If you let a house or a flat in Hemel Hempstead, the certificate agents ask for is an EICR. This is the landlord version of that visit: how often you need it, what I test, and where to book. The Hemel landlord page and the Hemel EICR page are the booking pages. This article is the explanation.
If the rental is in Pinner (HA5) rather than HP1, HP2 or HP3, use the Pinner EICR page. The prices are the same. The houses are not.
How often you need the certificate
Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, a privately rented home needs a valid EICR at least every five years. You also need one at the start of a new tenancy when the current report has less than five years left. A copy goes to the tenant, and to the council if they ask for it.
Dacorum expect a valid report. I issue a standard FRM certificate, signed under NAPIT registration 81930, and email it the same day. Letting agents in Hemel accept that file.
What is checked
An EICR is a test of the fixed wiring, not a quick look at the fuse board. I test the circuits I can reach and record insulation resistance, earth fault loop impedance, RCD trip times and continuity, plus the earthing and bonding.
The codes are C1 (danger present), C2 (potentially dangerous), C3 (improvement recommended) and FI (further investigation). For a rental, the report needs to be clear of C1 and C2 to count as satisfactory. If I find a C1 or a C2 I explain it in plain English and price the remedial work before I start. A missing bond or a damaged socket can often be done on the same visit. A consumer unit upgrade, when that is what clears the C2, starts from £500.
What I usually see in a Hemel rental
Old Town (HP1), including the High Street, is where the wiring has often been added to over the years, and where missing RCD protection comes up. Gadebridge and Warners End are also HP1, but they are New Town houses, closer to the Adeyfield sort of job than to a Georgian terrace.
Adeyfield, Bennetts End and Highfield (HP2) are 1950s and 1960s houses. An original consumer unit is common. Apsley, Boxmoor and Leverstock Green (HP3) are often newer, and a let flat there still needs the five-year certificate.
The price does not change by neighbourhood. One bedroom £80, two beds £130, three beds £180, four beds £230. A larger house or an HMO is quoted before I come out. If you have more than one rental in Hemel I can usually test them on the same day.
How to book
Book on the Hemel landlord page if the property is rented, or on the Hemel EICR page if you want the electrical safety certificate page itself. Both use these prices. Call 07405 629 940 or use the contact form. Hemel is a base, so a routine landlord visit is usually same-day or next-day. I will speak to the tenant and arrange access.
The walk-through of what happens on the day is a separate article. If you live in the house, or you are buying or selling it, the periodic inspection guide is the homeowner version. This one is for landlords deciding whether the certificate is due.