Electrician and EICR in Dartford
EICRs in Dartford for landlords, sellers and homeowners, EV charger installation in Dartford, consumer unit replacement and landlord alarms across DA1 and DA2, from a NICEIC Domestic Installer three miles away in Greenhithe.
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Source: ONS Census 2021, Tenure (households), TS054 (Nomis NM_2072_1). Census day, 21 March 2021.
The landlord arithmetic
At the last Census 8,275 households in Dartford borough rented from a private landlord or letting agent, 18.1% of the total and a little under the 20.5% for England. The figure is from March 2021, and it is the most recent count there is. Every one of those homes has needed a satisfactory EICR since the regulations reached existing tenancies in April 2021, and every one needs another within five years of the last. Spread evenly, that is roughly 1,655 inspections a year in one borough, before counting new lets, which need an inspection before the tenancy starts unless a report under five years old is already in place. In practice they are not spread evenly. Many landlords had their first reports done in the months after the rules came in, which bunches their renewals together, and the same landlords are also the ones planning around tenancy changes, when an empty property is the easiest time to have the power off for a few hours. The practical advice for a Dartford landlord is simple: find the date on your last report, count five years, and book before the date rather than on it, because the remedial clock, 28 days, starts on the day of the inspection.
Census 2021 is five years old; private rented = 'Private landlord or letting agency' (7,617) + 'Other private rented' (658); excludes 'Lives rent free' (67).
Postcodes and distance
| District | Council | Wards include | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA1 | Bexley, Dartford | Barnehurst, Brent, Bridge, Burnham | 3.5 miles |
| DA2 | Dartford, Sevenoaks | Bean & Village Park, Brent, Darenth, Hextable | 2.8 miles |
DA1 takes in Crayford at its western edge, which falls in the London Borough of Bexley; the rest of DA1 and DA2 is Dartford borough, with the villages of Bean and Darenth to the south.
Landlords in Dartford
Dartford Borough Council is the local housing authority here: it can ask a landlord for a copy of the report, and the landlord has 7 days to supply it.