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Electrician in North & North West London — Fault Finding, EICRs & Rewiring

Domestic electrical work across Hampstead and London — fault finding, consumer units, EICRs and rewiring, with qualifications confirmed for the accepted scope.

Electrical briefs can cover faulty sockets, consumer units, EICRs, lighting and property rewiring. We assign appropriately qualified personnel and confirm any required registration, notification or certification for the specific job. Scope, exclusions and price basis are confirmed in writing — not a marketplace of random tradespeople.

  • Electrician
  • Fault Finding
  • Rewiring
  • Consumer Units
  • EICR Certificates
  • Socket Installation
  • Lighting Installation
  • Domestic Electrician

Covering 224 London areas

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What do you need?

Choose the job. Each one says what to send, and whether to call.

  • A fault or loss of power

    Call if you can smell burning or see scorching. Otherwise photograph the consumer unit and say which circuits are dead.

    Call 020 7101 3168

  • A consumer unit or new circuit

    Photograph the existing board and say what the new circuit will supply.

    Send this in a brief

  • An EICR or a rewire

    Say whether anyone is living in the property, and which finishes must stay.

    Send this in a brief

Define the electrical decision you need

Electrical enquiries divide into fault finding, a small alteration, a consumer-unit question, an installation condition report, remedial work or a larger rewire. State the symptom and the decision required. “Electrics need checking” is not the same brief as “provide an EICR,” and an EICR is not a quotation for every possible improvement. The accepted scope names the inspection, installation or repair outcome before attendance.

Immediate electrical warning signs

Burning smells, arcing, exposed live parts, repeated protective-device operation or water affecting electrical equipment need call-first safety triage. Keep people away and isolate only if it is safe and you are competent to do so; do not remove covers or touch wet equipment. For fire or immediate danger, use the emergency services. The website cannot diagnose a dangerous circuit or promise an arrival window from a form submission.

Fault finding is evidence-led, not parts swapping

Tell us which circuit or equipment is affected, what protective device operates, when the fault occurs and what changed before it began. Include a clear consumer-unit photograph and wide context without removing any cover. An intermittent fault may require testing under conditions that reproduce it. The investigation price basis and any repair authorisation should be distinct, so diagnosis does not silently become an open-ended replacement package.

EICR, installation certificate and remedial work are different records

An Electrical Installation Condition Report records the condition of an existing installation at the time of inspection. An installation certificate or minor-works certificate relates to new or altered work within its scope. If an EICR identifies observations, the report and codes should be reviewed before remedial work is quoted. We do not promise a satisfactory result before testing or turn every advisory observation into a compulsory sales item.

Consumer units, new circuits and rewiring

A consumer-unit change begins with the existing installation, earthing, bonding, circuit condition and available documentation. New circuits and rewires also need route planning, load requirements, access, making good and certification. Send the current board, meter area, property layout and intended appliances or room changes. A larger refurbishment should coordinate electrical first fix with joinery, plumbing, plaster and decoration instead of treating each opening separately.

Part P, notification and job-specific competence

Some electrical work in dwellings is notifiable under Building Regulations and some can use a competent-person route. The answer depends on the work, not merely the word “electrician.” The written scope should identify who designs, installs, tests, certifies and, where applicable, notifies the work. Qualifications and registrations are confirmed for the person and accepted job rather than presented as an unsupported company-wide badge.

Period interiors, cable routes and making good

Period houses and finished flats can make cable routing as important as the electrical accessory. Floor access, original plaster, cornices, panelling, tiled bathrooms and lease restrictions affect the method and reinstatement. Photographs and plans help compare concealed and surface routes before work starts. External lights, cameras or penetrations may also raise freeholder or conservation questions even where the internal circuit design is straightforward.

What a useful electrical quote or report should state

The document should identify circuits or rooms, testing assumptions, accessories or allowances, certification, notification where applicable, access and making good. For fault finding, it should distinguish the diagnostic attendance from authorised repair. For an EICR, it should state the property extent and any agreed limitations. The price and programme follow that defined scope; this hub does not invent a universal rate per socket, circuit or bedroom.

Why Choose Hampstead On Demand?

