NICEIC approved · AB10 to AB25 · Homes and landlords
Electricians in Aberdeen for homes and landlords
Need an electrician in Aberdeen? We are NICEIC approved electricians working across the city and its suburbs on fault finding, EICRs, fuse boards, rewires and EV chargers, with a clear price before any work starts and a fixed written price for anything we survey. Call 07304 027013.
Faithful Spark Electricians is an NICEIC Approved Contractor working in homes and rented property across Aberdeen, from Rosemount and the West End to Bridge of Don, Cove Bay and Cults. The team is led by Steven Watt, in the trade since starting as a Royal Navy engineering apprentice in 2001. Standard work is usually booked within 5 to 10 working days, urgent work such as a tenancy start or EICR remedials within 2 to 5, and a genuine safety problem the same day within opening hours.
We are open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm, closed on Sunday. The work is carried out by our own team, led by Steven Watt with Callum working alongside him, and every certificate is issued under NICEIC enrolment 620239 to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026. Call 07304 027013 and you speak to the people who will do the job.
Aberdeen services
Electrical services in Aberdeen, each with its own page
Guide prices exclude VAT unless stated and are fixed in writing after a free survey. Each link opens the Aberdeen page for that service, with the detail and pricing behind it.
EICRs for homes and rented property
A full inspection and test of the fixed wiring, priced by the number of circuits. Private landlords in Scotland need one at least every five years.
A burning smell, a sparking socket or an RCD that will not reset. For a genuine safety concern we aim to be with you the same day, within opening hours.
A domestic electrician installs, repairs, tests and certifies the fixed wiring in a home, from the consumer unit out to every socket, light, shower and outside supply. In practice the work falls into three kinds of visit.
Installing. New circuits and sockets, kitchen and bathroom wiring, lighting, electric showers, electric heating and thermostats, extractor fans, garden power and EV chargers.
Repairing. Tracing why a circuit trips, why a socket is dead or why a light flickers, then fixing the cause rather than the symptom.
Testing and certifying. EICRs for owners, buyers and landlords, PAT testing of landlord supplied appliances, and a certificate for every piece of new work so you can prove it meets BS 7671.
Showers, lighting and heating
Most Aberdeen call outs are not a rewire. They are an electric shower that has stopped or needs a bigger circuit, LED downlights in a kitchen or bathroom, outdoor and security lighting on its own protected circuit, or storage heaters and electric heating that will not come on in a cold snap. Each one is priced before we start and certified when we finish. See our pages on kitchen electrics in Aberdeen, bathroom electrical work and outdoor power and lighting.
A commercial electrician does the same three things on a larger, often three phase, supply in a workplace. We do both, which is why the commercial boards further down this page sit beside home EV chargers. For business premises, see our pages on electrical fit outs, commercial lighting installation and our work as a three phase electrician in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen homes we work in
Granite tenement flats
Holburn Street, Crown Street and Great Western Road. Older wiring in shared buildings. A rewire in a flat needs a building warrant from Aberdeen City Council, so we plan it in from the start.
Interwar and post war houses
Rosemount, Mannofield and Mid Stocket. Original lighting circuits, lath and plaster ceilings and fuse boards that predate RCD protection. Usually a board change and an EICR before anything bigger.
Newer estates
Bridge of Don, Kingswells, Countesswells and Cove Bay. Mostly EV chargers, extra circuits and garden power on boards that have room for them.
Tell us the property type and the postcode when you call. It shapes the price more than anything else.
Got a job in Aberdeen? Send us the details.
A free survey, then a fixed written price within one working day of it. No charge for quoting.
These are our own figures for 2026, not an industry average. The final price is confirmed in writing before any work starts.
How much does an electrician cost in Scotland?
It depends on the job, and you get a clear price from us before any work starts. Fault finding is £80 to £150 + VAT for the first hour, and an urgent call out is £150 to £250 + VAT with the first hour included.
How much should an electrician charge per day?
We do not sell a day rate. Short jobs get a clear price before any work starts. Anything that runs longer, such as a board change, a rewire or an EV charger, gets a fixed price after a free survey, so the total is known before we start however many days it takes. If we find a new fault part way through, we quote it before we touch it.
Work in Aberdeen
Our guide price
How it is priced
Fault finding
£80 to £150 + VAT, first hour
Any repair is priced and agreed once the cause is found.
Urgent call out
£150 to £250 + VAT
Includes the first hour on site and making the installation safe.
Extra socket
£65 to £100 + VAT each, plus the first hour
Depends on the route back to the circuit and the wall type.
