Property management electrical testing 

Property management electrical testing 

We provide landlords and rental, lettings and property management agents with Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs), smoke alarm testing and installation and emergency light testing to ensure that properties are fully compliant both prior to and at the end of tenancy periods. 

General Installation 

General Installation 

Type of Installation 
Routine check 
Maximum period between inspections and testing as necessary 
Domestic accommodation – general 
— 
change of occupancy/10 years 
Domestic accommodation – rented houses and flats 
1 year 
change of occupancy/5 years 
Residential accommodation (Houses of Multiple Occupation) – halls of residence, nurses accommodation, etc. 
1 year 
change of occupancy/5 years 
Educational establishments 
6 months 
5 years 
Industrial 
1 year 
3 years 
Commercial 
1 year 
Change of occupancy/5 years 
Offices 
1 year 
5 years 
Shops 
1 year 
5 years 
Laboratories 
1 year 
5 years 

Hospitals and Clinics 

Hospitals and Clinics 

Type of Installation 
Routine check 
Maximum period between inspections and testing as necessary 
Hospitals and medical clinics – general areas 
1 year 
5 years 
Hospitals and medical clinics – medical locations 
6 months 
1 year 

Buildings open to the public 

Buildings open to the public 

Type of Installation 
Routine check 
Maximum period between inspections and testing as necessary 
Cinemas 
1 year 
1-3 years 
Church installations 
1 year 
5 years 
Leisure complexes (excluding swimming pools) 
1 year 
3 years 
Places of public entertainment 
1 year 
3 years 
Restaurants and hotels 
1 year 
5 years 
Theatres 
1 year 
3 years 
Public houses 
1 year 
5 years 
Village halls/Community centres 
1 year 
5 years 

Special and specific installations (for medical locations see above) 

Special and specific installations (for medical locations see above) 

Type of Installation 
Routine check 
Maximum period between inspections and testing as necessary 
Agricultural and horticultural 
1 year 
3 years 
Swimming pools 
4 months 
1 year 
Caravans 
1 year 
3 years 
Caravan parks 
6 months 
1 year 
Highway power supplies 
as convenient 
6-8 years 
Marinas 
4 months 
1 year 
Fish farms 
4 months 
1 year 
Emergency lighting 
daily/monthly 
3 years 
Fire alarms 
daily/weekly 
1 year 
Launderettes 
monthly 
1 year 
Petrol filling stations 
1 year 
1 year 
Construction site installations 
3 months 
3 months 
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