Domestic EICR pricing???????

[MFS Electrical]

I’m starting to do EICRs in domestic properties just curious to know what others are charging particularly Scotland and very particularly around the Glasgow/Renfrewshire/ayrshire/Dunbarton way I’m offering £30 per circuit I reckon that gives me enough time to do it properly with a bit of wiggle room for unexpected issues and doing the cert what would you charge?
I’m not interested in the race to the bottom and compete on quality rather than price so I doubt I’d ever do it for much less.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Council mob around my way charge £45 a board and £12.50 a circuit.

 

[Octopus]

Sounds high for your neck of the woods ...... and also a bit high in leafy Surrey too

 

[MFS Electrical]

Sounds high for your neck of the woods ...... and also a bit high in leafy Surrey too

I did think that but well your getting a premium service going to need a premium price

 

[ipf]

Your problem there is a 10 circuit house would cost at least £300 plus extras. That is a bit on the high side, to say the least.
Some you'll get done for a tenner, others, more difficult or awkward, maybe £30. How about halfway?

 

[westward10]

Good luck if you get that per circuit but in the current climate that is seriously high.

 

[Andy78]

I just completed a few HMOs at £20/circuit and was happy with that. They were nice easy jobs.
For private domestic work I usually ask for £175 for up to 8 circuits, but don't get a lot. Too many round here willing to ask £80. I can't do anything meaningful for that price so I don't.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Not got you blue badge murder.
considering you have help other sparks.or you not in the pecking order.

 

[JK-Electrical]

I’m starting to do EICRs in domestic properties just curious to know what others are charging particularly Scotland and very particularly around the Glasgow/Renfrewshire/ayrshire/Dunbarton way I’m offering £30 per circuit I reckon that gives me enough time to do it properly with a bit of wiggle room for unexpected issues and doing the cert what would you charge?
I’m not interested in the race to the bottom and compete on quality rather than price so I doubt I’d ever do it for much less.

There are plenty of people in the greater Glasgow doing EICRs for £40-£60. Some of these people aren't even electricians. I think you are going to struggle to get £30 a circuit up here, most certainly not if you're doing work for letting agents. It's a VERY crowded marketplace and the competition is cut-throat. I've asked £125 for a two-bedroom house and been told my price was "expensive". Good luck anyway.

 

[MFS Electrical]

I haven’t done EICRs before that’s why I was asking to get a bit of a feel for the market think I’ll drop the price and just do a “from” price think I need to do a little more market research. I tend to get quite a lot of work from landlords directly and haven’t ever approached or been approached by letting agents most of them round this way just recommend someone to you but tell you to find your own.....

 

[MFS Electrical]

I think I’ll move to London

 

[Risteard]

I now price EICRs to cover a day's pay at a minimum.

 

[MFS Electrical]

@JK-Electrical is there not something in the pipeline for Scotland for an official register of who can do EICRs. Hopefully it is and it wasn’t just hot air it will probably allow the real sparkys a chance to actually make some money from EICRs not that I’m that optimistic to think it will be completely watertight bet there’s still a fair few nuggets rolling about.

 

[123]

@JK-Electrical is there not something in the pipeline for Scotland for an official register of who can do EICRs. Hopefully it is and it wasn’t just hot air it will probably allow the real sparkys a chance to actually make some money from EICRs not that I’m that optimistic to think it will be completely watertight bet there’s still a fair few nuggets rolling about.

In fairness with anything like this you find so many folk get on the register that the market is saturated and the prices are driven right down.

You'd probably find the £50-£60 an EICR is even more common place, and the £30 a circuit you hoped for is a very none existent hope.

A lot of people thought there would be great money in doing the EPC ratings for properties. Market got flooded with folk that could do it, and the price for doing them ended up pretty terrible.

 

[MFS Electrical]

Not got you blue badge murder.
considering you have help other sparks.or you not in the pecking order.

EH???? what you talking about?