Domestic EICR
From £150 + VAT
Main board and first 5 circuits. Each further circuit £15 + VAT.
Consumer unit upgrade
£550 to £950 + VAT
Circuit count, surge protection and what the old board was hiding.
Full rewire, three bed semi
£5,000 to £10,000 + VAT
Fixed price after a survey. Flats and four bed homes quoted separately.
Home EV charger, 7.4kW smart
£900 to £1,300 + VAT
Charger model, cable run and the earthing your supply needs.
Commercial EICR
From £200 + VAT
Number of boards and circuits, plus access around your trading hours.
Photographed on site by our team. No stock images and no borrowed photos.
Before: the original board on Park Place, Aberdeen
September 2026 · Park Place, Aberdeen AB11
Consumer unit replacement in a city centre flat
The old board had two separate switches and no linked main switch, so nothing isolated the whole flat in one action. The wiring inside was crowded and the circuits shared older RCD protection. We replaced it with a metal FuseBox board with an RCBO on every circuit, a surge protection device and one clearly labelled main switch, then tested the installation and issued an Electrical Installation Certificate.
After: Ohme charger and dedicated EV board, Aberdeen
September 2026 · Aberdeen driveway
Home EV charger with its own consumer unit
An Aberdeen customer wanted to charge overnight on an off peak tariff without a cable across the drive. We mounted an Ohme Home Pro beside a dedicated EV consumer unit, clipped the external cabling to the wall and fitted a holster so the lead stays off the ground. The circuit was tested and certified before we left.
Inspections in Aberdeen
Photographed by our team during recent EICRs in Aberdeen. Each finding goes on the report with its code and, where work is needed, a written price for the remedial work.
Inspection in progress, AberdeenThe cover comes off so every termination, neutral and earth connection can be seen and tested. The test kit sits beside the board for the full set of readings.Three phase board, Aberdeen warehouseMain board with separate sub boards labelled for the warehouse lights, the emergency lighting key switch and the outside lights.Earth bar and armoured cablesA TPN board with its phase layout labelled and the main earth bar tagged, fed by armoured cables on a cable tray.Surge protection checkedCircuits listed on the door and surge protection modules in the lower panel, all recorded on the report.Workshop board, labelled by areaEvery circuit labelled by phase and by the area it feeds, from manufacturing to the welders bay roller door.Switch disconnector and workshop boardA switch disconnector above the board feeding the compressor, the crane, the test bay sockets and a welder bay.What an inspection findsOld HRC fuse gear with mixed cable colours and taped joints, recorded and coded on the report with a price for the remedial work.
Consumer unit, 1930s granite terrace
Repeated nuisance tripping on an old board. We fitted a FuseBox RCBO consumer unit in the same position, tested every circuit and emailed the NICEIC certificate the same day.
A full EICR on an Aberdeen HMO, including the communal areas, carried out around the tenants. The satisfactory report reached the property manager the same afternoon.
New twin and earth cable throughout, first fix with the property stripped back, second fix after plastering, and a new consumer unit, certified on completion.
An Ohme smart charger on the outside wall of a Bridge of Don home, wired from the consumer unit with a tidy cable run and set up so the owner was charging the same day.
"I had an excellent experience with Faithful Spark Electricians here in Aberdeen. Steven was the electrician who helped me, and he was fantastic from start to finish. Professional, punctual, and really thorough with his work."
Panagiotis ZarkadakisGoogle review
Aberdeen · Rental property fault
★★★★★
"The Faithful Spark team came out to an emergency at my rental property. They were quick at fault finding and repairing the fault."
HarjinderGoogle review
Aberdeen · Heater repair
★★★★★
"Steven the electrician came to our flat last minute in the middle of a very cold start to winter to fix our broken heaters. He walked us through everything he was checking, explained what he found and was incredibly thorough the whole time. Best part? He fixed the issue right then and there in the same appointment."
Kanza RehmanGoogle review
Aberdeen · Fan installation
★★★★★
"We contacted Faithful Spark Electricians to look at a redundant cable, left a voicemail and received a call back almost immediately. From that initial meeting we were impressed with the work and professionalism. The job turned into a fan installation including coring work which Steven organised. Constant communication and turning up exactly as arranged. We would have no hesitation recommending Faithful Spark."
Brian McMenemyGoogle review
Aberdeenshire · Lighting
★★★★★
"Really impressed with Faithful Spark's service. Happy to go the extra mile. Professional and courteous. Quick response to call out when we had a lighting issue in the church I look after."
