AB15 · Hazlehead and the west of Aberdeen · Aberdeen City Council area

EICR in Hazlehead Condition reports for Hazlehead houses, flats and lets, from £150 + VAT

Faithful Spark Electricians carries out EICRs in Hazlehead from £150 + VAT, which pays for the consumer unit and its first five circuits, with each further circuit at £15 + VAT. Landlords, buyers and owners across AB15 normally get a date 5 to 10 working days ahead, or 2 to 5 when a tenancy is about to begin, and the coded report arrives digitally the same week. Call 07304 027013.

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An EICR, or Electrical Installation Condition Report, is a coded record of how safe the fixed wiring in a property is today. For a Hazlehead home we test each circuit, look over the board, sockets, switches and fittings, and finish with an overall verdict of satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Price follows the number of circuits, not the number of rooms, so a small flat on one board is often covered by the £150 + VAT minimum.

Hazlehead lies on the west side of Aberdeen in the AB15 postcode district, and it falls under Aberdeen City Council. The area began as a council estate in the 1920s and many of those homes are now privately owned, alongside flats that include multi storey blocks and the new streets of Countesswells beyond. That mix is why no two Hazlehead reports look alike. Our team works from 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ: Steven Watt leads it with Callum alongside him, Steven holds City and Guilds 2391-52, and every report is completed to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm on 07304 027013.

Hazlehead EICR prices

How much does an EICR cost in Hazlehead?

An EICR in Hazlehead costs from £150 + VAT for the main board and five circuits, then £15 + VAT for every circuit after that, so a typical two bedroom flat comes to about £255 + VAT and a three bedroom house to about £315 + VAT.

The quickest way to a firm figure is to open the consumer unit cover and count the breakers or fuses. Mention a separate board in a garage or shed, an electric shower or storage heaters, because each of those adds circuits. We confirm the total in writing before a date is fixed, and nothing is added on the day without your agreement.

Thinking about a home charger as well? An EV charger installation in Hazlehead adds a new circuit to your board, and an EICR beforehand tells you whether that board is in a fit state to take it.

What a Hazlehead EICR costs

Main board with up to five circuits	£150 + VAT
Every circuit beyond five	£15 + VAT
Extra board (garage, shed or sub board)	£70 + VAT plus £15 a circuit
Two bedroom flat or house, guide	about £255 + VAT
Three bedroom house, guide	about £315 + VAT
Four bedroom house, guide	about £375 + VAT
HMO	priced on its circuits

If the report asks for work

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

Guide figures are not a ceiling; a larger property is priced on its own circuit count. Repairs are always a separate written quote that you see after the report.

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Hazlehead properties

How an EICR differs across Hazlehead homes

The test sequence is the same everywhere. What changes is where the installation starts, what has been altered over the years, and what the paperwork from earlier owners can tell us.

Former council houses

Several owners, several sets of changes

Where a house has passed from the council to private owners, the wiring often carries the work of each of them: a board swapped at one point, a kitchen moved at another, a shower circuit added later. We trace and test every circuit rather than trusting an old chart, and anything we cannot reach is written down as a limitation so you know exactly what the report covers.

Flats and multi storey blocks

Your flat, from its own consumer unit

A flat report covers the installation that belongs to the flat, starting at its consumer unit. Stair lighting, door entry and other shared supplies are the responsibility of whoever manages the building, so they sit outside your report unless that owner books them separately. Fewer circuits usually means a lower price.

Newer streets to the west

Keep the builder's certificate

A recently built home comes with an Electrical Installation Certificate from the developer, and that certificate gives a recommended date for the first inspection. Until then an EICR is mainly worth booking before you let the house or after a significant alteration.

Whatever the age, a plastic consumer unit is not a defect on its own, and a board with RCD protection on the sockets can be perfectly sound. Every finding is coded and explained, and no repair starts until you have approved a written quote.

Ready to book the EICR in Hazlehead?

Give us the street, roughly how many circuits the board has, and why you need the report. We send the price in writing and then agree a date that suits you or your tenant.

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Renting or buying

How can I check if a property has an EICR certificate?

Ask the person who ordered it for a copy: the landlord or letting agent if you rent, or the seller through their solicitor if you are buying. An EICR is a document issued to whoever paid for the inspection, so a copy of the report itself is the reliable proof.

Tenants have a right to see it. Under the Scottish Government's statutory guidance a landlord must give a new tenant a copy of the most recent EICR before the tenancy starts, and must give a sitting tenant a copy of any inspection carried out during the tenancy. The landlord also has to keep a copy for six years.
Buyers usually need to ask. The Home Report sold with a Scottish house covers the survey, the energy report and a property questionnaire, and none of those tests the wiring. If the seller has an EICR, request it; if not, you can book one yourself before the sale completes.
Owners can look at the board. A periodic inspection notice beside or on the consumer unit, like the one in the photo, shows when the installation was last inspected and when the next inspection is recommended. It points you to a report but does not replace one.

What to look for once you have the copy

The guidance lists what a landlord's report must set out: the inspection date, the full address, the landlord or agent, the name and address of the inspector with evidence that they are competent, a description of what was inspected, and any defects found. Then check the overall assessment and the next inspection date. A rented home needs a report no more than five years old, and an unsatisfactory one means the C1 and C2 items still have to be fixed. All of this is in Annex D3 of the Repairing Standard guidance for private landlords.

No copy, a report that has run out, or one you cannot follow? We can inspect the property and give you a current report, and talk you through what the old one said if you have it.

