EICR in Northampton

Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Abington, St James, Semilong, Kingsley and Far Cotton make up a big part of our EICR work here. Most were rewired decades ago, often in stages. The usual observations:

• no RCD protection for socket outlets or for cables buried in walls;
• missing or undersized main bonding to incoming gas and water pipes;
• circuits extended into rear extensions and loft rooms without being upgraded;
• old cable sharing circuits with new, sometimes with borrowed neutrals that only show up when an RCD is fitted.

Not all of these are fails. Each is coded strictly according to the guidance, and we explain why.

West Northamptonshire Council's additional HMO licensing scheme, running from February 2025 to 2030, brings smaller shared houses into licensing in the designated areas. A licence application needs a current EICR, and licence conditions usually cover supplied appliances and fire alarm maintenance too.

For HMOs we test the fixed installation, PAT test supplied appliances and can check the fire alarm and emergency lighting in the same visit, so tenants only need to be disturbed once. If the consumer unit needs replacing, new socket circuits in an HMO need AFDD protection, and we'll quote for that properly.

For shops and food businesses in the town centre and units on Brackmills and Moulton Park, we carry out commercial EICRs board by board, out of hours if needed, so you can keep trading.

You receive the full report with every observation, its code and its location. If the result is unsatisfactory you also get an itemised quote that ties each repair to the code it clears. Landlords have 28 days to complete remedial work, so we prioritise booking repairs for rented properties.