EICR for less than £100?

[Dartlec]

Price probably is less the key factor than time taken - it's whether a useful or meaningful test has been carried out.

I imagine there could be people who do them for free for certain people as a charity case, but would take the time to do a proper report, while there might be people who charge £250 because the client expects that, and carry out no testing at all.

I don't see how it's possible to do an appropriate EICR in less than 2-3 hours in even perfect circumstances (unless it's a 4 fuse Wylex board with 1 socket per room perhaps).

 

[nicebutdim]

Yes it's all been said before but it's what people will pay in this neck of the woods...it's what s on offer so I take it.

They'd pay more if professionals weren't so keen to sell their services at a very low price, in order to undercut each other.

If you're a landlord who is legally obligated to obtain such a report, you wont get one for £85 if the lowest offer from any local spark is £200, £300 or £500.

 

[Zerax]

They'd pay more if professionals weren't so keen to sell their services at a very low price, in order to undercut each other.

If you're a landlord who is legally obligated to obtain such a report, you wont get one for £85 if the lowest offer from any local spark is £200, £300 or £500.

IMHO... the issue is that there's no control over the quality of an EICR. If all EICRs were required by law to be of a certain standard and that standard was policed, then you wouldn't have the proliferation of cheap ones that we currently see.

Yes, you'll always have the guys that'll do them as a 'loss-leader'... but that's fine if they are of a high enough standard.

 

[cliffed]

Had some guys leave,for loads of cash,doing Eicr,they needed to do 2 a day,& the remedials.
Criminal,how on earth are you gonna to do that.
One a day,certify,no problem.

 

[I Trippet]

Quoted a regular client for 140 for one today, which I think is reasonably for the size. They replied to say they'd had another quote for 80. I just told them I can't compete with that and couldn't help but say how cheap that is. Naughty of me but it's so incredibly frustrating.

 

[StephenRowley]

My bets he's never had to get an EICR before but is trying to get you push your prices down.

I've a rented a few properties in my time and never seen an Eirc report.

 

[Vortigern]

Clearly the market for EICR has gone crazy with the advent of the ESPRS. There have been quite a few exasperated posts on here and no doubt elsewhere regarding the cut and thrust of a healthy economy finding its level vis a vis EICR. I think it will settle, probably get even more regulated. Whatever the market is doing does not change my fee structure. I know that for the time it takes to do as best an estimate of whether or not an installation is safe to continue to use it takes time. Considering the time and money I put into learning these skills I am not in the market or affected by it for taking any loss. You want my expertise, you pay for it. A proper job for a proper price, a labourer is worthy of his hire. Let the cheats get on with it! If a LL said to me, "I can get it cheaper" my reply would be - do so then and hang up the phone. I work a lot for Asian people, whose custom is to "bargain" I say £500 they say £400 I up the price to £600 they say £500.