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 Southwark | NICEIC

Electricians in Southwark — NICEIC approved, fixed prices, no call-out fee

F & A Electrical works across the whole London Borough of Southwark: SE1, SE5, SE15, SE16, SE17, SE21, SE22 and SE24. Borough, Bankside, London Bridge, Elephant and Castle, Walworth, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Surrey Quays, Camberwell, Peckham, Nunhead, East Dulwich, Dulwich Village and Herne Hill.

We are NICEIC approved and fully insured. Labour is quoted before we start, materials are itemised separately, and there is no separate call-out charge. Minimum charge is £108 (£90 + VAT).

What we actually get called out for in Southwark

Southwark runs from riverside warehouse conversions at Bankside down to Victorian and Edwardian family housing in Dulwich, with very large estates in Walworth, Peckham and the Elephant in between. The work follows the housing:

Warehouse and wharf conversions in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe — conversion wiring from the late 1980s onwards, typically with a single rewireable board serving a large open-plan flat, and lighting circuits loaded well beyond what they were designed for.
Estate flats in Walworth, Peckham and Elephant and Castle — leaseholder work where the boundary between communal landlord supply and the flat’s own installation needs proving before anyone can quote properly.
Victorian and Edwardian houses in East Dulwich, Nunhead and Camberwell — loft conversions and side-return extensions added on spurs, frequently with no earth continuity to the new circuits and no RCD protection on the sockets that serve them.
New-build apartments around Bankside, Elephant Park and Canada Water — sound installations on the whole, but a constant flow of nuisance-tripping RCBOs, smart lighting faults, and EV charge point installs that need a supply capacity assessment first.
Licensed HMOs and student lets across SE15, SE5 and SE17 — Southwark licenses widely, and licence applications and renewals almost always require an EICR plus interlinked smoke and heat alarm work.

EICR and landlord certificates in Southwark

An EICR in Southwark starts from £140 for a standard one or two bedroom flat. Larger houses and HMOs are priced on circuit count and the number of consumer units, quoted before we attend rather than adjusted on the day.

Since the Renters’ Rights Act took full effect on 1 May 2026, the maximum penalty for failing to hold a valid electrical safety certificate is £40,000 per offence, up from the old £30,000 cap. Any C1 or C2 code must be remedied within 28 days, with written confirmation to the tenant and to the council. Southwark’s private housing team does ask for certificates as part of licensing, and a lapsed EICR is one of the easiest things for an officer to check.

We issue the certificate the same day the inspection completes, as a signed PDF, with a plain-English note on what each observation code means and what it would cost to put right. Remedial work is quoted separately and there is no obligation to use us for it.

Emergency and same-day work

If you have lost power, have a burning smell, a sparking or scorched consumer unit, or a circuit that keeps tripping and will not reset, we cover Southwark for 24-hour emergency callouts. SE1 and SE16 are usually reachable inside an hour; the SE5, SE15 and SE22 end of the borough depends on traffic through the Elephant.

Emergency attendance is charged at the same £108 minimum as any other visit — no premium call-out fee, and the labour cost is given before we start work, not after.

Consumer units and fuse board replacement

A lot of Southwark’s converted and pre-1990 stock still runs on a rewireable or plug-in-fuse board with no RCD protection. That will attract a C3 at best on an EICR, and it means no circuit in the property has the 30mA protection current regulations expect.

A fuse board replacement takes most of a working day. We test every circuit before starting, because a new board with RCBOs immediately exposes any insulation fault the old board was quietly tolerating — much better found at quoting stage than mid-afternoon with the power off and the job half done.

Since Amendment 2 of BS 7671 new boards are metal-clad, and we fit AFDD protection where the installation warrants it — particularly in converted flats and licensed HMOs, where a fault in one unit is everyone’s problem.

Postcode coverage

We cover the borough by postcode: SE1 (Borough, Bankside, London Bridge, Elephant and Castle), SE16 (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Surrey Quays) and SE15 (Peckham, Nunhead), along with SE5 Camberwell, SE17 Walworth, and SE21/SE22/SE24 across Dulwich, East Dulwich and Herne Hill. Our dedicated Bermondsey page covers the SE16 riverside in more detail.

How we price

Every price we publish is labour only. Materials — consumer units, cable, accessories, charge points — are itemised separately, so you can see what you are actually paying for.

EICR — from £140
Minimum charge on any visit — £108 (£90 + VAT)
PAT testing — £5 per appliance, subject to the £108 minimum
Remedial work — quoted per item after inspection, never assumed

If you are comparing us against a £69 EICR advertised online, the difference is nearly always scope: those prices tend to sample a limited number of circuits, exclude the certificate itself, or arrive with a remedial quote that is where the actual money sits. Ours covers the full installation and the certificate, and any remedial quote is optional.

Frequently asked questions

How long does an EICR take in a Southwark flat? A one or two bedroom flat is normally two to three hours. A three or four bedroom house with an extension is closer to half a day. HMOs with multiple boards take longer and are priced on circuit count.

Do I need to be there? Someone has to give access, and the power goes off for parts of the test, so the property should be clear of anyone who cannot manage an hour or two without it. Letting agents routinely arrange access for us directly.

Are you actually NICEIC approved? Yes — NICEIC approved contractor and Part P registered, with every certificate registered accordingly. You are welcome to check the register before you book.

Do you work on leasehold flats within estates? Yes. Communal and landlord-supply work stays with the council’s own contractor, but everything from your consumer unit inwards is ours to test, certify and repair.

To book, call 07407 627542 or 07500 721453. If you already know you need an EICR, tell us the number of bedrooms and whether it is a house, flat or HMO and we will give you a fixed price on the phone.

Electrician in Southwark | NICEIC Approved