Kingswells AB15 8 · A944 corridor · Aberdeen City

EICR in Kingswells Reports for Kingswells lets, sales and estate homes, from £150 + VAT

An EICR in Kingswells costs from £150 + VAT with Faithful Spark Electricians, which covers the main consumer unit and its first five circuits in a flat, an estate semi or a detached family home in AB15 8. Landlords, buyers, sellers and owners usually get a date within 5 to 10 working days, or 2 to 5 when a tenancy is about to begin, and the coded report follows digitally the same week. Call 07304 027013.

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Faithful Spark Electricians inspects and tests the fixed wiring in Kingswells houses, rented flats and business units, gives every defect a code and issues an Electrical Installation Condition Report with a satisfactory or unsatisfactory outcome. The price is set by circuits rather than bedrooms: £150 + VAT covers the main board and five circuits, each further circuit adds £15 + VAT, and a second board, such as one in a garage, adds £70 + VAT plus £15 + VAT for every circuit on it.

Kingswells lies inside the Aberdeen City Council area, so a let here comes under the Scottish Repairing Standard and its landlord registration sits with the city, while Westhill, the next town out along the A944, belongs to Aberdeenshire. Our team travels in 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. Reports are written to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. For repairs, new circuits and other work around the house, see our page for an electrician in Kingswells. We answer 07304 027013 Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm.

Kingswells EICR prices

How much does an EICR cost in Kingswells?

An EICR in Kingswells costs from £150 + VAT, and the final figure follows the number of circuits, with a typical three bedroom house at about £315 + VAT.

Most Kingswells houses run from a single main board, so the count of circuits on it decides the price. Plenty have gained extra circuits over the years: a conservatory, a loft room, an electric shower, a kitchen moved to the back of the house or a feed out to the garage. Count the breakers or fuses on your board when you phone, and mention any second board in a garage or outbuilding, and the written figure will already include them.

Aberdeen commercial distribution board with the cover removed for EICR inspection and the test kit beside it — A commercial distribution board in Aberdeen opened up for its EICR, with our test kit on the bench.

Office or unit at Prime Four Business Park? A small commercial EICR starts at £300 + VAT, and larger premises are priced after we have seen the boards and circuits.

Kingswells EICR price guide

Main board with up to 5 circuits	£150 + VAT
Every circuit after the fifth	£15 + VAT
Extra board (garage, outbuilding, sub board)	£70 + VAT plus £15 per circuit
Typical two bedroom home	about £255 + VAT
Typical three bedroom home	about £315 + VAT
Typical four bedroom home	about £375 + VAT
HMO	priced on circuit count
Small commercial premises	from £300 + VAT

If the report finds work to do

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

Typical figures are guides rather than ceilings, and a bigger house is priced from its own circuit count. Repairs are quoted in writing separately, once you have the report.

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Kingswells houses

What an EICR picks up in Kingswells estate houses

The estates here mostly date from the 1980s onward, so a Kingswells report usually describes an installation in middle age rather than old cable buried in granite. These are the points we look at hardest, and every circuit is still tested in full.

Original boards

Little or no RCD protection

A house still on the board it was built with may have no RCD, or one that protects only some circuits. For a let this matters directly, because the Repairing Standard looks for at least one 30mA RCD in the main board, normally covering the sockets.

1990s split load

Half the house behind one RCD

Boards from the 1990s often share the circuits between one or two RCDs. That layout can still comply, so it is not marked as a defect on its own. Each RCD is trip tested to confirm it disconnects within its limits.

Later additions

Circuits nobody wrote down

Conservatories, loft rooms and garage supplies were often added long after the house was finished, and the chart on the board door rarely kept up. We identify and test every circuit. A cable route that cannot be followed without lifting floors is noted as a limitation, and FI is kept for something that points to a hidden danger.

Bonding

Clamps lost in a boiler change

When a boiler, gas meter or water pipe has been replaced, the main bonding conductors are sometimes not reconnected. Missing main bonding is a frequent finding in older installations and is normally coded C2.

