For London landlords & letting agents
EICRs, PAT testing, fire extinguisher servicing, emergency lighting and smoke, heat & CO alarm testing, carried out by our own NICEIC registered electricians. No call centre and no middleman: you deal directly with the family business doing the work.
The main safety checks for a privately rented home, and which ones we cover.
| Check | Required? | How often | We cover it |
|---|---|---|---|
| EICR (electrical installation) | Yes, by law | At least every 5 years | Yes |
| PAT testing | Yes, for any appliances you supply | Typically yearly or at change of tenancy | Yes |
| Fire extinguishers | Where provided, e.g. HMOs and shared areas | Serviced yearly | Yes |
| Emergency lighting | Where provided, e.g. HMOs and blocks with shared stairways | Monthly flick test, full test yearly | Yes |
| Smoke alarms | Yes, by law: one on every storey | Working on the first day of each tenancy | We test them |
| Carbon monoxide alarms | Yes, in rooms with a fixed combustion appliance (not gas cookers) | Working on the first day of each tenancy | We test them |
| Gas safety certificate | Yes, if there are gas appliances | Every year | We can recommend a trusted Gas Safe engineer |
| EPC | Yes, by law | Every 10 years | Energy assessor |
A general guide for England. HMOs and licensed properties can have extra conditions, so check your licence or ask your council.
Book one service or several. Either way, every certificate and report is emailed to you or your agent, so you have everything in one place when the council, insurer or a new tenant asks.
Get a quoteEach service can be booked on its own. If you need more than one, we'll do them on the same visit so your tenants are only disturbed once.
Electrical Installation Condition Report, required at least every five years.
Every appliance you supply, from kettles to washing machines.
For HMOs, blocks and shared areas.
Use the form or WhatsApp: postcode, what you need, number of bedrooms or appliances, and when it needs doing. A photo of the fuse board helps.
Priced for your property and location by the people doing the work, not a call centre.
We can arrange access with your tenants or agent, and email the certificates straight after.
Many certificate websites are booking platforms that pass your job on to whoever is free. We're the engineers.
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In England, at least every five years, or sooner if the previous report says so. You must give a copy to existing tenants within 28 days of the inspection, to new tenants before they move in, and to your council within 7 days if they ask for it. Councils can fine landlords up to £30,000 for breaches.
The report will list what needs fixing, coded by urgency. You must complete the remedial work within 28 days (or sooner if the report says so) and get written confirmation it's done. We'll quote for the work so you can meet the deadline.
The law requires any appliances you supply with the tenancy to be safe. PAT testing is the recognised way to show that. Annual testing, or testing at each change of tenancy, is typical.
In England you must have a smoke alarm on every storey used as living accommodation, and a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance such as a boiler or wood burner (gas cookers excluded). Alarms must work on the first day of each tenancy, and you must repair or replace them once a tenant reports a fault. We can test them while we're doing your EICR.
A single-household flat or house doesn't usually need them by law. HMOs, blocks and properties with shared areas often do, depending on the fire risk assessment and licence. Wherever they are provided, extinguishers should be serviced every year, and emergency lights need a monthly flick test and a full test every year.
Yes. Every service can be booked on its own. If you need more than one, we can do them on the same visit.
We don't do gas work ourselves, but we can put you in touch with a Gas Safe registered engineer we trust.
Yes. We can liaise with your agent or tenants for access and send certificates straight to whoever needs them. For portfolios, send us your list of properties and we'll quote for them together.
All of London, plus Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and the Thames Valley. We're based in West London.
Tell us about the property and we'll come back to you with a personal price.