How much does an EICR cost in London?

An EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report) costs £140 inc VAT for a 1-bed flat, £170 for a 2-bed, £200 for a 3-bed, and £250+ for 4-bed properties or licensed HMOs in London. F & A Electrical is NICEIC-approved and issues certificates the same day. Commercial EICRs are quoted per visit and typically £280–£600 inc VAT depending on circuit count.

How much does it cost to replace a fuse board in London?

A fuse board (consumer unit) replacement costs £550–£750 inc VAT for a straightforward swap to a modern 10-way dual-RCD board, £700–£900 inc VAT for an RCBO board with one breaker per circuit, and £800–£1,000 inc VAT for above-shop flats with shared supply or where supply tails need replacing. Every install includes the Electrical Installation Certificate, Part P notification and 6 years' NICEIC warranty.

How long does a house rewire take in London?

A 3-bed Victorian terrace rewire typically takes 2–3 weeks and costs £5,800–£7,500 inc VAT fixed quote. Larger 4-bed+ houses or heritage Georgian properties take 3–6 weeks and cost £10,000–£18,000+. F & A Electrical can stage rewires room-by-room so you don't have to move out, includes all new 18th-edition circuits, modern RCBO board, sockets, switches, bonding, hardwired smoke alarms, EIC, Part P notification and 6 years' NICEIC warranty.

How much does an EV charger installation cost in London?

A standard 7.4kW tethered EV charger install (Hypervolt, Ohme, EO, Wallbox, Tesla Gen 3) costs £950–£1,150 inc VAT fully fitted on off-street properties. Underground car park or sub-metered installs in flats run £1,400–£2,200 inc VAT depending on cable run. The OZEV/EVHS landlord grant of £350 is claimed where eligible. F & A Electrical installs all major brands across London.

Do I legally need an EICR for my rental property in London?

Yes. Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, every private rented home in England requires a satisfactory EICR every 5 years (annually for HMOs), with a copy given to the tenant within 28 days of inspection. Hackney runs borough-wide selective licensing requiring this for every let. Tower Hamlets, Islington and Southwark have additional and mandatory HMO licensing zones.

Are F & A Electrical NICEIC approved?

Yes — F & A Electrical is an NICEIC Approved Contractor, the UK's top electrical accreditation. Every job is certified, registered and notified to Building Control under Part P. We carry £5m public liability insurance, work to BS 7671 18th edition standards, and offer a 6-year NICEIC warranty on installation work. We have a 9.32/10 rating across 242 Checkatrade reviews and are members of Checkatrade since December 2018.

Do you offer a 24-hour emergency electrician service in London?

Yes — F & A Electrical operates a 24-hour emergency electrician service across all our London service areas. Emergency rate is £60+VAT per half-hour outside 8am–8pm Monday to Friday and £45+VAT per half-hour during normal hours. No call-out fee if we resolve your issue on the phone. We aim to be on site within one hour for urgent work. Call 07407 627542 or 07500 721453.

What areas of London does F & A Electrical cover?

F & A Electrical is based in Tottenham N15 and covers all of inner London including Hackney (Stoke Newington, Dalston, Hackney Central, Clapton, Hackney Wick), Islington (Highbury, Holloway, Angel, Canonbury), Camden, Tower Hamlets (Whitechapel, Brick Lane), Southwark (Bermondsey), Haringey and surrounding boroughs.

Why does my fuse board keep tripping?

Common causes of fuse board tripping include: an overloaded ring final circuit (too many appliances on one socket ring), a faulty appliance with damaged insulation causing earth leakage, water ingress into a bathroom or outdoor circuit, a failing RCD or RCBO, or a damaged kitchen circuit cable. F & A Electrical diagnoses and fixes tripping faults on a 24-hour callout basis. If an RCD trips repeatedly across multiple circuits, the consumer unit itself may need upgrading.

What does C1, C2 or C3 mean on an EICR?

On an EICR, C1 means 'Danger present' — immediate risk of injury, work must be done before the report is satisfactory. C2 means 'Potentially dangerous' — urgent remedial work required, still fails the EICR. C3 means 'Improvement recommended' — does not cause an unsatisfactory result on its own. FI means 'Further investigation required' — also fails the EICR. F & A Electrical can attend the same day to remedy C1 or C2 items and reissue a satisfactory cert for property sales or letting compliance.

