Update 22/2/2026 On a visit to my physio who know a lot of people I saw a card for a sparky, I asked about him. My physio said he was a good lad, so I have 6 EICR coming up for renewal, he quoted me £135 each, £115 cheaper than £250 so I have saved £690, not to be sniffed at. It shows some are guilding the lilly.
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ah but have you checked that he’s fully registered to provide EICR reports?
There is no requirement to be registered.
For landlords locate the Best Practice Guide No 4 issue 7 and read it. It’s the only document that End users can refer to afaik
There is according to @Tristram and @A_Z says their body’s website will tell you if they are competent for certification. Are they wrong?
The deadline isn’t to be ‘registered’ but to have L3 nvq qualifications and is by Oct 26, as far as I can tell.
“EAS changes to competence requirements for periodic inspection & testing and low carbon technologies
The EAS now requires qualified supervisors and employed persons that carry out periodic inspection and testing under their certification, to:
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hold core technical competence and qualifications, including a level 3 award in the Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations.
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have a minimum two years’ evidence of relevant experience.
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show evidence of ongoing continuing professional development (CPD).
Businesses certified by NICEIC and Certsure will be asked about this requirement during their next assessment visit. If they do not yet meet the standard, it will be recorded in their assessment report. However, they will have until 1 October 2026 to achieve the relevant qualifications.”
Nobody has managed to find/cite a registration requirement for april 26 in this thread I ‘think’
Irrelevant if the sparky found gets the eicrs done before april anyway..
There is no requirement to be registered
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As a fellow electrician, I agree it shouldn’t be a race to the bottom but unfortunately for most landlords they see it as “just another cost” and some just assume we’re ripping them off….. When in fact, if you are competent and experienced in your field, your time and knowledge has a value. Ironically, it’s more likely the so called electrician, charging a pittance that’s ’ripping them off’ as they’re not testing or inspecting, they’re getting their foot over the threshold and looking for work. What they don’t understand is we probably have the biggest overheads of all trades as we’re the most regulated and are constantly paying out for update courses due to changes in regulations etc. @David240 Is actually correct regarding the change in requirements. Primarily due to and following on from the Grenfell enquiry, the government has brought in changes which governing bodies such as the niceic ( who I’m a member of ) are responsible for implementing. If you carry out work such as EICRs you need to have the 2391 testing & inspection qualifications by October this year.
Hooe that helps
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So who is going to police the requirement to have the 2391 ?
Letting agents?