Wow, wow, wow

[kerching]

My customer realised it was a rip off and wanted me to confirm it prior to ripping a new defectory orifice for her now Ex-letting agent

 

[ProDave]

My customer realised it was a rip off and wanted me to confirm it prior to ripping a new defectory orifice for her now Ex-letting agent

Do you think the letting agent will realise she has lost that contract because they appointed a cowboy rip off sparky for the "inspection" and change electrician?

Or do you think it will go unnoticed?

 

[Murdoch]

^^ 

ive just done a proper EICR on a 2 bedroom bungalow. I charged £155, remedial work about £50

another spark charged £84 for a “report” which was an email from the lettings agency, and his remedial were £963 + VAT

 

[OnOff]

^^ 

ive just done a proper EICR on a 2 bedroom bungalow. I charged £155, remedial work about £50

another spark charged £84 for a “report” which was an email from the lettings agency, and his remedial were £963 + VAT

I need an EICR done in Dartford. 2 bed terrace. Vacant,  no furniture. Plastic split load Hager board. 7 circuits, 3 rings, 4 radials inc a couple of RCBOs. Mate was with NAPIT but given it up. He did it last. 

Letting agent this morning reckons their favoured man charges £180.

Mate of a mate wants £350 ffs but he did say he does a proper job!

 

[NozSpark]

That £180 will be for a visual only by the time the agent has added their markup........

.....and £350 for a 2 bed terrace...!!!!!!!!!!!! wow

 

[Evans Electric]

Mate of a mate wants £350 ffs but he did say he does a proper job!

That  seems a lot to me  .  Theres a note pinned  to the cork board in front of me as write .........EICR   3 -4 bed / Local  ...8 -10 circuits  £ 190 .    

You need to allow an hour  for writing the report out  , the Kewtech  are  7 pages .   

That £180 will be for a visual only by the time the agent has added their markup........

.....and £350 for a 2 bed terrace...!!!!!!!!!!!! wow

Thats what I thought  ....but then its darn sarf  Noz ,  they're all millionaires  darn there . 

 

[NozSpark]

Thats what I thought  ....but then its darn sarf  Noz ,  they're all millionaires  darn there . 

....and there's me finding it hard to squeeze £150 out of a 1/2 day EICR....

 

[Evans Electric]

Its crazy  sometimes !     About ten years ago a local estate agents  asked if I was interested in doing their empty lets  & for sale  .   I quoted them a standard figure  based on  , 5 hours   & local only.       ( 1/2 hour  to collect key .....1/2 hour to return it .....  3 hours on site .... 1 hour writing  PIR  .  

He dismissed me  stating they can get a Asian guy  who does them in 20 mins  as long as he gets all the follow up work .         

 

[NozSpark]

I'd do that too.... however the report would be full of FI's and LIM's and every installation would need a rewire

 

[OnOff]

That  seems a lot to me  .  Theres a note pinned  to the cork board in front of me as write .........EICR   3 -4 bed / Local  ...8 -10 circuits  £ 190 .  

Funnily enough it's a stone's throw from Littlebrook power station. I wouldn't be rude to you btw

Mate's mum was a Sister at Joyce Green Hospital that the plant was next door to. Call came in one day from the power station asking along the lines for "the biggest barrel of disinfectant you've got...we've got a shovel". Bloke had fallen off the chimney. Mum and Dads mate was a sparks there when I was a kid. Alan somebody...

 

[OnOff]

Got another quote "around £200".

 

[clark88]

estate agents can be a pain..

 

[Evans Electric]

One thing we need to keep in mind when quoting an EICR  ..based on the Kewtch I bought  ...remember theres 8 pages to fill in  ..on top of the site visit .

Take a look at what surveyors charge to visit a house sale .  

 

[kerching]

Take a look at what surveyors charge to visit a house sale .  

And take even more notice of the caveats AND what they don't cover

they didn't notice that my mates new house wasn't on main drains and was on a septic tank

due to the new septic tank regs 2020 it cost him and his neighbour who shares the tank £23k between themt

 

[Evans Electric]

Wow  Wow Wow !!    And I bet the surveyor had covered his arris  well.  

 

[kerching]

Oh yes, well covered

they did frick all for the money other than advising he sought professional, opinions on

gas

water

plumbing

central heating

leccy

roof

bobbing rastards 

 

[Murdoch]

estate agents Are a pain..

as are letting agents.

i won’t work for either. All my tenanted property I work on is done directly for the landlord 

 

[Andy™]

i won’t work for either. All my tenanted property I work on is done directly for the landlord 

same here. no interest in working for agents

 

[Sharpend]

same here. no interest in working for agents

the way it’s going I’m not interested in working!! 

 

[OnOff]

Erm...so you don't have to be a member of a cps to do an EICR is how I read this??.

"The electrical safety industry has established competent person schemes. Membership of these will not be compulsory to ensure there is no further pressure placed on the industry, nor undue burden placed on inspectors and testers".

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities/guide-for-landlords-electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector