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Home buyers pre purchase electrical reports, inspections and surveys

Multi-trade provide home buyers pre purchase electrical reports in London, anywhere in London - North, South, East and West London. In fact, anywhere inside the M25.

What is a home buyers pre-purchase electrical inspection?

The clue is in the title! A home buyers pre-purchase electrical inspection is sometimes called a visual electrical inspection. It is a visual survey of a domestic electrical system and a subsequent report. It's a quick and cheap way of identifying any defects, damage or deterioration of the electrical installation and to determine whether it complies with the current BS7671 electrical safety standard. As this type of inspection does not involve any circuit testing, it can't determine whether the installation is completely safe for continued use.

So, why would I want a this type of electrical inspection and report?

If you're thinking about buying a home, you might want to consider a pre-purchase electrical inspection. This quick and relatively cheap report can give you a reasonable indication of the state of the electrical system in the property. And this information can help you to make an better informed decision on whether the electrical system will need repair or upgrading in the near future. You might want to take this into account when making an offer - or not as the case may be!.


Pre-purchase electrical survey & report

This survey and report is most useful for potential home buyers. It can save the expense of a full electrical safety certificate, technically known as a Periodic Inspection Report or (PIR). Producing a PIR is a far more time consuming process and therefore considerably more expensive. As you might not purchase the property, it simply not cost effective to purchase a PIR for this scenario.

 Pre purchase electrical inspection report

Pre-purchase electrical inspection: What we're looking for:

  • Safety of the electrical system
  • Deterioration in the wiring or RCD unit
  • Corrosion of the wiring
  • Overload of the fuses
  • General wear and tear
 Pre purchase electrical inspection report

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Open and honest pricing

We pride ourselves on our open and honest pricing.
All prices exclude VAT, parking and congestion charge (if applicable).
Ideally there is someone to let our operative into the property.
In the event that this is not possible we charge £20 for the collection and return of keys.

Domestic and landlord's EPC or Energy Performance Certificate (for home vendors and landlords etc..)

Border Service Price - 08:00 to 18:00 Price - 18:00 to 22:00 and Saturdays Border
EPC iconUp to 3 bed property £60.00 £80.00
EPC icon4 bed property + £80.00 £100.00

Commercial EPC or Energy Performance Certificate (for shops and offices etc..)

Border Service Price - 08:00 to 18:00 Price - 18:00 to 22:00 and Saturdays Border
EPC icon1-50m2 or 538 ft2 £100.00 £120.00
EPC icon51-250m2 or 2690 ft2 £150.00 £170.00
EPC icon251-500m2 or 5381 ft2 £200.00 £220.00
EPC icon501-750m2 or 8072 ft2 £250.00 £270.00
EPC icon751-1000m2 or 10763 ft2 £300.00 £320.00
EPC icon1001m2+ or 10774 ft2+ POA POA

New build EPC or On Construction EPC (for buildings being constructed etc..)

Border Service Price - 08:00 to 18:00 Price - 18:00 to 22:00 and Saturdays Border
EPC iconNew build EPC POA POA

Visual electrical inspection also known as a house buyers pre-purchase electrical report (for homebuyers etc..)

Border Service Price - 08:00 to 18:00 Price - 18:00 to 22:00 and Saturdays Border
Electrical servicesVisual electrical inspection £100.00 £150.00

Landlord's pack which includes:

  • Electrical Safety Certificate / PIR for up to a 3 bed property
  • Gas Safety Report for up to 2 appliances

Border Service Price - 08:00 to 18:00 Price - 18:00 to 22:00 and Saturdays Border
Electrical servicesGas servicesLandlord's pack £250.00 £300.00

Landlord's Megapack which includes:

  • Electrical Safety Certificate / PIR for up to a 3 bed property
  • Gas Safety Report for up to 2 appliances
  • EPC up to 3 bed property

Border Service Price - 08:00 to 18:00 Price - 18:00 to 22:00 and Saturdays Border
Electrical servicesGas servicesEPC certificate iconLandlord's Megapack £300.00 £400.00

Landlord's electrical safety inspection report also known as a PIR

Border Property Price - 08:00 to 18:00 Price - 18:00 to 22:00 and Saturdays Border
1 bedroom flat1 Bedroom Flat £180.00 £230.00
2 bedroom flat2 Bedroom Flat £200.00 £250.00
3 bedroom flat3 Bedroom Flat £220.00 £270.00
1 to 3 bedroom house1 to 3 Bedroom House £240.00 £290.00
4 bedroom house4 Bedroom House £260.00 £310.00
5 bedroom house5 Bedroom House £300.00 £350.00

Property inventory services

Border Report Type 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed 5 Bed Border
EPC iconInventory report (unfurnished) £75 £95 £120 £140 £160
EPC iconInventory report (furnished) £95 £125 £145 £165 £185
EPC iconCheck in service £60 £75 £100 £120 £140
EPC iconCheck out service £60 £75 £100 £120 £140
EPC iconMid term inspection report £60 £75 £100 £120 £140
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Testimonials

TestimonialI recommend that everyone gets a pre-purchase electrical report before they exchange on their property because it saved me several thousand pounds. An estate agent friend (not the estate agent I was dealing with for the property in question) at Kinleigh, Folkard & Haywood suggested that I get one of these reports because I was purchasing an old house. I found Multi-trade on Google. It was a Godsend and uncovered a massive amount of electrical problems. I got a quote from them for a major electrical re-wire. I still purchased the property, but it enabled my to secure a large discount from the asking price. I am very grateful to Multi-trade for this report!

Sally Head, North West London
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The Multi-trade difference

There are plenty of companies out there competing for your business - and you need to make sure you're armed with all the facts before you make a decision about which one to choose. Here are a few things to check before you decide - we're confident that if you're looking for great service you'll choose Multi-Trade!

  • Does the company or tradesperson you're considering offer free quotations?
  • Do they offer an open and honest pricing structure with no hidden costs?
  • Are their engineers registered with Gas Safe?
  • Remember - it is a legal requirement when working with gas.
  • Do they have a contactable office, not just a mobile in case of any queries?
  • Does anyone answer the phone in the day?
  • Are their tradespeople honest, reliable, polite and vetted?

If the answer to any of these questions is 'no' then give us a call - we can confidently answer 'yes' to all of these questions. Not sure? Check out our testimonials page to see what some of our previous customers think of our customer service!

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