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 Kentish Town NW5 — From £108

Need an electrician in Kentish Town? F & A Electrical covers all of NW5 — Kentish Town Road and the high street, Tufnell Park, Gospel Oak, Dartmouth Park, the Peckwater, Ingestre and Denton estates, and the streets up to Parliament Hill — 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 Kentish Town

NW5 is high-value Victorian and Edwardian housing, and the electrical work follows the money: extensions and loft conversions that need a new circuit and a consumer unit with enough ways, kitchen refits that finally expose the 1960s cabling, and full rewires of houses being brought back from flats to a single family home — our rewire cost guide has honest 2026 numbers, and our Camden rewire page covers the Camden Building Control side. Dartmouth Park and the Gospel Oak conservation streets add a specific issue: surface-mounted “period” fittings and old lighting circuits with no earth, which show up as a C2 on the EICR and need a decision before a landlord can let. The estates (Peckwater, Ingestre, Denton, Bacton) are Camden Council and housing-association stock with storage heaters and rewireable boards. And Kentish Town has one of the highest concentrations of privately rented flats in Camden, so a steady share of our NW5 work is landlord EICRs at £140 and the consumer unit replacements that follow. Anything that has actually gone off goes through our emergency electrician Camden page.

Kentish Town 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 Camden
EICR — HMO or large house	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 Camden
Extra double socket (surface or chased)	from £108
EV charger (off-street parking)	from £450 labour — EV chargers in Camden
PAT testing (offices, studios, short-lets)	£5 per appliance

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

Kentish Town landlords: Camden licensing and the £40,000 fine

Camden runs additional HMO licensing borough-wide, and the application asks for a satisfactory EICR. For every private tenancy, the 2020 Electrical Safety Regulations require a satisfactory EICR at least every 5 years, a copy to the tenant within 28 days, and remedials completed within 28 days of an unsatisfactory report; since 1 May 2026 the civil penalty is up to £40,000 per breach under the Renters’ Rights Act. Camden’s private-sector housing team is active, and the £40,000 figure is per breach — a three-flat house with expired reports is three breaches. Start with our landlord compliance checklist; if the report has C1s or C2s, the remedial cost guide shows what fixing them costs, and we do the remedials ourselves rather than handing you a list.

Why NW5 calls us

Tottenham N15 base, across via Seven Sisters Road and Camden Road — twenty minutes off-peak, no central-London travel premium. NICEIC registered, so certificates are genuine and notifiable work is signed off properly with Camden Building Control. Fixed labour-only quotes before we start, materials at cost, evening and Saturday slots, and the same electrician returning for remedials rather than a different subcontractor every visit.

Frequently asked questions

How much does an electrician cost in Kentish Town?

Minimum charge £108 (£90 + VAT) for small jobs; EICRs from £140; HMO EICRs from £180; fuse board replacements from £450; PAT testing £5 per appliance. All labour-only and quoted fixed.

My lighting circuit has no earth — is that a fail?

It is a C2 (potentially dangerous) if there are metal fittings or switches on the circuit, so the report will be unsatisfactory until it is fixed. The cheapest compliant fix is usually Class II (double-insulated) fittings and switches plus RCD protection rather than rewiring the circuit — we’ll tell you which applies.

Do you need a Camden permit to park?

We arrange visitor permits or pay-by-phone bays ourselves; parking is never added to your quote.

How fast can you get to NW5?

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

Electrician in Kentish Town, NW5 — Same-Week, NICEIC Certified