Whether this is urgent or simply overdue, the sequence for eicr — electrical safety checks on a hmo does not change much. Across CF83 the HMO stock we've worked on shares consistent patterns: communal-area lighting on a shared circuit with an individual room — a licence-fail issue. Age alone does not condemn an installation. Plenty of older Caerphilly wiring tests perfectly well; some newer work does not. It rarely changes the price, but it does change the plan.
On new-build estates around Bedwas and Trecenydd in particular, certificate at the end, delivered the same evening tends to shape the plan more than the specification does. The materials rarely change; the route and the access do. We would say the same to a family member. If the property has been altered, extended or let out, eicr — electrical safety checks on a hmo deserves more than a quick look.



