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Landlord Reports · Norwich & Norfolk

EICRs & landlord safety reports in Norwich

Landlord electrical safety certificates (EICRs), homebuyer checks and periodic inspections, explained in plain English, with any repairs quoted separately and never bundled in.

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What we do

EICRs, landlord certificates and remedial work

An EICR is a structured inspection and test of a property's fixed wiring: consumer unit, circuits, earthing and bonding, accessories and protective devices. It tells you what condition the installation is actually in, rather than what it looks like from the front of a socket.

Landlords in England need one at least every five years and at the change of tenancy. Homeowners typically want one when buying, before major work, or when a property hasn't been looked at in a decade or more.

01

Landlord reporting

The five-yearly electrical condition report, and the paperwork letting agents and local authorities ask for.

  • A property being let for the first time
  • A five-year report falling due
  • An agent asking for current certification
02

EICRs

Full periodic inspection and testing, with a clear report, honest coding and remedial work quoted separately.

  • Landlord compliance: the five-yearly report or a change of tenancy
  • Buying a property and wanting to know what you're taking on
  • An installation that's never been inspected, or not for many years
03

Remedial work & re-testing

Anything flagged on the report put right and the installation re-tested, so you end up with a clean report.

  • C1 and C2 observations addressed
  • Bonding and earthing brought up to standard
  • Consumer unit and RCD protection reviewed

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Working with Acorn

What you can expect from us

However small the job, the way we work never changes. These are the commitments behind every Acorn visit.

Free, written quotes

Every job starts with a clear, itemised quote in writing, so you know exactly what's included before we begin.

One point of contact

You deal directly with the person doing the work, from the first call through to final sign-off. No call centres, no hand-offs.

Tidy, respectful workmanship

Dust sheets down, work areas protected and everything cleaned away at the end of each day. Your home is treated like our own.

Certified and fully insured

All work meets current regulations, the business is fully licensed and insured, and certificates are issued where required.

Every job, without exception

What's always included

  • A free site visit and fixed written quote before any work starts
  • Protection of floors, furniture and work areas throughout
  • All materials and waste removal handled for you
  • Work carried out to current British Standards and regulations
  • Certificates and test results supplied where applicable
  • A full clean-down at the end of every working day
  • Friendly aftercare: we're only ever a phone call away

No hidden extras

If anything changes once work begins, we'll explain it and agree the cost with you before going any further.

Newly installed consumer unit with neatly dressed cables on a garage brick wall

Local expertise

EICRs for Norwich landlords and homeowners

Norwich has a great deal of pre-1970s housing, and plenty of installations that have been extended a few times over the decades without anyone standing back to look at the whole. Older village properties around Broadland often add another layer: outbuildings, garden supplies and workshop circuits added over the years. Those are exactly the installations where an EICR earns its money.

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Start to finish

We take care of the whole job

Planning, ordering, creation and completion, all handled by Acorn, with one point of contact from the first visit to the final sign-off.

  1. 01

    Planning

    We visit, listen and talk through the options that suit your home and budget, then confirm everything in a free, written quote. Projects over £500 take a 50% deposit, with the balance on completion.

  2. 02

    Ordering

    We source and order the materials, units and fittings, and arrange deliveries around the programme, so you're never left chasing suppliers. Already chosen your own? We're happy to fit them.

  3. 03

    Creation

    The work itself, carried out carefully and tidily by one team for the electrics, fitting and finishing. You'll know who is coming and what's happening each day.

  4. 04

    Completion

    Electrical work tested and certified, every detail checked, and the space cleaned and handed back only when you're happy. Afterwards, you'll still speak to the same person who did the job.

Reviews

Trusted across Norfolk

Verified Google reviews from homeowners we've worked for.

“Phill has just come and completed 5 weeks work for us, in that time taking a complete shell to a stunning new bathroom, a revamped utility area and also fitted a new consumer unit for all our electrics, along with other jobs along the way. We can't recommend him highly enough - Phill took time to make sure of what we wanted, updating us regularly on the plan of works and thinking about all the big and small details to make sure things serve us well for many years to come. Phill is reliable, professional and friendly and will make sure things are finished just as you want. We have booked to have more work done very soon.”

Charlotte Harris Cook

Bathroom, utility and consumer unit

“We hired Acorn Electrical & Home Improvements to carry out some small building works at our barn conversion. Phillip and the team were punctual, diligent and professional over the 2-week project, even when faced with some nasty surprises from an old building. Super happy with the result, and we would have no hesitation in recommending them. We will be asking Phillip to quote for another project very soon.”

Carl West

Barn conversion building works

“Phil has done several different jobs for us over the last week. He replaced a wobbly gate post, designed and fitted a picket fence around a new flower bed, replaced the rotting pieces of wood in a tall fence having taken it to bits, replaced an outdoor electrical socket, and noticed some guttering was not working then fixed it. The main job he came to do was to re-clad 2 sides of a large shed with timber. He has great communication skills so we knew what to expect at all times, and he made sure we were happy at every stage. He came when he said he would, and actually finished the job ahead of schedule. He's friendly, trustworthy and easy to have around, and we have already booked him for another job before Christmas!”

Barbara Gouldthorp

Fencing, carpentry and outdoor electrics

A typical three-bedroom house takes several hours. Larger properties, or installations with lots of added circuits and outbuildings, take longer. Power needs to be off for parts of the test, so it's worth planning the day around it.

An EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report) is an inspection and test of a property's fixed wiring, carried out by a qualified electrician. It's the landlord electrical safety certificate letting agents ask for, and it tells homeowners and buyers what condition the electrics are really in.

For private rented property in England, an EICR is valid for up to five years, and a new one is needed at a change of tenancy. For owner-occupied homes, ten years is the usual recommendation, or sooner if the installation is old or has been altered.

C1 means danger is present and requires immediate action. C2 means potentially dangerous and requires remedial work. C3 means improvement recommended: advisory rather than mandatory. A report is only 'satisfactory' if there are no C1, C2 or FI (further investigation) observations.

Not automatically. A rewireable fuse board with no RCD protection will usually attract observations, but the coding depends on the condition of the installation as a whole and how it's used.

No. The report is yours. If you'd like us to price the remedial work, we'll do that as a separate, itemised quote, and you're free to have someone else carry it out.

No. An EICR covers the fixed installation. Portable appliance testing is a separate exercise.

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Tell us a little about what you need and we'll come back to you to arrange a free quote. No pressure and no sales visit, just a straight answer on what's involved and what it costs.

Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm · Saturday by appointment · Based in Hassingham, covering Norwich & Norfolk