After EICR remedial work: the paperwork to get and send

After EICR remedial work, the electrician should give you written confirmation that the work is done. That is usually an Electrical Installation Certificate, a Minor Works Certificate or a new satisfactory EICR. Regulation 3(5) of the 2020 Electrical Safety Standards Regulations then requires you to send it, with the original report, to each existing tenant and the council within 28 days of completion.

This guide is part of our series on what happens after a failed landlord safety check. It covers the paperwork after the electrical work, a step that is easy to leave unfinished. We are EliteShires Property Services, and our electricians for EICR remedial work in Harrow, Kenton, Stanmore and Edgware certify the work on completion and notify building control where it is notifiable. Rules checked October 2026.

What paperwork should the electrician give you?

You should come away with a certificate for each piece of work, plus a statement that ties the work back to the report. GOV.UK guidance lists the acceptable forms of written confirmation: a satisfactory EICR, an Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC), a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate (often called a Minor Works Certificate), or other appropriate electrical certification.

The documents after EICR remedial work, and who needs each one (England, checked October 2026)

A certificate on its own may not say which coded findings it closes. Ask for a short covering statement that lists each C1, C2 and FI item, what was done and which certificate covers it. It is the simplest way to make the paperwork answer the question a council officer will ask.

Who must you send it to, and by when?

You must send the written confirmation and a copy of the original report to each existing tenant and to the local housing authority, within 28 days of the remedial work being completed. That is regulation 3(5). The council does not have to request it first. It is easy to send the tenant a copy and forget the council.

The two clocks catch people out. The deadline for the work runs from the date of the inspection, not the date you received the report. The deadline for the paperwork runs from the date the work was finished. If an electrician completes the work on day 20, the confirmation is due 28 days after day 20. Copies of the report go to existing tenants within 28 days of the inspection.

Our Stanmore page sets out who gets the report and who gets the confirmation for a let in Harrow's area. The same split applies on every street we cover, but the council receiving it changes.

What must the written confirmation say?

The written confirmation must come from a qualified person and confirm two things. First, that the further investigative or remedial work has been carried out. Second, either that the electrical safety standards are now met, or that further work is still required. That wording comes straight from regulation 3(5)(a).

We suggest it also includes these details, so it makes sense to a reader who has never seen the property:

• the property address and the date of the original EICR;
• each C1, C2 and FI observation, and what was done about it;
• the certificate that covers each item, attached;
• the date the work was completed, which starts your 28 days;
• the electrician's name, business and competent person scheme.

Do you need a new EICR after the remedial work?

No. The regulations do not require a fresh full inspection after remedials. GOV.UK guidance accepts an EIC, a Minor Works Certificate or other appropriate certification as confirmation. Your inspection cycle runs from the original inspection, at the interval the report sets and no more than five years. A new full EICR would be a new inspection, so order one only if you want a clean report for the file.

Some landlords prefer a new satisfactory EICR before a re-let, so the new tenant receives a report with no open findings. That is a reasonable choice, not a legal duty. Under regulation 3(3), a new tenant must get a copy of the most recent report before they move in. It is sensible to give them the remedial certificates too, so the report does not look like an open fail.

Is a consumer unit change different?

Yes. Replacing a consumer unit is notifiable building work under regulation 12(6A) of the Building Regulations 2010. If the electrician belongs to a competent person scheme, they notify building control for you, and the compliance certificate must be given to the occupier within 30 days of completion (Building Regulations 2010, regulation 20). In a let property the occupier is your tenant, so ask the electrician or their scheme to send you a copy too. That certificate is separate from the EIC, which is what the housing team needs as your written confirmation.

You can check an electrician's scheme membership on the Registered Competent Person Electrical register before the work starts. Our guide to when a rental needs a new consumer unit explains when a board change is genuinely required. When one is, our consumer unit replacement service tests every circuit before and after the change.

Which council do you send the confirmation to?

Send it to the local housing authority for the property's address: Harrow, Brent or Barnet, with the boundary running along Kenton Road and through Edgware. Our guide to what happens after a failed safety check shows which council covers each part of our area, and our licensing guide has the ward detail.

If the property is licensed, there is one more duty. Schedule 4 of the Housing Act 2004 requires every licence holder in England to keep the electrical installation safe and give the council a declaration of its safety when asked. A complete paper trail makes that declaration easy to back up. Our pages on EICR paperwork in Edgware and what happens after an unsatisfactory report in Kenton cover the council split street by street.

Send everything in writing and keep proof. An email with the attachments, saved with its date, is enough evidence that you met the deadline.

How long should you keep the paperwork?

Keep the EICR until the next inspection is due or carried out, whichever is later, unless a newer report replaces it. That is regulation 3(3)(ca). You must also give a copy of the report to the person who carries out the next inspection, under regulation 3(3)(d). Keep the remedial certificates with it, because the next inspector will want to see what was changed.

The planned landlord database will also ask for the EICR or EIC, under draft regulations awaiting Parliament's approval when we checked in October 2026. See what to have ready before registering.

The same habit works beyond electrics. A dated note of every follow-up, filed with the original finding, is how you show you acted. It is also how a legionella risk assessment's actions are best recorded.

What if the tenant will not let the electrician in?

A landlord who can show they took all reasonable steps to get the remedial work done is not treated as in breach, under regulations 3(2A) and 3(6A). The defence covers the work, not a late confirmation for work that was done. Keep a record of each attempt to arrange access: dates, messages and appointments offered. The regulations add that you do not have to start court proceedings to show reasonable steps. Our guide on what to do when a tenant refuses access has a template for the log.

If the 28 days run out while you are still trying, keep going and keep recording. The penalty for breaching the regulations has been up to £40,000 since 1 November 2025, so the evidence of your attempts matters.

Which findings usually need the work in the first place?

Remedial jobs often come from a short list of C2 findings, such as missing RCD protection or missing main bonding. Our guide to common C2 findings: RCDs, earthing and bonding explains each one and what fixing it involves. The EICR codes themselves are explained on our landlord EICR page.

You are free to use any qualified contractor for the remedial work. Defined jobs, such as a consumer unit change, are a fixed price confirmed before we attend. Repairs are charged by the hour, with the rate and an estimate confirmed first. The EICR report itself is issued within 48 hours of the inspection.

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