Is a Domestic Electrical Installation Certificate the same as EICR?!

GarciaLorca

Hi,
I bought a new build flat in 2017 and am now letting it out.  I received a copy of a 'Domestic Electrical Installation Certificate' which was valid for 10 years.  I understand that EICRs that are less than 5 years old but aren't compliant with current 18th edition wiring regs are still valid.  However... is what I have (the Domestic Electrical Installation Certificate) valid as an EICR or is this totally different and I need to arrange for an EICR? 

NortheastEA

If a property is newly built or has been completely rewired, it should have an Electrical Installation Certificate known as an EIC. Landlords can provide a copy of the EIC to tenants and, if requested, the local authority. The landlord will then not be required to carry out further checks or provide a report for 5 years after the EIC has been issued, as long as they have complied with their duty or duties under the Regulations. 

You therefore dont need a EICR until 2022

ProDave

An EICR is tested to the current wiring regs.  Most older properties wired to a previous version of the regs will have some "faults" noted.  But in a property so recent as yours they will only be C3's so will not make the wiring unsatisfactory.  Think of them like an advisory item on a car MOT.

Beware there are some cowboy electricians who will try and class trivial non compliances with the current regs as a failure to drum up more repair work that is often unecessary.

GarciaLorca

NortheastEA said:

If a property is newly built or has been completely rewired, it should have an Electrical Installation Certificate known as an EIC. Landlords can provide a copy of the EIC to tenants and, if requested, the local authority. The landlord will then not be required to carry out further checks or provide a report for 5 years after the EIC has been issued, as long as they have complied with their duty or duties under the Regulations. 

You therefore dont need a EICR until 2022

Hello thanks so much - yes it was a new build property and they provided an EIC (the domestic electrical installation certificate) - so by the sounds of it I don’t need an additional EICR which will save me almost £160 quid! Thanks very much!