Electrical Safety Certificates are mandated by British Laws to ensure the safety of occupants in a building. Here is a guide to the type of electrical certificate & its cost in London

1. Electrical Safety
Certificate & How to
Get One?

2. What is
Electrical Safety
Certificate?
Electrical Safety certificates
are used to confirm that
the electrical installation in
any building are safe to
operate.
British law mandates that a
building must have a valid
electrical safety certificate
before leasing out.

3. Types of Electrical
Safety Certificate
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The different Electrical Safety
Certificate are:
Electric Installation Condition
Report (EICR)
Electrical Installation Certificate
(EIC)
Minor Electrical Installation
Works Certificate (MEIWC)

4. Electric Installation Condition Report is
generated when a periodic inspection is done
to asses the condition of existing electrical
installation over the period of 5 years.
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Electric Installation
Condition Report (EICR)

5. An electrical installation certificate is required
for any major change in electrical installations
for e.g. a new circuit has been installed or a
fuse box has been replaced.
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Electrical Installation
Certificate (EIC)

6. A Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate
(MEIWC) is required when any minor changes
are made to the existing circuit like an existing
circuit has been added to or altered. For
example, in a kitchen or outdoors.
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Minor Electrical Installation
Works Certificate (MEIWC)

7. Where to get Electrical
Safety Certificate?
Electrical safety certificates are provided by
registered electricians who are certified by
British Standards to provide certificate.

8. Cost of Electrical Safety
Certificate
The cost of electrical safety certificate depends on the type
of house & it starts from £99 and can go upto £299 for a
commercial property. To know more cliclk the link below.
Electrical Safety Certificate Cost