Before the visit

Preparing a high-spec or complex property for an EICR

Tell the inspection team which boards, controls, plant and locked areas are on the property before the visit, especially where the finish or the automation hides them.

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Reviewed 6 October 2026 by Michael (Technical Supervisor) and George Opsenica (Director, Codeex Maintenance Ltd). General guidance, not a reading of your own report and not legal advice.

Review details

Michael: electrical guidance within the recorded review scope.
George Opsenica: service information and presentation.

Boards that are not obvious

The price of the property and the quality of the finish do not change the inspection, and they do not predict the result.

Name every distribution board you know about, including one in a cupboard, a riser, a plant room or a service area.

A flat's own board and a communal or landlord-supplied system are different extents. Say which of them this visit is meant to cover.

More than one board
Name every distribution board you know about, including one in a cupboard, a riser, a plant room or a service area.
Whose supply
A flat's own board and a communal or landlord-supplied system are different extents. Say which of them this visit is meant to cover.

Smart controls and specialist systems

Say whether lighting scenes, blinds, audio, heating controls or door entry share the fixed installation.

Those systems are information for the visit. Their presence is not itself an observation.

Plant, locked rooms and concealed finishes

If a plant room, a pump, a lift supply or roof plant serves the property, say who can open it and whether it is included.

List cupboards, risers, roof spaces and rooms that a concierge, a managing agent or a key safe controls.

Access to a locked board, a riser or a service room is agreed before that place is opened.

Equipment that cannot be seen is not treated as satisfactory, and it is not treated as unsatisfactory, merely because it is hidden.

Where panelling, built-in joinery or a floor void may hide a board or a joint, say so, and leave that finish in place.

The age of a period building does not assign a code. The condition found on the installation does.

Plant and roof space
If a plant room, a pump, a lift supply or roof plant serves the property, say who can open it and whether it is included.
Keys and concierge
List cupboards, risers, roof spaces and rooms that a concierge, a managing agent or a key safe controls.
Agreed access
Access to a locked board, a riser or a service room is agreed before that place is opened.
Period finishes
Where panelling, built-in joinery or a floor void may hide a board or a joint, say so, and leave that finish in place.

What to send with the enquiry

Send that list with the homeowner inspection enquiry: the boards, the specialist controls, the locked areas and any access limit.

If you are buying, the buyer guide covers when a buyer asks for a report. This page is the access list for the visit.

EICR testing

Send the access list with the enquiry