EICR near me: how to find a good electrician

The quickest way to find a good electrician for a landlord EICR in Scotland is to look for membership of NICEIC, NAPIT or SELECT, which the Scottish Government accepts as evidence of competence, and then ask a few questions before you book. This guide covers what to check, what to ask and the warning signs to watch for.

We're a matching service, not an electrical firm. If you'd rather not search yourself, the form below passes your enquiry to one local electrician who covers your postcode.

Start with the registration schemes

An EICR has to be done by a skilled person who's competent in the work. The Repairing Standard guidance accepts membership of one of three schemes as evidence of that:

• NICEIC
• NAPIT
• SELECT

Someone who isn't a member can still do the work, but the guidance says they should be able to confirm every point on its competence checklist. For a landlord, a scheme member is the simplest choice, because you don't have to judge the checklist yourself. Some councils also ask for a report from a scheme member: Dundee City Council, for example, lists a current NICEIC or SELECT electrical report among the documents for an HMO licence.

Electrical Safety First recommends using only a registered electrician for any installation or repair work, and its Find an Electrician page links to the registers. Check the firm there yourself, rather than trusting a logo.

Questions to ask before you book

• Is it a full EICR to the current standard? Make sure you're getting a condition report on the whole installation, not a quick visual check.
• What's included in the price? Ask whether it covers every circuit, and what happens if there are more circuits or consumer units than expected.
• How will remedial work be priced? A good electrician will quote for any C1, C2 or FI items separately and in writing, so you can decide.
• Can you make C1 items safe on the day? The guidance expects dangerous faults to be made safe where practical when they're found.
• Can you do the PAT testing at the same visit? It saves your tenant a second appointment.
• When will I get the report? You need to give a copy to a new tenant before the tenancy starts.
• How long will the power be off? Your tenant will want to know.

Red flags

• No scheme membership and no answer when you ask how they meet the competence checklist.
• A price far below the usual range. MyJobQuote's October 2026 averages put a studio or one-bedroom flat at £100–£160 and a two or three-bedroom house at £150–£250. A rock-bottom price can mean a rushed inspection, or a plan to make the money back on remedial work.
• A report with no observations at all on an old installation, done in very little time. It may be fine, but ask what was tested.
• Pressure to agree to a rewire on the spot. Ask which observations lead to it, get it in writing, and take time for a second opinion. Our page on repairs after a failed EICR explains what each code requires.
• Refusing to put the quote in writing.

How our matching works

If you'd rather skip the search, fill in the form below with the postcode and tick EICR, plus anything else you need. We pass each check to one local specialist who covers your postcode: one firm per check, not a list. They contact you to arrange a date and give you a price, and you decide whether to go ahead. It's free to use and there's no obligation.

We don't vet electricians or check their insurance, so still ask the questions above and look up their registration. Your contract is with them.

Where we match enquiries

We take enquiries from anywhere in Scotland. These pages cover the local details, from council registration to the kind of housing you'll find:

• Edinburgh
• Glasgow
• Aberdeen
• Dundee

Searching for an electrician near me usually turns up a long list of names. A short enquiry here gets you one local firm for each check instead. For what to expect on the bill, see our EICR cost guide.