How to Price an EICR in 2026

EICRs are high-volume, recurring work for electricians — the 5-year mandatory cycle for private rental properties alone creates steady demand. But they're also often underpriced, used as loss-leaders to get through the door, or priced inconsistently. Getting your EICR pricing right matters both for your margin and for how customers perceive the value of the service.

Market rates for EICRs in 2026:

Property Type	Typical Market Rate (UK ex-London)	London Rate
1-bed flat (10–15 circuits)	£120–£160	£150–£200
2-bed house (15–20 circuits)	£150–£200	£180–£250
3-bed house (20–25 circuits)	£180–£250	£220–£300
4-bed house (25–35 circuits)	£250–£350	£300–£400
Commercial (small office/retail)	£300–£600+	£400–£800+

These are prices charged to customers. Your actual pricing should be based on your time, travel, and certification costs — these figures tell you what the market will bear, not necessarily what you need to charge.

An EICR is not a quick job if done properly. The common mistake is pricing an EICR as a simple inspection, then finding the property takes twice as long as expected. Know your time requirements by property type:

• 1-bed flat, modern installation: 2–3 hours including report
• 2-bed house, modern installation: 2.5–3.5 hours
• 3-bed house, older installation (pre-1990s): 3.5–5 hours
• 4-bed house with older wiring: 4–6+ hours
• Any property with aluminium wiring, an old rewireable fuse board, or TT earthing: add 1–2 hours

The critical factors that slow down an EICR are:

• Old or unlabelled consumer unit — identifying circuits takes significant time
• Poor access to consumer unit (in a cupboard, behind furniture)
• Aluminium wiring — requires specific testing and documentation
• Large number of circuits relative to property size
• Properties where someone is home and needs the power managed carefully

Ask about these factors before quoting. A quick phone triage — "How old is the property? When was the consumer unit last replaced? Do you know what type of wiring it has?" — takes 5 minutes and prevents you from underquoting awkward properties.

The same job has different value to different customers. Landlords needing EICRs for compliance have a deadline, legal obligation, and need for reliable documentation — they're less price-sensitive than homeowners getting an EICR out of curiosity or before a house sale.

For landlords and letting agents:

• Consider volume pricing if they have multiple properties — a 5% discount for 5+ properties in the same period, for example. This builds loyalty and fills your diary
• Emphasise your documentation quality and turnaround time. A landlord who gets their EICR report within 24 hours rather than a week is much more likely to book with you again
• Build a landlord list and contact them proactively at their 5-year renewal date. A simple database (even a spreadsheet) with property address and EICR date lets you send a renewal reminder 2 months ahead — before they've started shopping around

For homeowners:

• An EICR before a property purchase is often urgent — they have a legal process with deadlines. Offer faster turnaround as a premium option
• Homeowners often don't know what an EICR involves — explain the process briefly and what the report will tell them

The EICR itself is rarely the most profitable part of the engagement — it's the door into the property. Remedial work for C1 (immediate danger), C2 (potentially dangerous), and sometimes C3 (improvement recommended) defects, along with consumer unit upgrades and full rewires, is where the real margin lies.

Handle remedials correctly from the start:

• Price the EICR honestly — don't undercharge the EICR as a loss-leader hoping to make it up on remedials. This creates a perverse incentive to find defects that aren't there, and customers sense it
• Be clear in your quote that remedials are separate — include language like "The EICR fee covers inspection, testing, and certification. Any remedial work required is priced separately once the scope is determined on site"
• Quote remedials on the same day where possible — don't leave without giving the customer a verbal estimate for any C1 or C2 defects. Follow up with a written quote within 24 hours
• Prioritise urgency correctly — a C1 defect should be rectified immediately (inform the customer it's potentially dangerous). A C2 should be addressed before the property is re-let. A C3 is a recommendation, not a requirement

A professional approach to remedial quoting — clear pricing, no pressure, accurate assessment — builds enormous trust and converts at much higher rates than a rushed or pushy approach.

If you're doing EICRs regularly, efficiency is everything. A systematic approach lets you do more EICRs in less time, maintain quality, and generate better reports.

Key efficiency habits:

• Invest in good test equipment — a quality multifunction tester (Megger, Fluke, or Seaward) saves significant time per circuit versus cheaper equipment. The £600–£1,200 investment pays back quickly in time saved
• Use certification software — iCertifi, EasyCert, or Certus generate compliant BS 7671 certificates on your phone or tablet as you go. No paper, no transcription errors, reports emailed to customers within minutes of completion
• Create a consistent circuit-testing sequence — test in the same order every time. It becomes automatic and ensures you don't miss tests under time pressure
• Pre-label your test results by circuit on-site — taking a photo of the consumer unit with circuit labels saves re-identification later when writing the report
• Offer a fixed-day slot for high-volume clients — doing 4–6 EICRs in a single day for a letting agent is more efficient than spreading them out. Travel efficiency alone can save 2–3 hours