercial premises	from £300 + VAT

Common remedial prices

New consumer unit	from £550 + VAT, guide to £950
RCBO, per device	£25 to £30 + VAT plus fitting
Surge protection device	£40 to £80 + VAT

Typical figures are guides, not caps: a larger villa is priced from its own circuit count. Any remedial work is quoted in writing on its own, after you have the report.

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Cults property

Granite villas and multi board houses: what a Cults EICR tends to find

A lot of Cults is Victorian and Edwardian granite, set among large detached family homes, newer houses and flats. A house's age and history tell us where to look hardest, but every circuit gets tested whatever the building.

Granite villas

Wiring from several decades

A villa rewired one room or one floor at a time can carry newer circuits beside far older ones, occasionally on different earthing arrangements. We trace where each generation of cable begins and ends instead of assuming.

Bonding

Main bonding left behind

When gas or water pipework has been renewed, the main protective bonding is sometimes never brought up to standard. A missing or inadequate bonding conductor is one of the commonest findings in older Cults homes, and it is normally a C2.

Multi board homes

A board for each addition

Utility rooms, garage conversions, annexes, home offices and garden lighting often each run from their own board. Every board, and every circuit on it, is inspected and tested in turn, so a big house is given a longer slot.

Lath and plaster

Circuits that vanish into the walls

Some cable runs in an older villa cannot be followed without lifting floors or opening up. When that falls outside what was agreed, the report notes it as a limitation; when something seen suggests a possible danger, it is coded FI so it can be investigated.

Older fuse boards still in use and sockets scorched behind heavy appliances turn up as well. None of this makes a villa unsafe to live in. It means the inspection needs time, and you receive a coded list of what the house needs, with nothing repaired until you approve a written quote.

Book an EICR in Cults around your let or sale

Send the address, the number of boards you know about and whether it is a let, a sale or a purchase. The price reaches you in writing before any date is fixed.

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Cults landlords

What a Cults landlord needs under Scottish law

If you let a house or flat in Cults, the Repairing Standard in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 requires an electrical safety inspection before the tenancy begins and at least every five years from then on. It comes in two parts, an EICR on the fixed installation and a PAT test of any appliances you supply, and we cover both during one visit.

Your landlord registration is held by Aberdeen City Council, because Cults belongs to the city rather than to Aberdeenshire. The same goes for Bieldside and Milltimber, even though all three feel like Deeside villages.

Every five years, not every tenant. A change of tenant does not call for a new report, as long as the last inspection is under five years old when the new tenancy starts.
Reports for tenants. A new tenant receives the latest report before moving in, a sitting tenant receives a copy of any inspection done during the tenancy, and you keep your own copy for six years.
The landlord pays. The inspection fee cannot be recharged to the tenant.
RCD protection. The main consumer unit needs one or more 30mA RCDs, normally covering the sockets as a minimum. A dual RCD board can meet this, and RCBOs on every circuit are not a requirement.
Recently rewired lets. An Electrical Installation Certificate less than five years old can take the place of an EICR, provided its next inspection date has not passed.

The detail sits in Annex D3 of the Scottish Government statutory guidance for private landlords.

Can a landlord be fined for not having an EICR?

Yes, though in Scotland that happens through a tribunal rather than as an on the spot penalty. When a Cults let falls below the Repairing Standard, the tenant, or Aberdeen City Council on the tenant's behalf, can apply to the Housing and Property Chamber, which can issue a repairing standard enforcement order listing the work required. Failing to comply with that order without a reasonable excuse, or letting the property while it is in force, is an offence under section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 and carries a fine on summary conviction. If the order is not met, the tribunal can also restrict the rent through a rent relief order, and the council can carry out the work and recover the cost from the landlord. The fixed penalty figures quoted on UK wide websites come from the English system.

Our side of it stays simple: the EICR and appliance testing in one visit, the report emailed to you or your letting agent, and a written quote for anything that needs fixing.

Yellow clamp meter with an insulation test setting beside a coil of cable, a conduit box and pliers — An insulation resistance reading finds cable damage that no visual check can.

Before you book

Questions Cults clients ask about an EICR

Can any qualified electrician do an EICR?

An electrical qualification alone is not enough. Periodic inspection and testing needs a skilled person with inspection experience, insurance and calibrated instruments. For a Scottish let, the statutory guidance treats membership of a registration scheme such as NICEIC or NAPIT as evidence of a competent firm, and an inspector outside a scheme has to satisfy a checklist set out in that guidance. Faithful Spark is NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239, and Steven Watt holds City and Guilds 2391-52, the inspection and testing award.

What are the new EICR regulations for 2026?

The 2026 change is Amendment 4 to BS 7671. BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 was published on 15 April 2026, and the previous edition is withdrawn on 15 October 2026. Under A4 only two codes make a report unsatisfactory: C1, danger present, and C2, potentially dangerous. C3, improvement recommended, and FI, further investigation is advised, are advisory. In a Scottish let an FI should still be looked into as soon as reasonably practicable, because it can uncover a hidden danger. An older report keeps the wording of the edition printed on it. Each code is set out in our guide to EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI explained.