  • ✓Reviewed by the operating team, not a provider marketplace
  • ✓The price basis is confirmed before planned work
  • ✓A written quote or confirmed call-out terms before work
  • ✓Postcode and property details considered during triage
  • ✓Relevant trade credentials checked before work

Electrician brief checklist

  • Full postcode, property type, tenure and occupancy
  • Fault, inspection or installation outcome required
  • Safe photograph of the consumer unit with its cover closed
  • Affected rooms, circuits, accessories or planned appliances
  • Previous EICR, certificates or drawings if available
  • Access, floor, wall-finish and making-good constraints
  • Landlord, freeholder or managing-agent requirements

Electrical scope checks

  • Safety triage, fault finding, EICR, alteration or rewire?
  • What testing and agreed limitations apply?
  • Does the work need design, certification or notification?
  • Are cable routes and finish repairs included?
  • Which accessories are specified and which remain allowances?
  • What records must be delivered after the accepted work?

Independent guidance relevant to this brief

These external sources explain safety, regulatory or consumer context. They do not confirm availability, diagnose the property or replace job-specific professional advice.

Local decision context

Electrician briefs in North & North West London

Read the local property and access context for your brief. Availability is confirmed after we review the postcode and job details.

Electrician in HampsteadNW3Hampstead electrical briefs should record period finishes, existing wiring eras, cable-route constraints and any freeholder or conservation issue affecting external equipment.Open the local service pageElectrician in Maida ValeW9Maida Vale mansion-block requests should include intake and consumer-unit photographs, porter access, permitted hours and any managing-agent electrical specification.Open the local service page

Featured electrician neighbourhoods

Choose the page for your exact neighbourhood where one exists. Availability is always confirmed from your postcode.

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Local service coverage

Electrician by area

Browse dedicated electrician pages for every area we list. Availability is confirmed after reviewing the postcode and brief.

To discuss work, start a project brief with photos and details.

Central London

Find electrician guidance for your neighbourhood in Central London. Scope and availability are confirmed after reviewing your request.

West London

Find electrician guidance for your neighbourhood in West London. Scope and availability are confirmed after reviewing your request.

South West London

Find electrician guidance for your neighbourhood in South West London. Scope and availability are confirmed after reviewing your request.

South London

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South East London

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East London

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I ask for an electrician?▼
Use the online form or call 020 7101 3168. Include the postcode, a clear description of the issue or project, photographs where helpful, and access notes. Submission starts a review — it is not a confirmed booking.
Where can I ask for an electrician?▼
You may submit for Hampstead, North West London and wider London postcodes. Dedicated pages currently focus on neighbourhoods such as Hampstead, Hampstead Village, Belsize Park, St John's Wood and West Hampstead, with other postcodes reviewed case by case. Coverage and timing are confirmed after the location and scope have been reviewed — not solely because an area page exists.
Who carries out the work?▼
Accepted work goes to Hampstead Renovations or Hampstead Maintenance. We name the skill, registration and insurance the job needs before work starts.
How is the price agreed?▼
The price depends on access, the condition of the building, materials, programme and any approvals needed. Where we can quote, the written document states inclusions, assumptions, exclusions and payment terms. Smaller completed jobs are paid by bank transfer after completion; larger works use the deposit and final terms in the accepted quote.
Do I need a visit before you can quote?▼
Not always. Clear photographs and a written description can be enough for straightforward scopes. Complex fabric, structural openings, concealed services or unclear access usually need a visit before a safe price basis can be written.
What if my electrician issue is urgent or unsafe?▼
Call 020 7101 3168 first with the postcode and immediate risk so we can triage make-safe availability and the call-out basis. Online forms are better for planned electrician follow-up once the situation is controlled. A service hub page is never an attendance guarantee.
What should I send about a flat or a managed building?▼
For flats and mansion blocks, attach any licence-to-alter, working-hours note, riser plan or managing-agent rules you already hold. Lift size, porter rules and communal corridor protection often affect how electrician attendance is programmed. Freeholder approval is never invented from a neighbourhood page alone — those facts come from the property documents and the accepted written scope.
Does this work need Building Control?▼
Not always. Whether approval or a competent-person route is needed depends on the defined work and property. Openings, structural alterations, drainage changes and certain electrical or heating works are more likely to need one of those routes. We flag known compliance questions in triage. A service hub does not predict a notification outcome from a neighbourhood page. Attach any existing notice or completion certificate you hold.
Can I submit an electrician brief in London?▼
Yes. Send the postcode and job details for review. Submission is not a booking; we confirm whether the brief fits, current availability and the next step.
How is electrician work priced?▼
The price depends on the accepted scope, access, timing, materials and any assessment required. We confirm a written quote or other agreed price basis before planned work starts.
How do you check electrical qualifications in London?▼
We assign personnel whose qualifications match the scope. Where registration, notification or certification is required, we confirm the applicable route for the job before work starts.
Do you issue EICRs (Electrical Installation Condition Reports) in London?▼
Yes. EICR packages can be scoped for landlords, homeowners and property buyers when the brief requires a condition report. Landlords should confirm the current legal requirements for their property and tenure.
Can you work on period properties in London?▼
Yes, subject to assessment. Period properties may combine wiring from several eras and require careful cable routing, access planning and making good, all of which are recorded in the scope.
Do you upgrade consumer units and add sockets in London?▼
Yes. Consumer unit upgrades, socket and lighting additions can be scoped when photographs and access are clear. Larger rewires are confirmed as a separate written programme when the brief requires whole-property work.