Worn sockets above kitchen worktops and scorching behind heavy appliances turn up too. None of this means a Kingswells house is unsafe to live in. You get each item coded and explained in plain English, and nothing is repaired until you approve a written quote.

Book your Kingswells EICR ahead of the tenancy or sale

Tell us the street, roughly how many circuits the board has and what the report is for. The price comes to you in writing before a date is set.

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Kingswells landlords

Landlord EICR in Kingswells: what Scottish law expects

A private let in Kingswells needs an electrical safety inspection before the first tenant moves in and then at intervals of no more than five years, under the Repairing Standard in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. That inspection has two parts, the EICR on the fixed wiring and PAT on any appliances you supply, and we carry out both on the same visit.

Since Kingswells is part of the city, your landlord registration is held by Aberdeen City Council. Owners letting in Westhill deal with Aberdeenshire Council instead.

No new report for each new tenant. An inspection carried out within the five years before a tenancy begins still counts.
Copies go to tenants. An incoming tenant gets the most recent report before the tenancy starts, a sitting tenant gets a copy of any inspection done during it, and you keep your own copy for six years.
The cost stays with you. A tenant cannot be asked to pay towards the inspection unless the tribunal orders it.
An RCD is a minimum. The guidance says a house without an RCD does not meet the Repairing Standard. One or more 30mA RCDs in the main board, normally covering the sockets, is the baseline, and an RCBO on every circuit is not required.
More than one let? We track renewal dates for you and can inspect two or three nearby properties in one day.

The detail is set out in Annex D3 of the Scottish Government statutory guidance for private landlords.

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

Yes, although in Scotland it runs through a tribunal rather than a fixed penalty. If a Kingswells let falls short of the Repairing Standard, 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 required. Ignoring 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 can lead to a fine on summary conviction. The tribunal can also reduce the rent through a rent relief order. Penalty figures quoted on UK wide websites usually describe the English rules, which do not apply in Kingswells.

Staying clear of all that is straightforward: the EICR and appliance testing in one appointment, the report emailed to you or your letting agent, and a written price for anything that needs putting right.

Digital multimeter with red and black test probes on a grey surface — A digital multimeter with its red and black test leads.

Before you book

Kingswells EICR questions people ask before booking

Can a normal electrician do an EICR?

Not every electrician is set up for it. An EICR has to be done by a skilled person competent in inspection and testing, with suitable instruments and insurance. For a Scottish let, the statutory guidance allows landlords to rely on membership of an accredited scheme such as NICEIC or NAPIT as evidence that a firm has been assessed, and anyone outside those schemes has to meet a checklist in the same guidance. Faithful Spark is NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239, and Steven Watt holds City and Guilds 2391-52 for inspection and testing.

What are the new EICR regulations for 2026?

The change in 2026 is Amendment 4 to the wiring regulations. BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 was published on 15 April 2026 and the previous edition is withdrawn on 15 October 2026. On an A4 report only a C1, danger present, or a C2, potentially dangerous, makes the outcome unsatisfactory. A C3, improvement recommended, and an FI, further investigation is advised, are advisory, though an FI in a Scottish let should be looked into as soon as practicable because it may uncover a danger. A report issued earlier keeps the wording of its own edition. Our guide to EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI explained takes each code in turn.

Will a 1980s Kingswells house fail its EICR?

Age alone does not fail a report. The outcome depends on what the testing finds, and only a C1 or C2 makes it unsatisfactory. C3 recommendations about an older board, on their own, leave the result satisfactory.

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

It is worth considering. A Scottish Home Report contains a survey report with energy information and a property questionnaire, and an EICR is not part of it, so the wiring has not been tested when you make an offer. A report gives you the state of the board and every circuit, with a priced list of anything that needs attention.

How often should an owner occupier in Kingswells book an EICR?

No law sets an interval for a house you live in yourself. Around every ten years is a sensible guide, along with a sale, a purchase or major building work. If your last report gave a shorter next inspection date, follow that.

