Landlord electrical safety certificates
Landlord Electrician Blackpool
EICRs, remedial repairs, smoke and CO alarms and PAT testing for rented property across the Fylde Coast — with paperwork your agent can file the same week.
Who we work with
Blackpool has thousands of privately rented homes, flats and holiday lets — from converted guest houses near the promenade to family semis out in Marton and Bispham. Keeping that stock legal is a rolling job, and it's the bread and butter of our diary. Whether you own one flat or manage a full book of tenancies, we keep the inspections, alarms and follow-up work ticking over so you always hold current certificates.
Private landlords
Single lets and small portfolios — inspections, remedials and alarm upgrades booked around your tenants.
Letting agents
We arrange access with the tenant, collect keys where needed and email certificates straight to the branch.
HMO owners
Houses in multiple occupation face closer scrutiny at licensing time — we test, certify and fix what's flagged.
Holiday lets
Short-stay flats near the front need dependable electrics — we slot work between changeovers.
What the regulations require
Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, the fixed wiring in a privately rented home must be inspected and tested by a qualified person at least once every five years. If the last report set a shorter interval, that earlier date applies instead.
Once the inspection is done, the regulations require you to give tenants a copy of the report within 28 days, and to supply it to new tenants before they move in. Where the report calls for remedial work, that work must be completed within 28 days — or any tighter deadline the report itself states — with written confirmation once it's finished.
Rented homes in England also need a working smoke alarm on every storey used as living accommodation, and a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance such as a log burner or gas boiler (gas cookers excepted). We check and fit alarms while we're on site, so it's one visit rather than two.
That's the practical summary rather than legal advice — but it's the routine we run on every landlord job, which means the deadlines and paperwork look after themselves.
Landlord EICR prices
The same fixed rates as our standard EICR testing in Blackpool — no landlord premium. Remedials are quoted from the report before anything extra is charged.
One team for the lot
Remedials done in-house
If the report is unsatisfactory, the engineer who raised the codes prices and fixes them — you're never handed off to a second contractor.
Smoke & CO alarms
Alarms supplied, fitted and tested to suit each storey and appliance while we're already at the property.
PAT for furnished lets
Appliance testing with labels and a register, from a £60 minimum visit — sensible cover for furnished and holiday lets.
Portfolio bookings
Several properties falling due at once? Ask about portfolio rates — grouping inspections trims the cost per address.
Landlord electrics — your questions
Straight answers on certificates, deadlines and what the rules actually ask of Blackpool landlords.
How much is a landlord electrical safety certificate in Blackpool?
The certificate landlords need is an EICR. We charge £120 for a one-bedroom flat, £140 for two bedrooms, £160 for three and £180 for four. Larger houses and HMOs are priced individually — ask about portfolio rates if several properties are due together.
How often do rented properties need an EICR?
Every five years at most. The report itself can set a shorter interval, so check the next-inspection date on the front page of your current EICR and diarise it — we can send a reminder when yours is due.
What happens if my landlord EICR comes back unsatisfactory?
An unsatisfactory report lists C1, C2 or FI observations. The regulations require remedial work to be finished within 28 days of the inspection, or sooner if the report says so. Because we do the remedials in-house, you get one quote, one visit and written confirmation for your records.
Do landlords have to PAT test appliances?
There's no blanket legal duty to PAT test in a standard tenancy, but where you supply appliances — furnished lets and holiday lets especially — testing is widely regarded as good practice. Our PAT visits start from £60.
Can you deal directly with my letting agent?
Yes. Most of our landlord work is arranged with agents: we book access with the tenant, collect keys where needed and email the certificate straight to the branch as soon as it's ready.
Everything a landlord needs, one number
Certificates, alarms, testing and urgent call-outs across FY1–FY4 and the wider coast.
Sort your landlord certs this week
Tell us the address and tenancy situation and we'll handle the rest — inspection, report, remedials and alarms, all from one NAPIT registered firm.
01253 835566