Landlords & Letting Agents

If your rental property comes furnished with appliances, a washing machine, a fridge-freezer, a microwave, or white goods of any kind, those items are your responsibility. You chose to include them; you are obligated to ensure they are safe. For HMOs in particular, the expectation around electrical safety is even higher given the number of occupants and the intensity of usage.

Event & Hospitality Venues

If you hire out equipment, run live events, or operate a hospitality space, your electrical appliances change hands regularly and that increases the risk considerably. Extension leads used on stages, catering equipment at pop-up venues, and AV kits moved between rooms all of it needs regular testing, and many venue hire agreements now require evidence of current PAT certification as a condition of booking.

Businesses & Offices

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 apply to all employers without exception. Office computers, monitors, desk fans, kitchen appliances in the staff room, extension leads under desks, every one of them needs to be inspected and tested. Businesses with a lot of equipment or high staff typically need annual testing cycles.

Schools & Care Settings

Educational and care facilities have a higher responsibility to keep people safe. Safety inspectors like Ofsted and CQC check this compliance, and having clear PAT testing records provides the evidence they need. Many schools in London operate annual PAT testing programmes covering hundreds of items.

Construction & Trades

Power tools and construction site equipment face more mechanical stress than almost any other category of appliance. Dropped, dragged, used in damp conditions and extreme temperatures, the cable insulation on a site drill takes punishment that a desk lamp never will. The Health and Safety Executive recommends three-monthly testing for hand-held tools used on construction sites, and annual testing for equipment in better-protected environments.

Homeowners

PAT testing is not only for businesses; it is also highly useful for homes. A residential PAT test gives you straightforward answers about your appliance safety. It is perfect if you are selling your house and want to prove to buyers that everything is safe. It is also ideal if you are renting out a room, or simply want to check which old appliances are becoming dangerous. This test is especially helpful in older homes where appliances have been used for many years.

Visual Inspection of the Appliance

Before any testing equipment is connected, our engineer does a thorough visual check of the appliance itself. They are looking for signs of physical damage, cracked casings, evidence of overheating, burn marks, loose components, or any modification that might have introduced a risk. Many appliances that fail do so at this stage, because the damage is obvious once you know what to look for.

Plug & Cable Examination

The cable and plug are often where the real problems are. If cables are twisted, pulled, or trapped under furniture, they get damaged on the inside. You cannot always see this damage from the outside. That is why we check the plug very carefully. We look for burning or overheating, make sure the fuse is correct, and ensure all internal wires are tightly and safely connected. A wrongly fused plug is genuinely dangerous; it will not blow at the right current and removes a key layer of protection.

Earth Continuity Test

For Class 1 appliances, those with a metal casing, the earth conductor must provide a continuous, low-resistance path from the casing back to the plug pin. If that path is broken or has developed high resistance, the casing can become live in a fault condition without any protection device tripping. This test confirms the earth path is intact and within acceptable resistance limits as defined by the IET Code of Practice.

Insulation Resistance Test

This test checks that the insulation surrounding the live conductors inside the appliance is working properly. A high voltage (typically 500V DC) is applied between the live conductors and the appliance casing, and the resistance of the insulation is measured. A healthy appliance will show very high resistance; anything that has degraded insulation, internal damage, or moisture ingress will show a low reading and fail. This is one of the most important tests because it detects faults that are completely invisible from the outside.

Book Online or Call

Choose your appliance range from the pricing table, pick a morning or afternoon slot, and confirm your address. You can do this online in under two minutes or call us directly if you prefer to talk it through.

Testing Carried Out

Each appliance is tested systematically by visual check first, then the electrical tests using calibrated equipment. Pass items get a dated PAT label. Fail items are flagged clearly with advice on whether they need repair or replacement.

Engineer Arrival

Our NICEIC-certified engineer arrives within your chosen slot and calls you 30 minutes before arrival. They bring all the testing equipment  you do not need to prepare anything except access to the appliances.

Certificate Issued

You receive your full PAT test certificate the same day, detailing every appliance tested, the results, and a record of who carried out the testing. This document is your compliance record.

Re-Test Reminder

We track your test dates and will contact you when the next round of testing is due  so nothing lapses and you are never in a position of having documentation that has quietly gone out of date.

Hand-held tools: every 3 months. Equipment in good condition: every 12 months.

Portable tools: every 6–12 months, depending on usage and risk.

IT equipment and stationery appliances: every 2–4 years. Portable equipment: annually.

Between every tenancy change, or at minimum every 12 months in occupied HMOs.

All Engineers Are NICEIC Certified

We do not use unqualified testers or general maintenance staff who have taken a weekend course. Every engineer we send holds recognised electrical qualifications and is registered with the NICEIC, the UK’s leading electrical contractor registration scheme.

Certificates Issued the Same Day

You will not be chasing us for your documentation. When our engineer leaves your property, your PAT certificate is completed and delivered to you either by email or as a physical copy, whichever works best for you.

Flexible Scheduling

We understand that offices and rental properties are not always accessible during standard working hours. We offer morning and afternoon slots Monday through Friday, and can discuss weekend arrangements for clients who cannot accommodate a weekday visit.

Honest Reporting: We Tell You the Truth

If an appliance fails, we tell you clearly and explain why. We do not condemn items unnecessarily, and we do not pass things that should fail just to keep things simple. You need to trust the result, and that means we have to be straight with you.