EICR Certificates in Edgware

Not legally. C3 means improvement recommended, and a report with only C3s on it is still satisfactory, so no 28-day deadline applies. The deadline comes from C1 or C2 codes, or from an FI where the inspector needs to investigate further. Older boards in Edgware's interwar houses often collect a few C3s, which are worth knowing about when you plan work, but they are not a legal obligation.

No. An unsatisfactory report comes with a written price for each coded item, and any qualified electrician can do the work instead. A C1 is the exception on the day: that danger is made safe before we go, and we tell you exactly what was done. The rest is your decision.

Yes, and grouping them keeps the cost down, because travel, parking and access are handled once. If you or an agent own two or more flats in a building, send the flat numbers and we will price them together and book a single visit through the managing agent or concierge.

Whichever is the housing authority for the street, and in Edgware there are three. Barnet covers the town centre, the station and Burnt Oak; Harrow has the Canons ward and its own Edgware ward, both west of the A5; Brent has the HA8 streets near Queensbury. Once remedial work is complete, the tenants and that council must each have written confirmation within 28 days, whether or not anyone asked. Should the council want to see the report itself, it must have a copy within 7 days of asking.

A licence condition. Harrow's designation for its Edgware ward came into force on 2 May 2026 and ends on 1 May 2031, and the Housing Act's list of mandatory licence terms includes keeping every electrical installation safe for continued use and in proper working order, and declaring its safety to the council whenever asked. A current satisfactory report is the obvious evidence, so it belongs in your licence file. Letting a home that needs a licence without one is a criminal offence. For addresses on the Barnet side, check Barnet Council's licensing pages.

Barnet, Harrow or Brent, depending on which council's housing team covers the street; Brent only for the HA8 roads near Queensbury. The maximum is £40,000 per penalty. It was £30,000 until 1 November 2025, when SI 2025/1043 changed regulation 11, and if the breach continues, further penalties can follow. A council has to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt before it fines, so keep every dated report, the remedial certificates and a note of any visit the tenant refused.

Yes, under the draft regulations. Each rented home's entry asks for the latest EICR along with the date by which the next one must be done, or for a new build its EIC and issue date, and any change has to be made within 28 days. London's start date in the draft is 15 July 2027, so a satisfactory report done this year should still be current when you register, unless the inspector set a shorter interval. Parliament has still to approve the rules (checked October 2026).