EICR quotes : I'm curious about what people are charging !

[LukeD]

I'm using Facebook market place as i have noticed HUGE amounts of electricians looking for work and I smell a rat .. And its time someone in the media was given enough info to run a story .

 

[nicebutdim]

I've had a phone call from a friend of a friend who wanted some EICR's done on 10×3 bed houses, quoted him £200/house and told him it will take me about 4 hours/house to complete them and he told me I'm way too expensive as the gut he was using for 10 years was giving him the certs in 30 minutes and was charging £48/house. He says "you could do them all in one day and you'll get good money, £480"
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A 'friend', you say?

 

[Ursanelec]

A 'friend', you say?

Friend of a friend who tried to pull me in, no way I'll be doing this

 

[littlespark]

I hope you explained to the friend of a friend that an EICR done in 30 minutes, for £48 isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.

 

[Dustydazzler]

£48

That would get you a Zs test at one socket , then on to the next house

I could probably manage 30 of them a day if on the same housing estate

The paper work I would get my 11 year old to write out as home work

 

[Zerax]

I hope you explained to the friend of a friend that an EICR done in 30 minutes, for £48 isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.

It's worth alot if that EICR then allows you to let the property ! The fact that little or none testing has actually been done is irrelevant to the person ordering the EICR... he just needs one... end of.

We have a similar situation with Gas Safety Certs and EPC certs... all largely worthless if you consider what they actually tell you... but enormously valuable if you consider that you're required to have them before you can let/mortgage a property !

 

[nicebutdim]

It's worth alot if that EICR then allows you to let the property ! The fact that little or none testing has actually been done is irrelevant to the person ordering the EICR... he just needs one... end of.

We have a similar situation with Gas Safety Certs and EPC certs... all largely worthless if you consider what they actually tell you... but enormously valuable if you consider that you're required to have them before you can let/mortgage a property !

Property owner has fulfilled their legal obligation and some nob puts their neck on the line for the sake of £48. Good luck to them as sooner or later they're going to need it, when churning out that sort of work.

 

[ipf]

We have a similar situation with Gas Safety Certs and EPC certs... all largely worthless if you consider what they actually tell you... but enormously valuable if you consider that you're required to have them before you can let/mortgage a property !

'Enormously valuable'.....yet landlords can get them for next to nowt.
Isn't it strange?????