EICR Renewal Wave: Private Rented Sector 2025
England’s Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector Regulations went live in April 2020, with all existing tenancies needing an EICR by April 2021. Fast forward five years: every certificate issued in 2020/21 expires in 2025/26. That’s millions of inspections to book, triage, and monetise—if you have a repeatable process in Toolfy.
4.6m homes
Private rented sector size
English Housing Survey 2023
5-year cycle
Electrical Safety Standards Regs
SI 2020/312
£30k fines
Per non-compliant landlord
MHCLG guidance 2020
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Where the 2025 demand comes from
The English Housing Survey counts 4.6 million privately rented homes. Landlords that complied in 2020/21 now need a fresh certificate or risk local authority enforcement (fines up to £30k per property). Housing associations and build-to-rent operators run the same 5-year clock. If you show them a proactive workflow, you become the default contractor.
Pricing benchmarks + upsell cues
Use these market ranges (2024 tender data + NICEIC surveys) as your baseline. Layer on remedial rates or membership discounts to protect margin.
| Property type | Typical price (incl. VAT) |
|---|---|
| 1-bed flat (up to 6 circuits) | £120-£150 |
| 3-bed house (up to 10 circuits) | £170-£220 |
| HMOs / large blocks | £25-£35 per circuit |
| Remedials (per hour) | £55-£75 + materials |
Toolfy workflow: from lead to certificate
Portfolio intake
- Upload spreadsheets via CSV or API and auto-create assets per property.
- Track certificate expiry dates + assign owner-facing account managers.
- Build dashboards that show compliance % by landlord or council.
Inspection delivery
- Job template enforces circuit list, test results, IR/continuity readings.
- Upload signed EICR PDF + remedial quote before closing job.
- Auto-email tenant + landlord with attachments and booking feedback link.
Renewal + upsells
- Remedial jobs carry parts lists + preapproved pricing.
- Use drip campaigns 12 months before renewal for cross-sells (smoke detection, PAT, emergency lighting).
- Surface ROI dashboards for landlords to show avoided fines and fast remediation.
Interactive EICR renewal checklist
Become the landlord’s default EICR partner
Toolfy tracks every certificate, auto-books engineers, and exports tidy compliance packs so agents stop chasing you for paperwork.
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