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How the brief works

1

Tell us what you need

Describe your project or issue using our online form or by phone.

2

Receive a quote

We review the request and respond with clear pricing or the next step.

3

Agree the next step

We confirm availability and agree any visit or work date with you.

4

Work delivered

Job-specific qualifications, registrations and insurance are confirmed first.

5

Follow-up

Workmanship has 12-month cover, subject to the published terms.

People Also Ask About Electrician

Can an electrician certify their own work instead of using building control?▼

Yes, if the electrician is registered with a competent person scheme. GOV.UK states that you do not need to get approval yourself if you use someone registered with a competent person scheme, so a separate building control application is not required. GOV.UK also warns that without approval you will not have the certificates of compliance you may need when you want to sell your home.

Source: Building regulations approval: Use a competent person, GOV.UK

Can you have a plug socket in a bathroom?▼

Only if it is more than 2.5 metres from the zone 1 boundary, or it is a SELV socket-outlet or a shaver supply unit. BS 7671 Section 701 divides a bathroom into zones, with zone 1 extending 1.2 metres horizontally from the centre of the fixed water outlet. Electrical Safety First states other socket-outlets are not permitted within 2.5 metres horizontally of that boundary.

Source: Electrical Safety First, Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) technical guidance

Does Part P of the Building Regulations apply to electrical work in a house?▼

In England, yes. Part P of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 applies to low or extra-low voltage electrical installations in or attached to a dwelling, in common parts serving dwellings, in a building receiving electricity from a source shared with a dwelling, and in an associated garden. Requirement P1 calls for reasonable provision to protect people operating, maintaining or altering the installation from fire or injury.

Source: The Building Regulations 2010, Schedule 1, Part P, legislation.gov.uk

Does a new consumer unit need RCD protection?▼

Yes. BS 7671 requires 30 mA RCD additional protection for socket-outlets rated up to 32 A in dwellings, and for low-voltage cables concealed in a wall at a depth of less than 50 mm without earthed metallic covering or mechanical protection, so a new consumer unit must provide it on those circuits. Regulation 421.1.201 also requires a domestic consumer unit enclosure to be non-combustible, such as ferrous metal.

Source: Electrical Safety First, Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) technical guidance

Does non-notifiable electrical work still have to meet any standard?▼

Yes. In England, work outside the notifiable categories is non-notifiable, but the Planning Portal states it should still be designed, installed, inspected, tested and certificated in accordance with BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations. Being non-notifiable removes only the duty to tell a building control body; the Part P requirement to make reasonable provision against fire and injury still applies.

Source: Planning Portal, Building Regulations: Minor works – Electrics

How often does a landlord have to get an electrical safety check?▼

Every five years at most. The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 require every electrical installation in a rented home to be inspected and tested by a qualified person at intervals of no more than five years, or sooner if the report requires. A copy must go to existing tenants within 28 days and to the local housing authority within seven days of a written request.

Source: The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, regulation 3, legislation.gov.uk

What is the penalty for a landlord who breaches the electrical safety regulations?▼

Up to £40,000. Under regulation 11 of the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, a local housing authority that is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a landlord has breached a duty under regulation 3, 3B, 3C or 3D may impose a financial penalty, and the amount must not exceed £40,000. More than one penalty may be imposed for a continuing failure.

Source: The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, regulation 11, legislation.gov.uk

Which electrical jobs have to be notified to building control in England?▼

In England, notifiable electrical work is the installation of a new or replacement consumer unit, the installation of a complete new circuit connected to the consumer unit, and alteration work in and around a bath or shower. Notification must reach a building control body or registered third-party certifier before the work starts, unless the installer is registered with a competent person scheme and can self-certify it.

Source: Planning Portal, Building Regulations: General information – Electrics

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