“Who attends” and the service details on each listing are what the business told us about itself. We do not verify them, and we never work them out ourselves — a listing that did not answer shows nothing and is not included when you filter by it.
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Being listed is free. We ask for your insurance certificate and whichever registration your trade needs, check them, then delete them — your photos stay on your listing. We keep only the expiry dates, and remind you before your cover runs out.
Finding an electrician, and what Part P means for you
Every electrician listed here gave us photo identification, a public liability insurance certificate and a competent person scheme certificate — NICEIC, NAPIT or ELECSA. We check all three, record the expiry dates, and delete the documents. A listing goes up only once the scheme certificate has been seen.
That is not us being strict for the sake of it. Most fixed electrical work in a home is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations, and a scheme member can self-certify it. Work done by somebody outside a scheme has to be notified to building control and inspected separately, and if it never was, it surfaces later as a problem when you come to sell.
What we saw
Photo identification, public liability insurance, and a current competent person scheme certificate from NICEIC, NAPIT or ELECSA. All three, before the listing appeared.
Why the scheme certificate matters
A scheme member can sign off notifiable work themselves and issue the certificate you will need when you sell. Without one, the same job needs a building control application and an inspection you pay for.
What we cannot tell you
Whether the quote is reasonable or the job will be tidy. Ask what the price includes, whether making good is part of it, and what paperwork you get at the end.
Common questions
How do I find a qualified electrician near me?
Enter a town or postcode above. Everybody on this page has given us a competent person scheme certificate, so the question of qualification has already been asked before you ring.
What is Part P and does my job need it?
Part P of the Building Regulations covers fixed electrical work in homes. A new circuit, a consumer unit replacement and most work in a bathroom or outdoors are notifiable; changing a socket on an existing circuit generally is not. If you are unsure, ask the electrician, because they are the one who has to certify it.
What is the difference between NICEIC, NAPIT and ELECSA?
They are three of the competent person schemes an electrician can belong to. Each assesses its members and lets them self-certify notifiable work. Which one an electrician is with says nothing about their skill — holding one at all is the point.
How do I check an electrician is registered?
Search the business name or postcode on the Electrical Competent Person register at electricalcompetentperson.co.uk. We looked before listing them, and the register is public so you can look again yourself.
What certificate should I get when the work is finished?
An Electrical Installation Certificate for new circuits, or a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate for smaller jobs, plus a Building Regulations compliance notice where the work was notifiable. Keep them — a buyer’s solicitor will ask for them.