Bruno MurphyGoogle review
Aberdeenshire · General work
★★★★★
"Cannot praise Steven enough. Definitely the person if you need an electrician. Nothing too much bother. Will be on my phone list. Thanks so much."
Janice HawthorneGoogle review
Book the team behind those reviews.
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm. Urgent safety problems are seen the same day within those hours.
We work across every Aberdeen postcode district, AB10 to AB25. The areas below each have their own page with local detail, and anywhere not listed is covered too, so ask when you call.
Both sit in Aberdeenshire Council's area, not the city's, which matters if a job needs a building warrant.
Booking and travel
We confirm whether any travel charge applies to your address when you book, never after the work, and there is no call out fee for a quote. Beyond the city, see our electricians across Aberdeenshire page or all areas we cover.
Before you book anyone
How to find and check a registered electrician in Aberdeen
The quickest check is the NICEIC Find a Tradesperson search, which lets you look up certified electrical businesses by location and confirm a firm is registered before it sets foot in your home. Then check four more things on any firm you are comparing.
The company matches the register. The name and company number on the quote should match the register and Companies House. Ours is Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd, SC821028.
The qualification fits the job. For an EICR, ask for City and Guilds 2391-52 in inspection and testing. For an EV charger, City and Guilds 2921-34.
The insurance is in force. Ask for the public liability certificate before work starts. Ours is £2M and available on request.
The reviews come from more than one place. Google plus a vetted directory such as Aberdeen Trusted Trader is harder to fake than one platform.
Is there a list of registered electricians? There is no single government list, because electricians in the UK are not licensed by law. The NICEIC register is the one most Scottish firms appear on, and TrustMark lists businesses that meet its government endorsed standard. We are on both, and we would rather you checked than took our word for it.
Aberdeen follows Scottish building standards, so some advice written for England is simply wrong here. These are the points that change what an Aberdeen job involves.
Part P is not an Aberdeen rule. It is an England and Wales building regulation. National guides and templated electrician pages still quote it for Scottish addresses, and it does not apply.
Building warrants come from the council. Rewiring an existing house of up to two storeys does not need a warrant. A rewire in a flat or maisonette, or in any building of three storeys or more, does, which takes in most of the city's granite tenements. The owner applies, and we tell you at survey whether your job needs one.
Landlords have three duties. An EICR at least every five years, PAT checks on appliances the landlord supplies, and at least one 30mA RCD in the main consumer unit, normally covering the sockets. A dual RCD board usually satisfies that last one, so it is rarely a reason on its own to change a board.
EICR codes changed in 2026. On a report issued under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 only C1 and C2 make the result unsatisfactory. C3 and FI, where further investigation is advised, are advisory, but an FI in a rented home should still be looked into promptly, as the Scottish Government's Repairing Standard guidance for landlords explains. Older reports use older wording, so check the edition printed on yours.
Every Aberdeen job we do is certified to Amendment 4:2026, and if a warrant applies we say so in writing on the quote.
Which council is yours?
Aberdeen City Council
The city, Bridge of Don, Dyce, Kingswells, Countesswells, Cults, Bieldside, Milltimber and Peterculter.
Aberdeenshire Council
Westhill, Maryculter and the rest of the shire.
Maryculter is the one that catches people out. It sits across the Dee from Peterculter but under a different council.
Not sure if your job needs a warrant or a new board?
Ask us. We will tell you on the phone or at a free survey, and put it in writing with the price.
Steven Watt runs Faithful Spark Electricians. He began as a Royal Navy apprentice in 2001, started the business in 2023 and incorporated Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd on 29 August 2024. Today Steven leads our own team, with Callum working alongside him, so the people who survey an Aberdeen job are the people who carry it out. We do not pass your enquiry on to another firm.
Steven holds City and Guilds 2391-52 (inspection and testing), 2382-22 (the BS 7671 wiring regulations), 2365-03 (Level 3 electrical installations) and 2921-34 (EV charging installation). The business has been NICEIC certified since August 2025 and carries £2M public liability insurance on every job.
NICEIC 620239TrustMark 4205123CheckatradeAberdeen Trusted TraderAico Gold StandardOZEV EVHS/WCS14254City and Guilds 2391-522382-222365-032921-34£2M public liabilityCompany SC821028
How an Aberdeen job runs
1. Call or message. Give us the address, what is wrong or what you want added, and any deadline such as a tenancy start, an insurance renewal or a sale.
2. A clear price. Small jobs are priced on the call. Bigger work gets a free survey and a fixed written price within one working day.
3. Our own team does the work. Steven and Callum carry out the job to BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, with no subcontractors.
