Trying to work out what to price EICRs

[Jock from the north]

Yeah this is exactly my thought behind it. Tester costs £1000+, the course is £1000+, it costs £50+ every year to calibrate, can be complicated to test some circuits or takes ages and requires a decent amount of knowledge and experience and people are then charging some silly fixed rates per circuits. Makes no sense to me. Them prices feels like you’ll end up rushing, and rushing = mistakes.

Some Sparkys that do eicrs for leasing companies make a fortune because they fly through them.3 a day if no remedials.ive actually done an eicr in a 6 month old property /flat where the sparky was still fitting the communal lights in hallway.the property had almost never been lived in certainly not by a tenant but because leasing companies have a check list ie must have eicr and pat test I had to do it.i looked round the cupboards and actually found the original eic cert .Still tested it though you'd be amazed how many broken rings in new installs .it's just another way for leasing company to screw landlord and make a fortune for them selves.i actually sneaked a peak at there prices and are as follows
250 plus vat for 2 bed flat [eicr]
2 smokes and a heat if not already in place 450 quid
75 for pat test regardless of number of items
That's nearly 800 quid plus vat
That was over 5 years ago .
Of course some land Lords choose to employ there own sparks even while using leasing company ,most don't

 

[ppelec100]

Some Sparkys that do eicrs for leasing companies make a fortune because they fly through them.3 a day if no remedials.ive actually done an eicr in a 6 month old property /flat where the sparky was still fitting the communal lights in hallway.the property had almost never been lived in certainly not by a tenant but because leasing companies have a check list ie must have eicr and pat test I had to do it.i looked round the cupboards and actually found the original eic cert .Still tested it though you'd be amazed how many broken rings in new installs .it's just another way for leasing company to screw landlord and make a fortune for them selves.i actually sneaked a peak at there prices and are as follows
250 plus vat for 2 bed flat [eicr]
2 smokes and a heat if not already in place 450 quid
75 for pat test regardless of number of items
That's nearly 800 quid plus vat
That was over 5 years ago .
Of course some land Lords choose to employ there own sparks even while using leasing company ,most don't

Yeah f all that, although I want to make money I’d rather do things properly and find people / companies who will realise that and pay the money for me to do so

 

[Jock from the north]

Yeah f all that, although I want to make money I’d rather do things properly and find people / companies who will realise that and pay the money for me to do so

If your just completing the eicr and are not required or expected to complete remedials then its a great job but if your expected to complete remedials its a head ache as quotes have to be submitted, time restrictions are always an issue and you could find yourself chasing your tail as I can't think of any domestic eicrs that don't have time restraints ,commercial maybe but if you get in with a company who say I've got 50 properties can you work through them and complete the eicrs,they might even want there consumer units upgraded .my old boss has got in with a company where the guy has basicly just said all the consumer units have no rcd protection can you just complete eicr and upgrade cu with spd .he says its the best company he has ever dealt with .

 

[sparksfly]

£ 265+ approx 3 bed
I read (possibly here some time ago) allow 45mins/per circuit, 45mins/per board and it usually works out fine sometimes plus hour write up or included. All installations are different you owe it to the client to do it right for the safety of occupants/users. Not for the cheapest/quickest.