A fixed wiring installation degrades quietly — behind sockets, in loft voids, inside consumer units. Before you complete, we inspect, test and code every circuit against BS 7671 so you know exactly what you're buying, and what it'll cost to put right.
Every inspection, code and remedial repair is carried out and certified against the specific standard your property type is held to.
The IET's national wiring standard — every homebuyers electrical test is inspected and coded against its requirements.
Solicitors and conveyancers increasingly ask for a satisfactory electrical report before exchange, especially on older properties.
Electrical hazards form part of the statutory risk assessment local authorities use to assess rented homes.
Requires fixed electrical systems in any workplace to be maintained to prevent danger.
Deteriorating fixed wiring is a recognised fire risk — test findings feed directly into your fire risk assessment.
Certain remedial electrical work identified during a homebuyers electrical test must be notified under Part P before completion.
BS 7671 sets a strict coding system for anything an inspection finds. We explain every code in plain terms and quote the remedial work before we leave.
Danger present — immediate risk, made safe on site where possible
Potentially dangerous — remedial action required without delay
Improvement recommended — not a fail, but worth addressing
Further investigation required, without delay
No C1, C2 or FI codes — installation passes for the full interval
One or more C1, C2 or FI codes present — remedial action required
The age and type of the property tells us roughly what to expect before we've even switched off the mains — we scope every report to the building, not a generic checklist.
Confirms the installation matches the developer's certificate
Consumer unit and RCD protection typically checked, not replaced
Original wiring often approaching end-of-life
Rewireable fuse boards and ageing cabling common
Mixed-age wiring from decades of piecemeal alteration
Special care taken with fixtures during inspection
Mixed domestic and former agricultural circuits
Individual unit plus a check of communal supply records
Individual circuits plus shared consumer unit checks
Report scoped to be tenancy-ready from day one
Buying is a one-off moment, but the wiring you inherit isn't. Get the report you need before completion, then step into ongoing cover once the property is yours.
A full inspection and coded report against BS 7671, turned around fast enough for your exchange timeline.
Everything in the Homebuyers Report, plus a priced remedial breakdown built for price renegotiation.
Once it's yours: remedial work, consumer unit and rewire cover, so nothing found in the report becomes a surprise bill.
Scoped for buy-to-let purchasers, developers and anyone buying more than one property at once.
A representative sample of recent work. Full case studies and references available on request.
Full inspection ahead of exchange, one C2 finding on old rubber-sheathed cabling used in a £2,400 price renegotiation.
Report identified an ageing rewireable-fuse board; replaced with a fully RCBO-protected consumer unit after completion.
Full inspection of a newly built flat before completion, confirming the installation matched the developer's certificate.
Inspection of a converted agricultural building with mixed-age wiring, flagged for the buyer's mortgage lender.
Individual flat circuits inspected ahead of exchange, alongside a review of the block's communal supply records.
Full inspection of a listed 18th-century cottage, one C1 finding on exposed live wiring made safe on the day.
Report and remedial work completed to the standard needed to re-let the property immediately after completion.
Report found an installation past end-of-life; buyer used the priced quote to plan a full rewire before moving in.
Fast-tracked inspection to meet a tight exchange date within a four-property chain.
Representative examples — property details withheld for client confidentiality. Ask for references relevant to your purchase.
Accredited homebuyers electrical testing engineers across London and the South East, working to your exchange and completion dates wherever the property is.
Care packages above are cheaper over time — but every service is also available as a one-off, fixed price upfront.
| Service | Standard | From |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection | ||
| Homebuyers report — 1-2 bed flat/house (up to 10 circuits) | BS 7671 | £150 |
| Homebuyers report — 3-4 bed house (up to 15 circuits) | BS 7671 | £195 |
| Homebuyers report — 48-hour fast-track surcharge | — | £45 |
| Homebuyers report — buy-to-let purchase (per property) | BS 7671 | £220 |
| Remedial Work | ||
| C1 — made safe (per item, same visit) | BS 7671 | £45 |
| C2 — remedial repair (per item) | BS 7671 | £65 |
| C3 — improvement work (per item) | BS 7671 | £40 |
| Retest & satisfactory certificate issue | BS 7671 | £75 |
| Replacement & Rewire | ||
| Consumer unit replacement (RCBO board) | BS 7671 | £450 |
| Partial rewire (single circuit) | BS 7671 | £280 |
| Full property rewire (2-3 bed) | BS 7671 | £3,200 |
| Commercial rewire (per distribution board) | BS 7671 | Custom quote |
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No — unlike gas safety, there's no legal requirement for a seller to provide one. It's a discretionary check buyers commission themselves, and increasingly one solicitors and mortgage lenders ask to see, especially on older properties.
An unsatisfactory result means at least one C1, C2 or FI code was recorded. We give you a priced breakdown of every finding — many buyers use this to renegotiate the purchase price or agree remedial work before completion.
No obligation attaches until you own the property. C1 and C2 findings are the ones worth acting on quickly once you complete; C3 items are recommendations, not failures, and can usually wait.
A standard property typically takes half a day on site with the report issued within 2-3 working days. If you're on a tight exchange date, our fast-track option can turn a report around within 48 hours.