Electrician Hoxton N1 — From £108

Need an electrician in Hoxton? F & A Electrical covers all of N1 east of the Regent’s Canal — Hoxton Square and Hoxton Street, the Shoreditch fringe along Old Street, the Arden, Wenlock Barn and Shoreditch Park estates, and the canal-side blocks up to Wenlock Basin — from our base in Tottenham, with same-week appointments as standard. NICEIC registered, 9.32/10 from 242 reviews, minimum charge £108 (£90 + VAT), every price labour-only. Call 07407 627542 or WhatsApp for a fixed quote.

What we do in Hoxton

Hoxton is where Hackney’s residential work meets its commercial work, often in the same building. On the Hoxton Square / Old Street side it’s studios, galleries, bars and small offices above shops: three-phase supplies, distribution boards for kitchens and kilns, emergency lighting and periodic testing that a landlord or lease renewal demands — see our commercial electrician page for the certificate side. In the live-work units and warehouse conversions along Hoxton Street and the canal it’s EICRs that have to cover a mixed-use unit properly, sub-mains from a shared intake, and data and lighting for people who work from home professionally. On the estates (Arden, Wenlock Barn, Colville, the Shoreditch Park blocks) it’s the classic stock: 1960s–80s wiring, Wylex rewireable boards, storage heaters, and rewires when a kitchen refit exposes what’s behind the plaster — our rewire cost guide has honest 2026 numbers. If something has actually gone off, our emergency electrician Hackney page covers urgent response.

Hoxton prices — fixed, labour-only

Job	Price
Minimum call-out / small jobs (sockets, switches, minor faults)	£108 (£90 + VAT)
EICR — flat or small house	from £140 — see EICRs in Hackney
EICR — HMO, large house or live-work unit	from £180 — HMO EICR guide
EICR remedial work (C1/C2 fixes)	from £108 — remedial cost guide
Consumer unit (fuse board) replacement	from £450 — fuse boards in Hackney
Extra double socket (surface or chased)	from £108
PAT testing (studios, offices, short-lets)	£5 per appliance

Labour-only, materials at trade cost, no urgency premium — same-day EICRs are usually possible when a lease, licence or completion deadline is close.

Hoxton landlords: mixed-use means two sets of rules

A lot of Hoxton’s private-rented stock is flats above commercial units or live-work conversions, and the electrical rules split accordingly. The residential part falls under the 2020 Electrical Safety Regulations: a satisfactory EICR at least every 5 years, a copy to tenants within 28 days, remedials within 28 days of an unsatisfactory report, and since 1 May 2026 civil penalties up to £40,000 per breach under the Renters’ Rights Act. The commercial part falls under the Electricity at Work Regulations and your lease, which usually asks for periodic inspection on a 5-year cycle too. We issue both reports on the same visit, clearly separated, so neither your lender, your licensing officer nor your insurer has to guess which circuits are which. Start with our landlord compliance checklist; if your report has C1s or C2s, the remedial cost guide shows what fixing them costs.

Why N1 calls us

Tottenham N15 base, straight down the A10 to Old Street, no central-London travel premiums even though Hoxton is a stone’s throw from the City. NICEIC registered, so certificates are genuine and notifiable work is signed off properly. Fixed labour-only quotes before we start, materials at cost, evening and early-morning slots for bars and studios that can’t lose trading hours, and the same electrician returning for remedials rather than a different subcontractor every visit.

Frequently asked questions

How much does an electrician cost in Hoxton?

Minimum charge £108 (£90 + VAT) for small jobs; EICRs from £140; fuse board replacements from £450; PAT testing £5 per appliance. All labour-only and quoted fixed.

Do you do EICRs for live-work units?

Yes. A live-work unit gets one report covering every circuit, with the residential and workspace circuits identified separately so it satisfies both the 2020 Regulations and a commercial lease. Priced from £180 depending on circuit count.

Can you work out of hours for a bar or studio?

Yes — early mornings and evenings are routine for Hoxton commercial jobs. No out-of-hours premium on planned work; only genuine emergencies are charged differently, and even then labour-only.

How fast can you get to N1?

Same-week as standard, often within 48 hours. Urgent faults — power off, burning smell, board that won’t reset — get priority.

Electrician in Hoxton, N1 — Same-Week, NICEIC Certified