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EICR Explained: What Your Report Actually Means
Most people are handed an EICR, see the word Unsatisfactory, and have no idea what happens next. The whole thing comes down to four codes. Once you know what they mean you can read your own report, and tell whether the quote that came with it is fair.
- What C1, C2, C3 and FI actually mean, in plain English
- Which items you are obliged to fix, and which you are not
- The 2026 rule change that most guides online still have wrong
- The landlord timescales, and the £40,000 figure behind them
Just Moved In
For your first few months in a newer home.
Just Moved In? Your New Home Electrics Guide
Your fuse board in the first week, what to report to the builder rather than pay for, the paperwork to keep, and what to plan before you decorate or lay the patio. With a tick list for the fridge.
Know Before You Need Us
The things worth knowing before there is a problem.
10 Things You Need to Know About EV Chargers Before You Buy
Planning permission, smart charging law, supply capacity, earthing, certificates and warranties. Everything that decides whether the job goes smoothly.
How to Choose a Qualified Electrician
Six checks, none of which take more than a couple of minutes. Which schemes are genuine, what to ask for, and the pressure tactics worth walking away from.
The Winter Electrical Safety Guide
Winter is when ageing wiring gets found out. Heaters, decorations, outdoor sockets and damp, plus the warning signs worth acting on in October rather than January.
Your Wiring and Your Certificates
For anyone holding a report, or a quote, and not sure what to make of it.
EICR Explained: What Your Report Actually Means
Decode C1, C2, C3 and FI in plain English, find out what you are actually obliged to fix, and see the 2026 rule change most guides online still have wrong.
Is Your Fuse Board Past It?
The signs worth acting on, what an upgrade actually involves, the paperwork you should end up with, and the times you honestly do not need one.
Protecting Your Property
Cameras, and the questions worth asking before you buy any.
Home CCTV Done Properly
What to buy, where a camera can legally point, and the rules that apply the moment yours sees past your own boundary. The bit nobody mentions until it is a problem.
Outside Lighting: Before the Clocks Go Back
Dusk till dawn against movement sensors, how to set a sensor so it stops triggering on the cat, what LED really saves against an old halogen floodlight, and the rule about light spilling next door.
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More guides on the way
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Page last updated: 15 September 2026