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Do I need to undertake an electrical safety check before buying a house?

No but its a really good idea to do it. you can buy a car without an MOT and hope it won't fall apart after you've bought it but most people buy cars with long MOT certificates. Be carful though and chose a company that carries out the EICR correctly or its not worth the money. An EICR on a 3 bed house should take at least 4hrs on site, so expect to pay £200+ for that to be done properly. if someone charges you £100 and is in the house 30mins the report is useless.

How often should a house be rewired?

In short as often as it needs it, this could be down to a number of factors such as installation degregation over time or change of use. by which we don't just mean a house changes to an office. maybe more sockets are required in a room or a combination gas central heating system is being removed and electric showers installed. full or partial rewire would the need to take place.

What is the average cost to rewire a house?

Varies depending on criteria required, and location. A basic 3 bed terraced house rewire in London costs around £3800. This is for basic white plastic accessories, chose fancy accessories add in data connections, garage or home office supplies, car chargers or smart accessories and the cost will be significantly more.