--- title: "EICR in Sutton | 5.0★ | TMB Electrics" description: "Book an EICR in Sutton for a home or rental, with clear reporting and separately quoted remedial work where needed." canonical: "https://www.tmbelectrics.co.uk/electrician-sutton/eicr" --- # EICR in Sutton > Book an EICR in Sutton for a home or rental, with clear reporting and separately quoted remedial work where needed. EICR testing in Sutton for landlords, homeowners and buyers, covering the fixed electrical installation with a written condition report and clearly recorded findings. ## EICR cost in Sutton Inspections start at £150 for a house or a small commercial unit, and writing up the report costs nothing on top. - EICR — domestic: from £150; £150 for up to 7 circuits, then £20 per additional circuit. - EICR — commercial: from £150; £150 for up to 7 circuits, then £20 per additional circuit. - Anything the testing turns up is priced as a job of its own, and you see that figure before we lift a tool. - A larger property carries more circuits and takes longer to test, so its quote reflects that from the outset. ## EICR testing in Sutton An EICR is an Electrical Installation Condition Report: we test what is already wired into a Sutton property, then write down whether it is safe to keep using. ### Sutton landlords A let home in England has to hold a satisfactory report renewed every five years, with a copy going to the tenant. ### Buyers of older houses A test before exchange says what the wiring in a period property is really worth taking on. ### Shops and offices around the town Whoever carries responsibility for a small commercial unit needs a current record of how its installation stands. ### Owners selling up A satisfactory report answers the buyer's surveyor before anybody thinks to raise the question. ## Sutton properties and what a report usually finds The findings tend to follow the age of the building, and Sutton has a wide spread of them. ### Period semis close to the centre Several generations of cable meeting at one board, so the test separates the sound circuits from the tired ones. ### Flats over the High Street and Cheam Road parades Supplies split with the shop below, which makes the meter cupboard the first thing to unlock. ### Houses out through West Sutton The commonest finding by far is an old board with no residual current protection, coded C2. ### Extended houses in Rosehill and Benhilton Added circuits vary wildly in standard, and they are where a report most often turns up trouble. ## What happens on the day of an EICR in Sutton Half a day covers an average Sutton house, while a large property or a shop unit runs longer than that. ### Getting in and getting started The consumer unit and the meter come first. Where the property is a flat above a parade, the key to the stair cupboard is what holds everything up, so it is sorted beforehand. Anything in the building that must not lose power, a server, a freezer full of stock, a tenant on a call, is worth telling us about at the door, because we can order the testing around it rather than round the houses. ### Circuit by circuit through the property Each circuit is switched off and proved dead, then measured: insulation resistance, continuity of the earthing, polarity. After that the power comes back for the live checks, earth loop impedance and residual current device trip times. We sample sockets, switches and light fittings in every room, plus the outside lights and any outbuilding, and we take covers off rather than judging an installation from the front of the plate. ### The findings, then the written report We walk the property together while we are still there and we show you what we have found and what each code means for you. Photographs go into the written report, which follows afterwards along with a plain summary of whether the installation is satisfactory. Where we have made something safe on the spot, that is written up too, and any repairs are priced as their own separate job. ## Why Sutton landlords choose TMB Electrics for an EICR Nothing on the test is skimmed to save an hour, and the report is worded so a landlord can act on it without ringing an electrician to translate. ## Inspection work in Sutton properties Boards and circuits photographed during inspections and the repairs that followed them. ## EICR questions from Sutton landlords and homeowners The questions that come up before an inspection is booked. ### How much does an EICR cost in Sutton? From £150 for a house or a small commercial unit, with the writing up included in that. The figure is confirmed for your property before we come out, and it moves only with the size of the installation, since a five bedroom house with an outbuilding carries far more circuits than a one bedroom flat. Repairs, if any are needed, are quoted separately once you have the findings. ### How often does a rented property need one? Five years is the longest gap the law allows in England, and shorter where your last report named an earlier date. Starting a new tenancy changes nothing while the existing report still runs, though the incoming tenant has to be given a copy at the start. The report also has to go to the council within seven days if it asks for it. ### How long does the testing take? Around half a day for a typical three bedroom house in the town. A flat takes less, a large or heavily extended property takes longer, and a shop unit depends on how much of it is still switched on while we work. Circuits go off a few at a time rather than the whole building at once, so a home stays broadly liveable through it. ### What happens if my report is unsatisfactory? You get a written price for putting the faults right, item by item, so you can see what each code is costing you. Once the work is done, fresh paperwork records each C1, C2 and FI as cleared and the installation reads satisfactory. A landlord has 28 days from the report to complete remedial work, which is the clock worth watching. ### Does a C3 mean my property has failed? No. Only C1, C2 and FI cause a fail. A C3 is a recommendation, something that would not meet today's wiring rules but is not dangerous as it stands, and you can act on it whenever it suits your budget. Plenty of perfectly safe Sutton houses carry two or three C3s and pass without any work at all. ### Do you need to get into every room? We want the consumer unit plus a sample of sockets, switches and lights right through the property, including the loft, the garage and anything outside. Whatever stays locked or blocked by furniture is written up on the report as a limitation, which weakens the document, so it is worth clearing cupboards and moving the wardrobe beforehand. ### Can you carry out the repairs as well? Yes, and many customers ask TMB Electrics to complete them because the findings are already understood. Repairs are quoted as a separate job with their own figure, never bundled invisibly into the inspection. There is no obligation to use TMB Electrics for the repairs, and the report is still handed over if you would rather obtain other prices. ## EICR testing in Sutton, Cheam, Carshalton and nearby Inspections booked across the town and out through the neighbouring boroughs. ## More electrical work in Sutton The wider guide to inspections sits alongside every other job we take on around the town. - [Electrician in Sutton](https://www.tmbelectrics.co.uk/electrician-sutton): Sutton electrician for EICRs, fault finding, rewiring, consumer units and EV chargers, with clear next steps before booking. - [EICR (all areas)](https://www.tmbelectrics.co.uk/services/eicr): EICR testing in Banstead and Surrey from £150 by TMB Electrics. 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