EICRs, interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms, remedial work and the certificates your agent and the council ask for, for Bath flats, student houses and portfolios. Every property is quoted individually, at a fixed price.
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Bath has a rental market unlike anywhere else we work. Two universities fill the Victorian terraces of Oldfield Park, Westmoreland and Widcombe with shared houses. The centre is full of Georgian townhouses converted into flats, many owned by individual landlords and managed through local agents. Housing providers manage large estates in Twerton, Whiteway, Southdown and Odd Down. Each needs the same legal minimum, delivered in a way that suits the building and the tenancy cycle.
We handle the electrical side end to end: the EICR, any remedial work, interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms, and the certificates your agent, your tenants and the council ask for. One visit where possible, a clear written report, and remedials quoted line by line so you can see what each code costs to clear.
An HMO with five or more people from more than one household sharing facilities needs a mandatory licence from Bath and North East Somerset Council. Bath's additional licensing scheme for smaller HMOs ended on 31 December 2023; the council has said a consultation would be needed before any replacement. Converting a family house to a small HMO in Bath needs planning permission under the city's Article 4 direction. Licence conditions set the alarm standard for each house, and we design and install to the schedule you have been given.
| Pack | What is included |
|---|---|
| Pack A: single property | EICR, Grade D mains-interlinked smoke alarms, kitchen heat alarm, CO alarm where needed, NAPIT certificate and photo log, in one visit. |
| Pack B: portfolio of 5+ | Per-property EICR and alarms, batched scheduling, one point of contact, consolidated invoice, renewal reminders six months before each EICR is due. |
| EICR only | Single-phase installation, priced on the size of the installation and the number of circuits. |
| Letting agent retainer | Priority response, scheduled invoicing and a named engineer for every job. |
Each pack is priced on the property, with a fixed written quote before we start. Remedial work after an unsatisfactory report is quoted item by item. Once it is done, we re-test and give you the written confirmation the 2020 Regulations ask for.
Out-of-hours call-outs for a social-housing provider in Bath give us a clear picture of what goes wrong in rented flats: water from a flat above getting into light fittings and sockets, circuits tripped by tenants' faulty appliances, failing sealed light fittings in windowless bathrooms, and electric showers with failed elements or broken valves. Most of these are not the landlord's fault, but a sound installation with RCBO protection and a current EICR makes each one quicker and cheaper to resolve.
Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020: a satisfactory EICR at least every five years, a copy to existing tenants within 28 days, to new tenants before they move in, and to the council within 7 days if asked. Any C1 or C2 items must be put right within 28 days, or sooner if the report says so. Under the smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules (2015, amended 2022): a smoke alarm on every storey used as living accommodation, and a CO alarm in any room used as living accommodation with a fixed combustion appliance, other than a gas cooker.
Mandatory licensing applies to HMOs with five or more people forming more than one household and sharing a kitchen, bathroom or toilet. Bath's additional licensing scheme for smaller HMOs finished on 31 December 2023, and the council has said any new scheme would need a consultation first. Check Bath and North East Somerset Council's HMO licensing pages for the current position before you let.
Bath has an Article 4 direction that requires a planning application to change a family house into a small HMO. That is a planning question for the council, not an electrical one, but it is worth settling before you spend money on the electrics.
Yes. Tenant liaison is part of the job. We arrange access directly with tenants or your letting agent, and send certificates to you, the agent and, if you want, straight to the tenants.
For a single let it covers a full EICR, BS 5839-6 Grade D mains-interlinked smoke alarms, a heat alarm in the kitchen, a CO alarm where there is a combustion appliance, the NAPIT certificate, and a photo log of the alarms and consumer unit, in one visit. The price depends on the property and is confirmed in writing after a survey or phone call.
Between tenancies, when the house is empty. Most Bath student lets turn over in the summer, so book the EICR and any remedial work for that gap. If the report needs a rewire or board change, you then have time to do it without working around tenants.
A written, itemised quote before any work starts. NAPIT registered, BS 7671 certified.
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