EICR remedial work in Waltham Forest
Fixed-price remedial work and consumer unit replacement across E4, E10, E11, E17 and E15, from Warner flats in Walthamstow to family semis in Chingford. Send the failed report from whoever inspected the property and we'll price it within the hour.
A board job has no call-out charge. You pay a deposit to hold the slot and the balance once the work is done and certified, all covered by our money-back guarantee.
How long have you got?
The 28 days run from the date of the inspection, not the date the report reached you.
Choose the date the inspection took place.
What fails in Waltham Forest housing stock
Most rented homes in Waltham Forest are houses or flats in houses, not big blocks. That shapes both the faults on the report and how the day runs.
Edwardian terraces in Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone
Long runs of late Victorian and Edwardian terraces cover Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone, many now split into an upstairs and a downstairs flat. The wiring was often divided when the house was, with later sockets and lights taken from whichever circuit was nearest. Typical codes: an old board with no RCD protection, main bonding to gas and water missing or undersized, and lighting circuits without an earth.
Warner flats
Walthamstow and Leyton have a large number of Warner flats: two-storey terraces built as separate upper and lower flats, each with its own front door. In some, the supply or the meters are shared, so changing one board can mean working in the neighbour's space or isolating at a shared point. We read the report for the meter position and agree access with whoever holds the keys.
Inter-war houses in Chingford and Highams Park
North towards Epping Forest, Chingford and Highams Park are mostly 1920s and 1930s semis and terraces. Many still have an early replacement board, sometimes with a separate old fuse box for the cooker or a later extension. Reports often ask for the two to be brought onto one modern board.
Converted houses here often share one supply cable and one intake between flats. That can add time on the day and occasionally needs the network operator. We price from the report and tell you in writing before we start if anything changes.
Licensing in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest Council runs selective licensing for homes let to a single family or two sharers, covering 20 of its 22 wards. The two left out are Endlebury and the Hatch Lane and Highams Park ward. Its additional licensing for small shared homes covers the whole borough. A licensed home still needs its EICR remedials done within 28 days of the inspection. Check the council's current scheme for your ward.
Fixed prices in Waltham Forest
You need a new fuse boardinc VAT
Count the switches on your existing one.
A second board at the same address is £150 less. Two boards is £695 + £545 = £1,240 in one visit, and it is a tick when you book.
Individual circuit protection is an optional extra, £150, £300 or £450 by board size. No call-out charge on a board job.
You don't need a boardinc VAT
Everything else your report flagged.
That covers the visit, testing and the certificate. You then pay only for the items your report actually lists, priced in the next box.
The items themselvesinc VAT
The same price with or without a board.
On a board job the board already covers the attending, so there is no visit fee on top.
Every price includes VAT, materials, labour, full testing, a fresh satisfactory condition report and the completion pack.
Postcodes we cover here
- E17 Walthamstow
- E10 Leyton
- E11 Leytonstone
- E4 Chingford and Highams Park
- E15 Stratford border
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Waltham Forest EICR failed?
Send us the PDF and get a fixed written price back within 60 minutes, from a firm that had nothing to do with the inspection.
Questions from Waltham Forest landlords
I own the upstairs Warner flat. Do you need access to the flat below?
Only if the meter, intake or isolator for your flat is there. The report usually shows where the board is. If we need the downstairs neighbour, we tell you before booking so access can be agreed and the date holds.
My Chingford house has two fuse boxes. Will you replace both?
If the report calls for it, the usual answer is one new board that takes all the circuits. We price that from the report, counting the circuits on both, and confirm it in writing before the date.
Can you price the EICR another company did?
Yes. Our price comes from the report, whoever carried out the inspection. Send it over for a written, itemised price.
Do Waltham Forest letting agents use you?
Agents can use one account for inspections and remedials, with one monthly invoice and evidence filed per property. Details are on the agents page.