"Detached 2 story property is approximately 30-40 years old and has PVC fixtures and fittings throughout. Separate from the property is a garage which was tested also. Some defects were found and these have been attended to by the Electrician"

The above comment was all that was inserted under the summary section of an EICR relating to a large property which also has a a swimming pool. Reason for report; property being sold.

Now I am not deriding the contractor as there is no encouragement on the template EICR in Appendix 6 to be more expansive. The space allocation for the summary is only a couple of lines. Even looking at the example given in the new GN3 on page 164, for a non-technical recipient, the comment made there could be filed under chocolate fire guards. 

Communicating a succinct, meaningful comment to a client can be difficult, even for those with wordsmith capabilities. Apart from conveying a summary, I have also noticed that many comments made are poorly constructed with grammar and spelling at a low level. For those reading the report who may have a more academic background but no technical understanding of electrical installations, it must call the quality of the whole report into question. It certainly does nothing for the esteem of the electrical installation industry! 

Perhaps the summary section should be dumped. It's either satisfactory or not and if not the comments can elucidate on why not!