How much do you charge for a electrical conditioning report?

[MKspark]

Hi there I'm not sure that I'm in the right place but here goes?

I've recently been asked by a landlord to complete several condition reports on his properties of all various sizes some empty and some have people living in them. As I have always worked for someone I'm not sure what price to charge and wondered if people could point me in the right direction?
Any advice would be great fully received.

 

[Sintra]

You can either go survey each property and put in a price for each depending on how long you think they will take. Or the 2nd option is to have a fixed price per circuit plus an admin cost which would be my preferred option.

 

[telectrix]

without stating my charges, which most of us would not, there are 2 ways of pricing eicr's.

1. estimate the time it will take, including filling in the cert and then hours x your hourly rate

2. price per circuit, e.g. 10 circuits @ £20/circuit = £200.

 

[Octopus]

^^ wot they said, but be aware that there are the "corner cutters" who will do them for far less!

So don't be surprised when you put a price in and don't get the business

 

[MKspark]

Thanks for the answers so far, I was thinking about a day rate for the properties coz of the paperwork after. I'm sure there will be some people that will do the work for £50 and will guarantee a pass.

 

[Octopus]

If you are going in with a day rate and the landlord wants them done in the same month I'd be offering a small discount.

 

[BES]

If your just doing this for yourself remember proffessional indemnity insurance.

 

[dingledong]

Local to me £75 for a cert

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

You can buy a pass cert down this way for under £50 from some of the 'part p qualified' domestic installers.

 

[dingledong]

How are we supposed to make a living

 

[HappyHippyDad]

How are we supposed to make a living

By maintaining your standards, charging the correct/realistic price, doing a quality job and building up a good reputation.

 

[GMES]

HHD said it right , Leave the pet mongs and their dog $h1t scraps of paper alone.
Provide a professional service carrying out proper reports and charge for them accordingly, if you start dropping to their standards then you're has bad has them.

 

[dingledong]

But I am as bad as them

 

[Englishman]

By maintaining your standards, charging the correct/realistic price, doing a quality job and building up a good reputation.

Very true. Not all people go for the cheapest quote either.

 

[dingledong]

In east London they do unfortunately , it's all down to price