Landlord Safety Certificates

Every rented home in England needs a satisfactory electrical report, renewed at least every five years, and the copies, deadlines and paperwork are as much a part of the duty as the inspection itself. We handle the whole cycle, from tenant access to the reminder before it lapses.

What the Law Requires

Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords must have the electrical installation of a rented home inspected and tested by a qualified person at least every five years (or sooner, if the last report set a shorter interval) and must hold a report showing the installation is satisfactory.

The paperwork side is just as binding as the inspection. Tenants get a copy of the report within 28 days of the inspection, a new tenant gets one before they move in, and the local authority gets one within seven days if they ask. Where the report requires remedial or investigative work, it must be completed within 28 days (or any shorter period the report specifies), with written confirmation obtained and passed on.

A report is only accepted as satisfactory once anything coded C1, C2 or FI has been cleared. C3 recommendations do not have to be acted on; the duty attaches to the codes that make a report unsatisfactory, and to those alone.

How It Works for Landlords

  1. Booking, around your tenants

    We arrange access directly with your tenant or agent if you prefer, and book a slot that works for whoever is home. Tell us about anything that needs notice (pets, shift workers, vulnerable tenants) and we plan around it.

  2. The inspection

    Power goes off circuit by circuit while we inspect and test, usually three to four hours for a typical house. If a room or cupboard cannot be accessed on the day, it is recorded on the report as a limitation rather than quietly skipped, so it pays to have the consumer unit cleared and rooms reachable.

  3. The report, and the copies

    You get the report with every observation coded and explained in plain terms, ready to pass to tenants and to hold for the council. If your agent manages the paperwork, we send it straight to them.

  4. If it comes back unsatisfactory

    The same team quotes against each C1, C2 or FI observation and completes the work inside the 28-day window, then issues the certification and written confirmation the regulations call for; see remedial works & upgrades for exactly how that runs.

  5. The reminder before it lapses

    We track the renewal date and get in touch before the five years (or the shorter interval your report set) runs out, so a tenancy never starts without a current certificate.

What the codes on the report mean

C1, C2, C3 and FI decide whether your report is accepted. Our plain-English guide covers all four, and which ones the landlord duty actually attaches to.

Read the C codes

Certificate due, or already overdue?

We can usually attend within a day, often the same day, and the tenant and local authority copies are handled for you.

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Every Kind of Let

Electrician checking socket wiring in a rented kitchen

Single Lets & Family Homes

Flats and houses on standard tenancies: one visit, one clear report, and the tenant copies handled within the deadlines.

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Two electricians inspecting a distribution board in a shared property

HMOs & Licensed Properties

Houses in multiple occupation, where a current satisfactory EICR is a licensing condition and the council will ask to see it.

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Multifunction tester recording results at a consumer unit

Agents & Portfolios

Blocks and portfolios scheduled street by street, renewal dates tracked in one place, and the paperwork sent straight to your office.

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Copies due to tenants or the council?

Tenants must have their copy within 28 days of the inspection and the council within seven of asking, so book before the dates close in.

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Good to Know

  • Tenant access is the usual sticking point: we coordinate notice and timing with the tenant or agent, and if access is refused on the day we tell you straight away rather than billing a wasted visit
  • No access becomes a limitation: a room or cupboard we cannot reach is recorded on the report, which leaves part of the installation unverified; better to clear it before we arrive
  • C3 items are not part of the duty: recommendations do not have to be carried out to satisfy the regulations, though tenancy changeover is often the cheapest time to do them
  • Keep the whole trail: report, remedial certification and written confirmation together are what the council, your insurer or a future buyer wants to see
  • The five years is a maximum: the report can set a shorter interval, and a change of tenancy or any alteration to the installation is a good reason to test sooner

General guidance only, not legal advice. Confirm your own duties with your local authority.

One property or a whole portfolio: tell us the addresses and when the current certificates run out, and we will map out the renewals with a fixed price for each.

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