EICR

"An EICR does not mean make equal to a new installation, as instructed by BS7671."


Is exactly the point and I will state again that attempting to "regularise" an existing Installation with an oven ready "satisfactory report" is incorrect and, in any event, is likely to come back at some time in the future and bite you where the sun does not shine. The new rental law is clear on there being a Report and then Installation Certificates [ minor or full] for any remedial works after , if appropriate. The Report is a snapshot in time, with that it also serves as limiting liability of the Inspector. That process should not be mucked about with to serve some other agenda or misunderstanding.


This is not a new problem. I know it was driven initially by housing associations and letting agents insisting on Oven Ready Satisfactory Reports; any EIWCerts or Minor Works Certs would be torn up and thrown in the bin, described as useless and then a demand that the contractor issue a "satisfactory report". It has been going on for twenty years and has unfortunately become de facto practice for many contractors. Indeed NICEIC, as they were in early 2000's, pretty much accepted this bodge as a fait acompli; it was endemic and they found it difficult to get their contractors implementing the BS7671 way of periodic inspection with the remedial work being then treated purely as initial verification [ new work] or maintenance work [repair/direct replacement of damaged accessory] and none of this "satisfactory report" nonsense after the event.


From the problem of the HMO , as described, a few things spring to mind; is this a new HMO?  If not, there would be existing Reports. In any event, the Report should stay as it is, unsatisfactory. Simply, your partial regularisation of it, by virtue of remedial work, will be documented by an Electrical Installation Certificate. That will have your revised circuit schedules and reflect the Installation in its revised configuration. Any next Inspection [ 3 to 5 years or whatever] will use this as a point of reference. That unsatisfactory EICR is relegated to a point of reference at that point in time it was conducted, reflecting its condition, at that time, and , importantly, being a demonstration of due diligence on your part for the rational for the subsequent remedial work.

"An EICR does not mean make equal to a new installation, as instructed by BS7671."


Is exactly the point and I will state again that attempting to "regularise" an existing Installation with an oven ready "satisfactory report" is incorrect and, in any event, is likely to come back at some time in the future and bite you where the sun does not shine. The new rental law is clear on there being a Report and then Installation Certificates [ minor or full] for any remedial works after , if appropriate. The Report is a snapshot in time, with that it also serves as limiting liability of the Inspector. That process should not be mucked about with to serve some other agenda or misunderstanding.


This is not a new problem. I know it was driven initially by housing associations and letting agents insisting on Oven Ready Satisfactory Reports; any EIWCerts or Minor Works Certs would be torn up and thrown in the bin, described as useless and then a demand that the contractor issue a "satisfactory report". It has been going on for twenty years and has unfortunately become de facto practice for many contractors. Indeed NICEIC, as they were in early 2000's, pretty much accepted this bodge as a fait acompli; it was endemic and they found it difficult to get their contractors implementing the BS7671 way of periodic inspection with the remedial work being then treated purely as initial verification [ new work] or maintenance work [repair/direct replacement of damaged accessory] and none of this "satisfactory report" nonsense after the event.


From the problem of the HMO , as described, a few things spring to mind; is this a new HMO?  If not, there would be existing Reports. In any event, the Report should stay as it is, unsatisfactory. Simply, your partial regularisation of it, by virtue of remedial work, will be documented by an Electrical Installation Certificate. That will have your revised circuit schedules and reflect the Installation in its revised configuration. Any next Inspection [ 3 to 5 years or whatever] will use this as a point of reference. That unsatisfactory EICR is relegated to a point of reference at that point in time it was conducted, reflecting its condition, at that time, and , importantly, being a demonstration of due diligence on your part for the rational for the subsequent remedial work.