Electrical safety certificates (EICRs) for landlords and letting agents across Birmingham. We arrange access with your tenants, test the property, explain the report in plain English, and give you a fixed price for any work needed to pass.
Birmingham has one of the biggest private rented markets in the country, from city centre apartments and student houses in Selly Oak to family lets and HMOs in every district. Birmingham City Council also runs licensing schemes for many HMOs and some areas.
Private landlords in England must have rented homes inspected and tested at least every five years, give tenants a copy of the report, and complete any remedial work within 28 days. Birmingham City Council can ask for a copy at any time. Read our guide to the landlord rules.
Areas we cover regularly include:
We give tenants at least 24 hours' notice, can contact them directly or through your agent, and keep power cuts during the test as short as possible.
From one flat to a full portfolio.
Houses and flats, tested at a time that suits your tenants.
Including landlord supplies, shared kitchens and fire alarm circuits.
Tested between tenancies, ready for the new academic year.
Individual flats plus the landlord supply to stairs and common areas.
Mixed-use buildings, with the shop and flats tested together or separately.
Every property on one programme, with reports sent to you and your agent.
An EICR checks the condition of the fixed electrical installation in your building: switchgear, distribution boards, cables, sockets, lighting circuits, earthing and bonding. Every defect is coded by urgency, so you know exactly what needs doing and when, and you have the report your insurer and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 call for.
Problems found on test? As part of Able Electric, our electricians can carry out the repairs. Electrical installations & repairs since 2009.
Any C1, C2 or FI means an "Unsatisfactory" report. We explain each one and quote to put it right.
Maximum recommended intervals based on IET Guidance Note 3. Your insurer, or the condition and use of the installation, may call for shorter intervals.
EICR Testing is part of Able Electric, who have been carrying out electrical installations and repairs across the Midlands since 2009. When your EICR, emergency lighting test or thermal survey finds a problem, the same NICEIC-approved team can fix it. There's no second contractor to find and nobody to re-brief.
What landlords and letting agents ask us before booking.
Yes. We test single lets, HMOs, student houses, flats and full portfolios across Birmingham, including City Centre, Selly Oak, Edgbaston, Erdington, Kings Heath. We're NICEIC Approved.
At least every five years, or sooner if the last report says so. You don't need a new report for each new tenancy, as long as the current one is in date.
Existing tenants within 28 days of the test, new tenants before they move in, and Birmingham City Council within 7 days if they ask.
Any C1, C2 or FI observations must be fixed within 28 days, or sooner if stated. We give you a fixed price per item, our electricians can do the work, and we provide written confirmation for your tenants and the council.
Yes. We can contact tenants directly or work through your letting agent, and we always give at least 24 hours' notice.
The same five-yearly EICR applies, but your HMO licence may also require fire alarm and emergency lighting tests. We can do those on the same visit.
Anything dangerous is made safe before we leave. You then get a clear explanation of each C2 and FI observation with a fixed price per item. As part of Able Electric, who have carried out electrical installations and repairs since 2009, our electricians can do the repairs and issue the paperwork to show it's been put right.
Call 0121 285 0136 (answered 24/7) or use the quote form below. Tell us the type of premises, roughly how many distribution boards or emergency light fittings there are, and any times to avoid, and we'll send you a fixed price.
As well as Birmingham, we test commercial and rented properties throughout the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Choose your nearest area below.
EICR testing for offices, clinics, schools and rented homes in Harborne, Edgbaston and Quinton.
Harborne & Edgbaston Testing →Emergency lighting and EICR testing for Bournville, Selly Oak, Northfield and Longbridge.
Bournville & Selly Oak Testing →Industrial EICRs, emergency lighting and thermal imaging for Aston, Nechells, Witton and Saltley businesses.
Aston & Nechells Testing →EICR testing and electrical inspections for commercial premises, landlords and property owners across Coleshill and Erdington.
Coleshill & Erdington Testing →Electrical inspection and EICR testing for businesses, landlords and properties throughout Solihull, Knowle and surrounding areas.
Solihull & Knowle Testing →EICR and fixed wire testing for businesses, landlords and properties across Sutton Coldfield, Mere Green and nearby areas.
Sutton Coldfield & Mere Green Testing →Birmingham is within easy reach of our Tamworth base, so evening, overnight and weekend testing is simple to arrange.
Tell us about the site and what you need tested. We'll come back to you with a clear, fixed quote.
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