NAPIT 66245
CHAS 158368
C&G 2391
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Part P
BS 7671Everything you legally need: EICR, smoke alarms, PAT testing, EV-ready properties. Written by a NAPIT-approved 2391-qualified contractor for landlords who’d rather get it right than get fined.
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Three sets of rules now sit between a landlord and a tenanted property. They tightened sharply between 2020 and 2022, and most non-compliance happens because nothing visibly changed in the wiring — only the paperwork around it did.
Penalties for non-compliance. Local authorities can issue civil penalties of up to £30,000 per breach, serve cessation orders banning a property from being let, and arrange remedial works themselves with costs recovered from the landlord. Buildings and contents insurance is routinely voided where a valid EICR cannot be produced after a fire or claim.
The Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is the document the local authority and your insurer will ask for first. Everything else in this guide flows from it.
Defect codes — what each one means and how fast it must be fixed:
Risk of injury exists. Make safe at inspection or isolate. Remediate within 28 days.
Could become dangerous. Remediate within 28 days. Renders the report Unsatisfactory.
No statutory deadline. Does not affect the Satisfactory outcome. Plan into next maintenance window.
A potential defect that cannot be fully assessed without opening up. Investigate within 28 days.
Indicative cost — per circuit, plus VAT @ 20%:
| Property type | Typical circuits | Indicative range |
|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flat (single-phase) | 6 – 9 | from £180 – £280 |
| 3-bed semi (single-phase) | 9 – 14 | from £280 – £440 |
| 5-bed period property | 14 – 22 | from £440 – £650 |
| Three-phase commercial | per circuit | from £40 / circuit |
Per-circuit rates: from £30 single-phase, from £40 three-phase, all plus VAT @ 20%. Full breakdown on the EICR service page and our 2026 landlord EICR explainer.
Battery-only alarms have not been compliant for English private rentals since October 2015. The standard for new and replacement installs is BS 5839-6 Grade D — mains-powered with a tamper-resistant backup, interlinked across the dwelling.
Country-by-country rules: England has required mains-interlinked alarms in private rentals since October 2015 (Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations). Scotland extended the same rule to all homes in February 2022. Wales requires it under the Renting Homes Act 2022 from December 2022.
Responsibility: the landlord installs and replaces; the tenant carries out the routine button-test. Test every alarm at the start of every new tenancy and log it — unwitnessed alarms are one of the easiest fail points in an inspection.
PAT testing isn’t named in the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations — but the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 both require landlord-supplied appliances to be safe. Annual portable-appliance testing is the recognised, defensible way to evidence that. Most insurers expect it.
Indicative cost: from £4 – £8 per appliance + VAT @ 20%. A typical furnished 2-bed flat usually falls in the £40 – £80 range. We bring a calibrated PAT tester, label every appliance with a pass-date sticker, and issue a PDF schedule on the day. PAT testing service page →
The grant landscape changed in April 2022. The original homeowner EVHS scheme closed; what remains is targeted at renters, flat-owners, HMO landlords and commercial property.
Both schemes are administered by OZEV and renewed annually. The grant is paid to the installer and netted off the customer invoice — you don’t claim it back yourself. Full pricing on our EV chargers page and the 2026 EV charger cost guide.
Compliance is what you can prove on the day a local authority asks. The Regulations specify exact deadlines for each piece of paperwork.
Every certificate we issue is delivered as a searchable PDF the day of the test, with a paper copy posted by NAPIT within 30 days for your hard file.
Anything that adds, replaces, or significantly alters fixed wiring is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations in dwellings.
More on why scheme membership matters: Why NAPIT · Qualifications explained.
The most-frequent compliance failures we see on first inspection of a portfolio property:
Send the address and a couple of photos — firm quote back the same working day. No charge to come and look at a portfolio property first.
From £30/circuit single-phase, £40 three-phase + VAT. No day-rate uncertainty — you know the cap before we open the consumer unit.
PDF on the day, paper copy posted by NAPIT within 30 days for your hard compliance file. Building Regulations Compliance Certificate where Part P applies.
10+ tenancies in a portfolio — per-property discount applied across the schedule. Common for letting agents and small private landlords with several BTLs.
Coverage: Wells, Shepton Mallet, Bath (BANES), Frome, Midsomer Norton, Street and surrounding affluent villages. Somerset and BANES only — we don’t travel further than a 40-minute drive from Glastonbury.
Send the property address and we’ll come back the same day with a firm written quote — EICR, alarms, PAT, EV-ready. No obligation.
Direct Dan Stevens, Director: 07889 334849 Dan Street, Director: 07983 106928