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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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