Hi all! Old(ish) spark looking to go it alone but unsure where to start?

[Mike Johnson]

Grab the bull by the horns, wrestle him to the ground and don't let him up until he gives in. ?

 

[Deleted account]

Addition to above. Don’t go cheap. You don’t need to.

an example £50 per consumer unit plus £25 - £35 per circuit depending on size, age, access ability etc....

so a flat with one Cu and 6 circuit best case scenario £200.00

 

[M-B-Electrical-Services]

Walk in say hello! They’ve got loads on there books and deadline for rental EICR is approaching.

Ive been contacted by loads of estate agents and turned them down as I’m unable to fit them in.

they will snap your hand off, but they will probably want you to be registered.

Ah, So what happens when the deadline expires? I presume all the work will dry up? I don't want to jump into this at the very end and "miss the boat" so to speak!

Also, getting registered isn't a quick process so I'm sure that by the time I do get assessed, it'll be around the time (April I presume) that work fades away......

 

[M-B-Electrical-Services]

Grab the bull by the horns, wrestle him to the ground and don't let him up until he gives in. ?

I'll walk right in there with a red rag....

 

[M-B-Electrical-Services]

Addition to above. Don’t go cheap. You don’t need to.

an example £50 per consumer unit plus £25 - £35 per circuit depending on size, age, access ability etc....

so a flat with one Cu and 6 circuit best case scenario £200.00

Glad you touched on prices to honest, another avenue I'm unfamiliar with!

 

[M-B-Electrical-Services]

I do a LOT of consumer unit upgrades and always wonder what the gaffer charges....better in my pocket than his!

 

[Deleted account]

Ah, So what happens when the deadline expires? I presume all the work will dry up? I don't want to jump into this at the very end and "miss the boat" so to speak!

Also, getting registered isn't a quick process so I'm sure that by the time I do get assessed, it'll be around the time (April I presume) that work fades away......

It won’t Dry up.
we are barely coping with the quantity now, if fact we are not. It will over run. Then it’s change of tenancy, every five years or less dependant on what s given and new properties entering the buy to let.

This has permanently increased the work load.

im not just getting existing Rental properties. It’s new rental properties and the tenants cannot move in until the EICR is done.

I would guess that 80% of landlord never had an EICR before this new reg came into force.

 

[Deleted account]

I do a LOT of consumer unit upgrades and always wonder what the gaffer charges....better in my pocket than his!

Consumer unit swap minimum £600.00. Always aim for £300- £350 profit.

different areas different sparks charge differently.

 

[M-B-Electrical-Services]

It won’t Dry up.
we are barely coping with the quantity now, if fact we are not. It will over run. Then it’s change of tenancy, every five years or less dependant on what s given and new properties entering the buy to let.

This has permanently increased the work load.

im not just getting existing Rental properties. It’s new rental properties and the tenants cannot move in until the EICR is done.

I would guess that 80% of landlord never had an EICR before this new reg came into force.

That is very encouraging! I keep looking around at all the apartments/houses and thinking about the 5 year/new tenant thing knowing it needs to be done.

I got pulled a builder randomly the other week, I was changing a consumer unit (for a change) and he asked me if I worked for myself or not. When I explained I worked for an employer, he started on about how foolish I was to be doing that when I could be doing it for myself . Told me I'll never look back and that I should go for it. He really got to me that day and I told the wife that night that I wanted to work for myself.
She's very cautious though and is worried about bills being paid etc......I tried to reassure her but I suppose she's right to be a little concerned as I have a steady income now so why risk it.

Thing is, if you don't take risks in life you never move forward!

 

[M-B-Electrical-Services]

Consumer unit swap minimum £600.00. Always aim for £300- £350 profit.

different areas different sparks charge differently.

I see it the same as you, overheads have to be paid for so the price reflects that.....