How long does an EICR take in a Kingswells house?

A typical three bedroom house takes roughly two to four hours, a flat less, and a house with a second board longer. Circuits go off one at a time while they are tested, so we agree the timing with you or your tenant beforehand.

Want a written price for your Kingswells property?

Call Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm or Saturday 9am to 1pm. You see the figure in writing before agreeing a date.

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After the report

If your Kingswells EICR comes back unsatisfactory

An unsatisfactory Kingswells report means at least one C1 or C2 has been recorded, and every one of them has to be fixed. Where a C1 can be made safe during the visit we do it there and then, and where it cannot we confirm the danger to you in writing that day. C2 repairs are urgent and are usually booked within 2 to 5 working days.

You see the findings before any repair price, and the price arrives as its own written quote. Small repairs are certified on a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate, and a replacement board on an Electrical Installation Certificate. In an estate house the larger fix is most often a consumer unit upgrade in Kingswells, from £550 + VAT. Where the cable itself has failed its tests, a rewire in Kingswells becomes the next conversation. For the order of steps after a failed report, read what to do if your EICR is unsatisfactory.

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What each code means for a Kingswells report

Code	Meaning	Effect on the result
C1	Danger present	Unsatisfactory, make safe now
C2	Potentially dangerous	Unsatisfactory, repair urgently
C3	Improvement recommended	Advisory
FI	Further investigation is advised	Advisory, investigate promptly

Applies to reports issued under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. A report made under an earlier edition keeps that edition's wording.

On the day

How a Kingswells EICR visit works

Before we arrive. We ask how many boards and circuits there are and arrange access with you or your tenant, since each circuit is switched off in turn.
Inspection. The board, sockets, switches, light fittings, visible cable and fixed appliances such as a shower or cooker are examined for damage, overheating and wear.
Testing. Continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, earth fault loop impedance and RCD trip times are measured on every circuit.
Report. Each observation is coded, the outcome and the next inspection date are stated, and the digital report reaches you the same week with any repair price kept separate.

Our own team does the work, Steven Watt with Callum alongside him, and every report carries 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 inspection and testing award.

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Coverage

Where we carry out EICRs around Kingswells

Every street in Kingswells AB15 8, the homes along the A944 corridor and the business units at Prime Four, plus Countesswells, Hazlehead and Sheddocksley close by. Kingswells is on the far side of Aberdeen from our Peterhead base. Most addresses within an hour of Peterhead carry no travel surcharge, and we confirm whether anything applies to yours when you book, never afterwards.

Kingswells AB15 8A944 corridorPrime Four Business ParkCountesswellsHazleheadSheddocksley

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

FAQs

More about EICRs in Kingswells

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Is Kingswells covered by Aberdeen City Council or Aberdeenshire Council?

Aberdeen City Council. Kingswells is part of the city, so landlord registration and any building warrant for electrical work go to the city council. Westhill, further out along the A944, is in Aberdeenshire.

Does a C3 or an FI fail a Kingswells EICR?

No. On a report made under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, only a C1 or C2 makes the result unsatisfactory. C3 and FI are advisory, but an FI on a rented home should be investigated as soon as practicable.

Do you test landlord appliances on the same visit?

Yes. A Scottish let needs PAT on landlord supplied appliances alongside the EICR, and we carry out both in one appointment.

What does a garage board add to the price?

£70 + VAT for the board plus £15 + VAT for each circuit on it, built into the written price before you book.

Can you inspect several of my rental properties on one day?

Yes. Where they are close together we can inspect two or three in a day, and we can keep track of their renewal dates for you.

How quickly can I get a landlord EICR in Kingswells?

Most bookings fall within 5 to 10 working days, and a tenancy start can usually be fitted in within 2 to 5 working days. The report is issued digitally the same week.

Book your EICR in Kingswells

Call 07304 027013 or use the form. Give us the address, the number of boards if you know it, and whether the report is for a let, a sale, a purchase 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 Kingswells, Countesswells, Hazlehead and 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