Should I get an EICR before buying a house in Cults?

On a period villa it is worth doing. A Scottish Home Report is made up of a survey report with energy information and a property questionnaire, and an EICR is not part of it, so the wiring in a large granite house can go untested before you commit. A report shows the state of every board and circuit and gives you a costed list of anything needing work, which helps when you discuss the price.

Does an owner living in a Cults home need an EICR?

No law requires one for an owner occupier. A sensible rhythm is about every ten years, and at a sale, a purchase or before major alterations. For an older villa the report itself may recommend a shorter gap before the next inspection.

How long does an EICR take on a large Cults house?

A flat is normally finished within a few hours. A villa with several boards can take most of a day, since each board and every circuit on it is tested. Power goes off a section at a time, so we agree the timing with you or your tenant in advance.

How much do electricians charge for an EICR in Cults?

Our EICR price in Cults starts at £150 + VAT for the main board and five circuits and rises by £15 + VAT per extra circuit, so a typical three bedroom home comes to about £315 + VAT. Each additional board adds £70 + VAT plus £15 + VAT for every circuit on it. You get the figure in writing before booking.

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After the report

When a Cults EICR comes back unsatisfactory

An unsatisfactory result means the inspector has recorded at least one C1 or C2, and each of those must be put right. We make a C1 safe there and then wherever that can be done, and if it cannot, we confirm the danger to you in writing straight away. C2 items are urgent, and remedials of this kind are usually booked within 2 to 5 working days.

You receive the findings first and the repair price second, as a separate written quote. Small repairs are certified on a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate and a replacement board on an Electrical Installation Certificate. In older Cults villas the bigger fix is often a consumer unit upgrade in Cults, and where the original cable has deteriorated, a rewire in Cults. Our guide on what to do if your EICR is unsatisfactory takes you through the next steps in order.

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How each code affects a Cults report

Code	What it signals	Result
C1	Danger present now	Report unsatisfactory, act immediately
C2	Could become dangerous	Report unsatisfactory, urgent repair
C3	Short of current best practice	Advisory only
FI	Further investigation is advised	Advisory, look into it soon

For reports issued under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. A report made under an earlier edition follows the wording of that edition.

On the day

How an EICR visit in Cults runs

We plan the time. Knowing how many boards the house has lets us book a slot that fits, and we agree access with you or your tenant because circuits are switched off one after another.
We look before we test. Each board, the sockets, switches, fittings, visible cables and fixed equipment such as a shower or cooker are checked for wear, damage and signs of heat.
We test every circuit. Continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, earth fault loop impedance and RCD operation are measured across each board in turn.
We code and report. Every observation gets a C1, C2, C3 or FI, the report states the overall result and the recommended next inspection date, and it arrives digitally the same week with any remedial quote kept separate.

The work is done by our own team, Steven Watt with Callum alongside him, and each report is issued under our NICEIC registration.

City and Guilds Level 3 Award 2391-52 in initial and periodic inspection and testing of electrical installations — Steven Watt holds City and Guilds 2391-52, the award for inspection and testing.

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Coverage

Where we carry out EICRs around Cults

All of Cults, from the streets off North Deeside Road near Cults Academy to the homes along the Deeside Way, plus Bieldside and Pitfodels on either side and Milltimber and Peterculter further west. Cults sits on the far side of Aberdeen from our Peterhead base, so we confirm any travel charge for your address when you book, and it is never added afterwards.

Cults AB15North Deeside RoadBieldsidePitfodelsMilltimber AB13Peterculter AB14

For inspections elsewhere in the city, see our page on EICR in Aberdeen.

FAQs

More about EICRs in Cults

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Does each new tenant in Cults need a fresh EICR?

No. A new report is needed only when the last inspection is more than five years old at the start of the new tenancy.

Do C3 or FI codes fail a Cults EICR?

No. Under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 a report is unsatisfactory only with a C1 or C2. C3 and FI are advisory, although an FI in a let should still be investigated promptly.

Can you test my landlord appliances at the same time?

Yes. A Scottish let needs PAT on the appliances the landlord supplies as well as the EICR, and both are done in the same appointment.

Is a second board in my Cults house charged separately?

Yes. Each additional board is £70 + VAT plus £15 + VAT for every circuit on it, and it is built into the written price before you book.

Can the report go straight to my letting agent?

Yes. Tell us and we will email the report to your agent as well as to you.

Which council covers Cults, Aberdeen City or Aberdeenshire?

Aberdeen City Council. Cults has an AB15 postcode and is part of the city, so landlord registration and any building warrant for electrical work are handled by Aberdeen City Council.

Book your EICR in Cults

Call 07304 027013 or fill in the form. Give us the address, how many boards the house has if you know, and whether it is a let, a purchase, 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.

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Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd · EICRs in Cults, Bieldside, Milltimber and lower Deeside · 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