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.
From £150 + VAT
Aberdeen city and suburbs · Homes, landlords and businesses
Electricians in Aberdeen for homes, landlords and businesses
NICEIC approved electricians working across Aberdeen and its suburbs: 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. We are based in Peterhead, about 30 miles north, and most standard jobs are booked within 5 to 10 working days. Call 07304 027013.
From £150Domestic EICR + VAT
Faithful Spark Electricians covers the whole of Aberdeen city and its suburbs from 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ. We are based in Peterhead, not in Aberdeen, and we do not dress that up with a borrowed city address. The van comes down the A90, about 30 miles, and the booking times we give already allow for the drive: 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.
Fuse board and consumer unit upgrades
Rewireable fuse boards and early split load units swapped for an RCBO board, so one fault trips one circuit rather than half the house.
£550 to £950 + VAT
Full and partial rewires
Granite tenement flats, interwar houses and post war semis. Priced room by room after a survey, never guessed over the phone.
£3,500 to £14,000 + VAT
Home EV chargers
Smart 7.4kW chargers fitted with the earthing and DC fault protection BS 7671 Section 722 asks for. OZEV authorised installer, reference EVHS/WCS14254.
From £900 + VAT
Landlords and letting agents
EICRs, PAT testing and remedial work for rented flats, houses and HMOs, with renewal dates tracked so a certificate never lapses mid tenancy.
From £150 + VAT per EICR
Commercial and industrial
Commercial EICRs, three phase distribution boards, emergency lighting to BS 5266 and fit outs for offices, shops, warehouses and workshops.
Commercial EICR from £300 + VAT
Solar panels and home batteries
Solar PV with or without a battery, built on SolarEdge, Fox ESS or SolaX equipment and tier 1 monocrystalline panels.
From £7,000, 0% VAT
Solar panel installation in AberdeenBattery storage in Aberdeen
Urgent electrical faults
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.
£150 to £250 + VAT, first hour included
Fault finding and small jobs
Tripping circuits, dead sockets, extra sockets, new lights, electric showers and outside power. You get a clear price before any work starts.
Fault finding £80 to £150 + VAT, first hour
Residential work
What a domestic electrician in Aberdeen does
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.
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 LED lighting and our work as a three phase electrician in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen homes we work in
- Granite tenement flats
- 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
- Original lighting circuits 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.
Prices
What an electrician costs in Aberdeen
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 £300 + VAT | Number of boards and circuits, plus access around your trading hours. |
Recent work
Recent jobs in and around Aberdeen
Photographed on site by our team. No stock images and no borrowed photos.
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.
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.
Google reviews
What Aberdeen customers say
Rated 5.0 from more than 100 Google reviews. Read them on Google, see our Aberdeen Trusted Trader listing, or read more customer reviews.
Aberdeen · Electrical work
"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
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.
Areas
Electricians across Aberdeen's suburbs
Every area below has its own page with local detail. Postcodes we have not listed are covered too, so ask when you call.
North Aberdeen
South Aberdeen
West End and west Aberdeen
Lower Deeside
Just over the city boundary
Both sit in Aberdeenshire Council's area, not the city's, which matters if a job needs a building warrant.
Getting to Aberdeen from Peterhead
Aberdeen is within an hour of our base, and most addresses within an hour of Peterhead carry no travel surcharge. If one ever applies to your address, it is confirmed when you book and never added to the invoice afterwards. 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.
Our registers, linked
- NICEIC Approved ContractorEnrolment 620239, certified since August 2025
- TrustMark registeredLicence 4205123
- OZEV authorised installerReference EVHS/WCS14254
- Aberdeen Trusted TraderRated 5.0
- Companies HouseCompany SC821028, VAT 503 6560 13
Scotland, not England
The electrical rules that apply in Aberdeen
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 and Maryculter, as well as Peterhead, where we are based.
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.
Who comes to your door
The team doing the work in Aberdeen
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 4205123OZEV EVHS/WCS14254City and Guilds 2391-522382-222365-032921-34£2M public liabilityCompany SC821028
FAQs
Questions people ask before hiring an electrician in Aberdeen
Something else? Call 07304 027013 during opening hours, or send us a message.
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. 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.
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.
Are you based in Aberdeen?
No. We are based at 17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, about 30 miles north of the city, and we work across Aberdeen and its suburbs. Most standard jobs are booked within 5 to 10 working days, and urgent work such as a tenancy start within 2 to 5.
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.
Monday to Friday8:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday9:00am to 1:00pm
SundayClosed
Our base17 Thomson Road, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3FJ
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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.