4. Tested, certified, tidied. Every circuit is tested, the certificate is yours to keep, and the off cuts leave with us.
Last updated 13 October 2026.
FAQs
Questions people ask before hiring an electrician in Aberdeen
It depends on the job, and you get a clear price from us before any work starts. In Aberdeen, fault finding is £80 to £150 + VAT for the first hour, an urgent call out is £150 to £250 + VAT including the first hour, a domestic EICR starts at £150 + VAT and a consumer unit upgrade is £550 to £950 + VAT. Bigger jobs get a fixed written price after a free survey.
How much should an electrician charge per day?
We do not charge by the day. Short jobs get a clear price before any work starts, and anything longer, such as a consumer unit change, a rewire or an EV charger, gets a fixed written price after a free survey. That price covers the whole job however long it takes, and anything new we find is quoted before we start on it.
What is the best way to find an electrician in Aberdeen?
Start with the NICEIC Find a Tradesperson register or the Aberdeen Trusted Trader directory, then compare two or three firms on published prices, named qualifications and reviews from more than one platform. Ask who will actually do the work and whether the quote is fixed. We publish all of that on this page.
Is there a list of registered electricians?
There is no single government list, because electricians in the UK are not licensed by law. The main register is the NICEIC Find a Tradesperson search, and TrustMark lists firms that meet its government endorsed standard. Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd appears on both, under NICEIC enrolment 620239 and TrustMark licence 4205123.
Are you NICEIC approved, and are you on TrustMark and Checkatrade?
Yes. Faithful Spark Electricians is a NICEIC Approved Contractor, enrolment 620239, TrustMark registered under 4205123, an Aberdeen Trusted Trader and listed on Checkatrade. The NICEIC, TrustMark and Trusted Trader entries can be checked on each register. Steven Watt holds City and Guilds 2365-03, 2382-22, 2391-52 and 2921-34.
What can a domestic electrician do?
A domestic electrician installs, repairs, tests and certifies the fixed wiring in a home: consumer units, rewires, new circuits and sockets, lighting, electric showers and heating, EV chargers and EICRs. Every piece of new work comes with a certificate showing it meets BS 7671.
Can a handyman do electrical work in Scotland?
A handyman can swap a like for like fitting, such as a light fitting or a socket front. New circuits, a consumer unit change and work in kitchens and bathrooms should be done by a competent electrician who tests the work and issues an Electrical Installation Certificate or Minor Works Certificate. Part P is an England and Wales rule and does not apply in Scotland. Here the questions are whether the job needs a building warrant and whether it meets BS 7671, and insurers, letting agents and buyers' solicitors increasingly ask for the certificate. Read more in our guide to doing your own electrical work in Scotland.
Do you cover every Aberdeen postcode?
Yes. We work across AB10 to AB25, from the city centre and the West End to Bridge of Don, Dyce, Cove Bay, Cults and Peterculter, plus Westhill and Maryculter just over the boundary. We confirm whether any travel charge applies to your address when you book, never after the work.
Can you come out for an electrical emergency in Aberdeen?
Yes, within opening hours. For a genuine safety concern such as a burning smell, sparking or an RCD that will not reset, call 07304 027013 and we aim to attend the same day, Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm or Saturday 9am to 1pm. The call out is £150 to £250 + VAT including the first hour.
Do I need a building warrant for electrical work in Aberdeen?
Sometimes. Rewiring an existing house of up to two storeys does not need a warrant. A rewire in a flat or maisonette, or in any building of three storeys or more, does, and the owner applies to the council. We tell you at survey whether your job needs one.
Do you work for landlords and letting agents in Aberdeen?
Yes. We carry out EICRs, PAT testing and remedial work on rented flats, houses and HMOs across the city. A domestic EICR starts at £150 + VAT for the main board and first 5 circuits, and we can schedule several nearby properties on the same day.
Book an electrician in Aberdeen
Call 07304 027013, message us on WhatsApp, or use the form. Tell us the address, the postcode and what needs doing, and we will come back with a written quote, usually within one working day of the survey.
Faithful Spark Electricians Ltd · 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ · Covering Aberdeen and North East Scotland · NICEIC Approved Contractor 620239 · TrustMark Registered 4205123 · OZEV Authorised Installer EVHS/WCS14254 · Aberdeen Trusted Trader · City and Guilds 2391-52, 2382-22, 2365-03, 2921-34 · BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 · £2M public liability insured · Company SC821028 · VAT 503 6560 13 · Solar and battery prices include 0% VAT on qualifying residential installs until at least March 2027.
