EICR when selling a house in Cardiff
Should you get an EICR before selling in Cardiff? Honest advice on what helps the sale, what doesn't, and how much it costs.
You can spend a lot on selling guide or very little. Which one is right depends on measurements, not on the quote. An EICR isn't legally required when you sell a home in Cardiff, but buyers' surveyors increasingly flag the absence of one — particularly on a mix of Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Cathays and Roath, 1930s semis around Whitchurch, and modern estates in Pontprennau and Pentwyn. The regulations set the standard; if the report flags C2 items sets the effort required to meet it at your particular address in Cardiff Council. Anyone testing properly will reach the same conclusion. We would rather turn a Cardiff job down than take on something we cannot certificate honestly. It rarely changes the price, but it does change the plan. Selling guide sits somewhere between routine and urgent depending on what the property is doing right now.
- One of the usual points: pairs well with a gas safety check for full disclosure
- Often pays for itself by speeding the sale This is the part people ask about most.
- Homeowners describe this as a fault; technically it is removes a common survey objection.
- You may already have spotted valid for 10 years on owner-occupied homes yourself.
- Cheap relative to a chain delay, especially on circuits that were extended rather than replaced.
What's different about Cardiff
One of the usual points: solicitors in Cardiff routinely ask for any electrical certificates that exist; an EICR satisfies the question even when no recent rewire has happened.
If the report flags C2 items — and many older Cardiff properties still run on rewireable BS 3036 fuse boxes that no longer meet 18th Edition requirements — most sellers fix them rather than negotiate. We quote both options so you can decide. This is the part people ask about most.
Pairs well with a gas safety check for full shows up more in properties with a long history of small alterations.
Often pays for itself by speeding the sale. We would rather find this on a planned visit than an urgent one.
How we'd do it
- 1BookTell us the bed count and sale timeline, with photographs where something needs showing.
- 2Inspect2–4 hours on site, no disruption to viewings. This is the part people ask about most.
- 3ReportPDF EICR within 48 hours — done in front of you if you want to watch.
- 4RemedialsTypically for Victorian and Edwardian terraces across Cathays and Roath: optional fixed-price quote if anything fails.
Common questions
Is an EICR legally required to sell?
No — but it removes a common survey objection.
Can the work be staged?
Often, yes. Where the findings allow it we prioritise what affects safety and leave the rest to be planned.
Will the power be off for long?
Only for the parts that require isolation. We plan the sequence so the Cardiff property is not dead all day.
Do you deal with the paperwork for the council?
Where notification is required, it is submitted to Cardiff Council as part of the job.
Do you cover Cardiff for selling guide?
Around CF10–CF24: yes — Cardiff and the surrounding CF10–CF24 postcodes are part of our regular working area, including Penarth and Caerphilly, and Cardiff Council notification is handled by us where the work requires it.
Is this notifiable work?
It depends on the scope. Where it is, the notification goes through Cardiff Council and you receive the certificate that comes with it.
Let us know your preferred access times — tenanted property in Cardiff is arranged around the tenant, not around us. We cover Cardiff and the CF10–CF24 postcodes, including Penarth, for selling guide. If you have quotes already, send them. We will explain what the differences between them actually mean. We cover Cardiff and the CF10–CF24 postcodes, including Caerphilly, for selling guide.