Same Day. EICR Certificate. No Queue.
Con-fused is launching a same-day EICR certificate service across seventeen areas of Essex, East London and the South East — giving landlords, homeowners and property agents the compliance paperwork they need without the wait that has long made electrical inspections a bottleneck in the lettings process.
When a property sits empty because an electrical certificate hasn’t arrived yet, every day costs money. For landlords across Essex and London, this has been the quiet frustration behind the EICR process for years — not the inspection itself, but the wait that follows it. Con-fused has built its new same-day service to close that gap.
From today, Con-fused will send a qualified engineer to inspect a property and issue the completed Electrical Installation Condition Report on the same day as the booking. The certificate is delivered digitally, ready to hand to a tenant, share with a solicitor, or upload to a letting portal before the working day is out.
“Landlords aren’t asking for anything unreasonable. They need a compliant certificate, they need it quickly, and they need to know it will be accepted. That’s exactly what this service delivers.”— Con-fused
The Compliance Obligation
Since April 2021, all private landlords in England have been legally required to hold a valid EICR for every tenancy — inspected at least every five years, or at each change of tenant. A copy must be provided to new tenants before they move in, and to existing tenants within 28 days of an inspection. Local authorities can issue financial penalties for non-compliance.
An EICR is not a box-ticking exercise. It is a thorough assessment of a property’s fixed electrical installations — testing wiring, consumer units, circuits, earthing and bonding for deterioration, damage or non-compliance with BS 7671, the current edition of the UK Wiring Regulations. All Con-fused inspections are carried out by NICEIC-registered engineers and produce a certificate that fully meets the legal standard.
What an EICR Inspection Covers
- Fixed wiring condition and insulation resistance
- Consumer unit and distribution board integrity
- Circuit protection — RCDs, MCBs and fuses
- Earthing and bonding arrangements
- Socket outlets, switches and light fittings
- Compliance with the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
Areas Covered
The same-day service is now live across the following seventeen locations. Each is served by locally based engineers available for same-day attendance:
The network spans the length of Essex — from Colchester and Braintree in the north, through the county town of Chelmsford, along the Thames Estuary through Basildon, Billericay, Benfleet, Southend and Leigh-on-Sea, and into Greater London through Brentwood, Romford, Ilford, Barking, Dagenham, Harrow, Croydon and Bromley.
Booking
To qualify for same-day service, bookings should be made before 10am, subject to engineer availability in the requested location. Pricing is fixed and transparent — no call-out charges, no variable rates. Certificates are issued digitally on the day of inspection. Landlords and agents managing multiple properties are welcome to contact Con-fused to discuss ongoing arrangements.
To book or check availability: www.con-fused.co.uk
