AB43 · 10 miles south west of Fraserburgh
EICR testing in New Pitsligo
Electrical Installation Condition Reports in New Pitsligo for landlords, sellers, buyers and commercial premises. Fixed price, plain-English explanation of every observation, and a clear quote for any remedial work.
10 miles from Fraserburgh via the A950 / B9093, typically 15 to 20 minutes. Village addresses carry no surcharge on larger jobs. Genuinely rural addresses outside the village, and small single-visit jobs, add £25 to £40 for round-trip travel, always declared at quote stage.
In New Pitsligo specifically
What New Pitsligo property means for this job
New Pitsligo generates a notable amount of EICR search activity for a village of its size, which usually points to property changing hands and to private letting. Both drive the same requirement.
In long granite terraces we pay particular attention to what is feeding what. Circuits crossing between properties, or serving a shared close or outbuilding, are more common in terraced stock than people expect and they need identifying properly during the inspection.
The straight answer
EICR testing, and when you actually need it
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is a formal inspection and test of the fixed wiring in a property: the consumer unit, the circuits, the earthing and bonding, and the accessories. It is not a visual once-over. It involves instrument testing, which is why the power has to be off for part of it.
The report records observations against standard codes. C1 means danger present and requires immediate action. C2 means potentially dangerous and requires urgent remedial work. C3 means improvement recommended and does not on its own make a report unsatisfactory. FI means further investigation is required. A report is satisfactory only if there are no C1, C2 or FI observations.
In Scotland, private landlords must have an EICR carried out at least every five years under the Repairing Standard, along with testing of any appliances provided with the tenancy. For owner-occupied homes the general recommendation is at least every ten years. For short-term lets, an in-date report is normally part of the evidence a licensing authority expects, though you should confirm the exact conditions with your own authority.
Worth checking
Signs this applies to your New Pitsligo property
You let the property
Five-yearly EICRs are a Repairing Standard requirement for private rented property in Scotland, alongside appliance testing for anything you supply.
You are selling or buying
A pre-listing report removes the electrical unknown that a buyer's surveyor will otherwise flag generically, which is a price-negotiation lever whether or not anything is actually wrong.
You are applying for a short-term let licence
Licensing authorities normally expect evidence the installation is safe. Getting the report done before the application beats scrambling against a deadline.
Nothing has been inspected in a decade
For owner-occupied property the general recommendation is at least every ten years, and older installations reaching that point are worth checking.
How it runs
What happens, step by step
- 1
Booking and access
We agree a window and confirm what needs to be accessible, the consumer unit, the loft hatch, and any outbuildings or cupboards in scope. Power is off for part of the visit, so an empty or flexible property makes it easier.
- 2
Inspection and testing
Visual inspection followed by instrument testing: continuity of protective conductors, insulation resistance, polarity, earth fault loop impedance and RCD operation. A typical domestic property takes three to four hours, larger or rural properties with outbuildings take longer.
- 3
The report and the conversation
You get the full report with every observation coded. More usefully, we talk you through what each one actually means and how urgent it genuinely is, rather than handing over a PDF full of codes and leaving you to interpret it.
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Remedial quote if needed
Where the report is unsatisfactory, we quote the remedial work as a fixed price, separately and clearly, so you can see exactly what is required to reach satisfactory. You are under no obligation to use us for it.
Common questions
EICR testing questions
How long does an EICR take and does the power go off?
For a typical domestic property, three to four hours, and yes, the power is off for part of it because insulation resistance testing cannot be done live. Larger properties, or rural ones with outbuildings and submains in scope, take longer. We tell you the expected window when you book so you can plan around it.
What happens if the report comes back unsatisfactory?
It means at least one C1, C2 or FI observation was recorded. That is common and it is not a disaster, most unsatisfactory reports we issue come down to the absence of RCD protection or shortfalls in the main protective bonding, both of which are straightforward fixed-price fixes. We quote the remedial work clearly and separately, and you are free to take that quote elsewhere. What we will not do is inflate the codes to manufacture work, and if you want a second opinion on any observation you are entitled to it.
Is an EICR the same as a PAT test?
No, and a landlord in Scotland needs both. An EICR covers the fixed wiring of the building. PAT testing covers portable appliances that plug in, so kettles, lamps, washing machines, anything you supply with the tenancy. They are separate exercises answering separate questions, and we issue them together as one compliance pack.
How much does an EICR cost?
It is priced on the size of the installation, principally the number of circuits, rather than on time. A one or two bedroom flat is at the lower end, a large house or a property with outbuildings and submains is higher, and a working farm or commercial premises is quoted separately after scoping. We give a fixed price up front so there is no per-hour drift.
Can you do the remedial work you have identified?
Yes, and we will quote it as a separate fixed price so you can see exactly what it covers. You are under no obligation to use us. There is an obvious conflict of interest in the same firm both writing the report and quoting the fix, and the honest way to handle it is transparency: every observation is coded to standard guidance, the reasoning is explained, and you are welcome to get the remedial quoted elsewhere.
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EICR testing in New Pitsligo, quoted in 24 hours
Fixed written price before we start. NICEIC and SELECT registered, full certification on completion. New Pitsligo is 10 miles from Fraserburgh, typically 15 to 20 minutes.
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