Whether you operate inside the 90-day Greater London short-let cap or hold a planning permission for year-round use, an Airbnb let is still a rented residential property under the Electrical Safety Standards 2020 — guests count as tenants for safety purposes, and a satisfactory 5-year EICR is required. Holiday-let insurers, sublet platforms and Booking.com listings increasingly request both the EICR and a current EPC at onboarding.
We carry out short-let EICRs from £89.99 with same-day NICEIC certification, and bundle a BS 5839-6 Grade D smoke alarm interconnection test in the same visit. Slots scheduled around guest turnover so the next booking is unaffected.
Why Electrician London
90-day rule, explained on the call
London short lets are capped at 90 nights per calendar year without planning. The safety obligations apply regardless — we explain how the cap, planning, and EICR interact before we attend.
Insurer-ready certificate
Holiday-let insurers (Pikl, Schofields, Towergate) request a current EICR at policy inception and renewal. Our NICEIC certificate is accepted by every short-let insurer we work with.
BS 5839-6 smoke check included
Short-let occupancy attracts higher fire risk. We test smoke alarm interconnection (Grade D LD2 minimum) and CO alarm presence in the same visit at no extra cost.
Same-day for the next booking
Test slot booked around guest turnover. Same-day digital certificate emailed before the next check-in.
Airbnb / short let EICR pricing
Standard residential pricing. Smoke + CO alarm interconnect test included at no extra charge.
Studio or 1-bed short let
£89.99
2–3 bedroom short let
£99.99
4–5 bedroom short let
£110.99
Smoke + CO alarm interconnect test
Grade D LD2 interconnection check + CO presence test
Included
Bundle with EPC (for platforms)
Required by Booking.com and several sublet platforms
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What's covered in a short-let EICR
- Full BS 7671:2018 + A4:2026 inspection
- BS 5839-6 Grade D smoke alarm interconnection test
- CO alarm presence and operation check
- Type A RCD compliance verification
- Insurer-formatted NICEIC certificate
- Earth bonding (kitchen, bathroom, services)
- Consumer unit and circuit-by-circuit testing
- Clear C1/C2/C3/FI coding
- Same-day digital certificate
- Slot scheduled around guest turnover
Frequently asked questions
If I'm inside the 90-night cap, do I still need an EICR?
Yes. The 90-night cap is a planning rule administered by your London borough — it does not switch off the Electrical Safety Standards 2020. A short-let guest is treated as a tenant for safety purposes, so a satisfactory 5-year EICR is required regardless of cap status. The cap only affects whether you need planning permission to let beyond 90 nights.
Do short-let insurers require a current EICR?
Every specialist short-let insurer we work with (Pikl, Schofields, Towergate, GuardHog) requests a current EICR at policy inception and renewal. A claim made on a policy without a satisfactory EICR risks the insurer voiding the claim under the reasonable-precautions clause.
What if my short let is in a multi-tenant building or shared house?
Shared occupancy (co-living, lodger arrangements, sublet rooms within an HMO) attracts the HMO EICR scope — communal lighting, smoke alarm interconnection across the whole property, and licensing-team formatting. See our HMO EICR page for that scope and pricing.
How does the EICR overlap with short-let fire safety?
The EICR confirms the fixed electrical installation is safe. Fire safety in a short let separately requires BS 5839-6 Grade D LD2 interconnected smoke alarms (one per floor + escape route), a CO alarm in each room with a fuel-burning appliance, and a clear escape route. We test the smoke and CO alarm interconnection at the same visit as the EICR.
Do Booking.com, Vrbo or Airbnb require an EPC?
Booking.com lists EPC rating as a host-supplied detail and several European-facing platforms request an EPC at onboarding. Airbnb does not currently require an EPC. Where you list across multiple platforms, bundling the EPC with the EICR is the simplest path — we apply a 10% bundle discount on the same visit.
What about gas safety on a short let?
Gas safety on a short let follows the same regime as a normal AST — an annual Landlord Gas Safety Record (CP12) is required where any gas appliance is present. We hold Gas Safe registration and run the CP12 alongside the EICR if needed — see the CP12 page.
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