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Consumer unit in a meter cupboard with a periodic inspection label and a caution notice about two versions of wiring colours — A periodic inspection notice on a consumer unit, filled in with the date of the last inspection and the recommended date of the next one.

Letting in Hazlehead

EICR rules for Hazlehead landlords

A private let in Scotland has to meet the Repairing Standard in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. For electrics that means a safety inspection before the first tenancy and again within five years of the last one, made up of an EICR on the wiring and PAT on any appliances you supply. We do both in one visit. A report from the five years before a new tenancy begins still counts, so a change of tenant does not need a fresh inspection. Landlord registration for a Hazlehead address is with Aberdeen City Council.

Can a landlord be fined for not having an EICR in Hazlehead?

Yes, though not through a fixed penalty notice. In Scotland the route runs through the tribunal, the Housing and Property Chamber: a tenant, or Aberdeen City Council acting for the tenant, applies, and the tribunal can make a repairing standard enforcement order. A landlord who fails to comply with that order without a reasonable excuse, or who lets the property while it is in force, commits an offence under section 28 of the 2006 Act and can be fined on conviction. The tribunal can also make a rent relief order. Fine amounts quoted on UK wide websites usually come from the English rules, which do not apply in Hazlehead.

Staying clear of all that is straightforward: one booking for the EICR and the appliance tests, a copy of the report for you or your agent to pass to the tenant, and a written price for anything coded C1 or C2.

Before you book

What Hazlehead customers ask before booking

Can a normal electrician do an EICR?

Not every electrician takes on inspection work, because it is a different job from installing. Fitting a circuit means building to the current standard; an EICR means judging someone else's work, often decades old, testing it with calibrated instruments and deciding which code each fault deserves. Ask whoever you book to show an inspection and testing qualification and their scheme membership. Ours are City and Guilds 2391-52, held by Steven Watt, and NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239.

Who counts as competent under the Scottish guidance, and how to check a register, is set out on our electrician in Hazlehead page.

What are the new electrical regulations for 2026?

BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, the fourth amendment to the wiring regulations, published on 15 April 2026. The edition before it is withdrawn on 15 October 2026. On an EICR made under A4, only a C1 or a C2 makes the report unsatisfactory; C3 and FI are advisory, although an FI in a rented home should still be investigated promptly. A report written under an earlier edition keeps that edition's wording, so check which one is named on yours.

How often does a Hazlehead home need an EICR?

For a private let, at least every five years. For a home you live in there is no legal interval; around every ten years is a sensible rhythm, plus a check when you buy, before major alterations, or sooner if your last report recommends it.

How long does the inspection take?

A flat on one board can be finished in a couple of hours. A three bedroom house usually takes two to four, and a second board adds time. Circuits go off one at a time while they are tested, so we agree the timing with whoever will be at home.

Tenancy starting or a sale going through?

Ring Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm or Saturday 9am to 1pm. When a tenancy start sets the deadline, we usually book the inspection within 2 to 5 working days.

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After the report

When a Hazlehead report comes back unsatisfactory

Unsatisfactory means the report records at least one C1 or C2, and every one of them needs to be fixed. A C1 is made safe on the visit wherever that can be done; if it cannot, you get the danger confirmed in writing the same day. C2 repairs are urgent and are normally booked within 2 to 5 working days.

The report and the repair quote are kept apart, so you can read the findings before deciding anything. Small repairs are certified on a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate and a new board on an Electrical Installation Certificate. Where an old board is the root of the problem, the answer is usually a consumer unit upgrade in Aberdeen, from £550 + VAT. For the next steps in order, see what to do if your EICR is unsatisfactory, and for each code in detail, EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI explained.

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The four codes on a Hazlehead report

Code	Meaning	Effect on the result
C1	Danger present	Unsatisfactory; made safe straight away
C2	Potentially dangerous	Unsatisfactory; urgent repair
C3	Improvement recommended	Advisory
FI	Further investigation is advised	Advisory; investigate soon

This applies to reports made under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. An older report follows the wording of the edition printed on it.

The visit

What happens during a Hazlehead EICR

Before we arrive. We confirm the number of boards and circuits and agree a time with you or the tenant, since power goes off one circuit at a time.
Inspection. The consumer unit, accessories, light fittings, visible cabling and fixed appliances such as a cooker or shower are checked for damage, overheating and wear.
Testing. Continuity and insulation resistance first, then polarity and earth fault loop impedance, with a trip test on each RCD.
The report. Each observation is coded, the overall result and next inspection date are recorded, and the digital report follows that week with any repair quote sent separately.

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

Multifunction tester showing an earth fault loop impedance reading of 0.38 ohms during an EICR — An earth fault loop impedance reading on a multifunction tester.

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 for inspection and testing.

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Coverage

Where we carry out EICRs around Hazlehead

Hazlehead itself and the neighbouring parts of AB15 on the west side of the city, from Craigiebuckler and Summerhill to Airyhall and the newer homes at Countesswells. Our base is in Peterhead, on the far side of Aberdeen, and most addresses within an hour of it carry no travel surcharge. If anything applies to yours, we say so when you book.

Hazlehead AB15CraigiebucklerSummerhillAiryhallCountesswellsMannofield

Elsewhere in the city, see EICR in Aberdeen.

FAQs

Book your EICR in Hazlehead

Call 07304 027013 or use the form. Tell us the address, how many boards there are if you know, and whether the report is for a let, a purchase, a sale or your own peace of mind. 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 Hazlehead and west Aberdeen, AB15 · 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