PAT Testing Chelsea NICEIC Approved, Certificate Same Day, Landlords & Homeowners
✓ NICEIC Approved | ✓ Certificate Issued Same Day | ✓ Landlords & Homeowners | ✓ £105 + VAT Including 12 Items | ✓ Founded 2000
The Wednesday call that changed how a Knightsbridge landlord managed his portfolio.
He called us about an expired EICR certificate on a Sloane Avenue flat that expired in January, new tenancy starting Saturday, three companies had told him two to three weeks. We said Thursday. Certificate issued Thursday. Tenants in on Saturday. On the Monday he called again.
He wanted to know if we could manage the annual certification programme across all four of his Chelsea and Knightsbridge properties. EICR certificates on the five-year rolling schedule. Gas Safety Inspections every year. And he added as an afterthought PAT testing on the two furnished flats. He was not entirely sure what PAT testing involved, whether his insurance required it, or when it was last done.
We confirmed it. Portable Appliance Testing is the safety inspection of every electrical appliance provided to tenants in a furnished rental property. Required by most specialist landlord insurance policies as a condition of cover for furnished lets. Annual. Certificate issued on the day of testing. £105 + VAT including 12 items.
The two furnished flats had last been PAT tested in 2021. Three years overdue.
We attended both properties the following week. Every appliance tested: television, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, kettle, toaster, lamps, and all other portable electrical equipment provided to the tenants. Certificate issued on the day. Pass or fail result for each appliance. Two appliances failed: a microwave and a floor lamp, both showing insulation resistance faults. Both were replaced before the tenants had the opportunity to use them.
The landlord had not known either appliance had a fault. Neither had his tenants.
PAT testing across Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, South Kensington, and Kensington NICEIC approved, certificate issued same day, £105 + VAT including 12 items. For landlords, homeowners, furnished lets, and commercial properties. Free expiry alert service included with every annual certification programme. Call 020 7129 7418.
Benefits:
- PAT testing Chelsea NICEIC approved, certificate same day
- £105 + VAT including 12 items £5 + VAT per additional item
- Pass or fail result for every appliance tested
- Annual requirement for most landlord insurance policies
- Required under general duty of care Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Portfolio pricing for three or more properties
- Free expiry alert 30-day renewal notification before certificate expires
- Combined with EICR and Gas Safety Inspection: one visit, one programme
- Landlords, homeowners, furnished lets, short-term lets, commercial
- Same-week availability across Chelsea SW3, Knightsbridge SW1X, Belgravia SW1
- Founded 2000, 25+ years in Chelsea and Knightsbridge
- £105 + VAT 12 Items
- Certificate Same Day
- NICEIC Approved
- Same-Week Availability
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Standard Call Out Charge | £95.00 +vat (additional hours @£75 p/h) |
Electrician | £115.00 +vat (additional hours @£95 p/h) |
Heating / Gas Engineer | £115.00 +vat (additional hours @£95 p/h) |
EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report) | £240-420.00 +vat P.O.A |
PAT (Portable Appliance Test *incl 12 items) | £105.00 +vat (additional £5.00 per item ) |
GSI (Gas Safety Inspection) | £110.00 +vat |
Boiler Service | £120.00 +vat |
Combined GSI & Boiler Service | £210.00 +vat |
Portable Appliance Testing PAT testing is the safety inspection of portable electrical appliances. Every electrical appliance that is not permanently fixed to the building is portable: televisions, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, kettles, toasters, lamps, computers, extension leads, and all other electrical equipment that connects to a socket rather than being wired directly into the building.
PAT testing checks two things for each appliance: the earth continuity, whether the earth connection is intact and the appliance is properly protected and the insulation resistance, whether the insulation around the electrical conductors is intact and preventing leakage of electrical current. A pass means both checks are within the required limits. A fail means the appliance has a fault that makes it unsafe to use and must be repaired or replaced before being returned to service.
The PAT test certificate lists every appliance tested, the result for each, and the date of the test. It is the documented evidence that the appliances in a property have been professionally assessed and were safe at the time of testing.
PAT testing is not a statutory legal requirement in the same way that EICR certificates and Gas Safety Inspections are. There is no specific legislation that mandates PAT testing for residential landlords in England.
However, the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 both impose a general duty of care on anyone responsible for electrical equipment used by others. For a landlord providing electrical appliances to tenants and for a business providing electrical equipment to employees or visitors, that duty of care requires that the equipment is maintained in a safe condition. PAT testing is the accepted method of demonstrating compliance with that duty.
Without a PAT test certificate, a landlord cannot demonstrate that they discharged their duty of care. In the event of an electrical incident involving a faulty appliance, the absence of PAT testing records is a significant liability.
The most immediate practical requirement for Chelsea landlords is not the legal duty of care but the insurance requirement.
The majority of specialist landlord insurance policies that cover furnished rental properties for the specific risks of letting require annual PAT testing as a condition of cover. This means that a furnished Chelsea rental property without a current PAT test certificate may not be covered by the landlord’s insurance in the event of an electrical fault caused by a faulty appliance.
The landlord whose microwave and floor lamp we found to be faulty during the PAT test, both showing insulation resistance faults, would have had a very different conversation with his insurer if either appliance had caused a fire or injury and no PAT test certificate was in place. The certificate is not primarily about proving the appliances are safe. It is about proving that a qualified, NICEIC-approved engineer checked them and identified any that were not.
PAT testing frequency guidelines are not fixed by specific legislation; the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require equipment to be maintained in a safe condition but do not specify testing intervals. The appropriate frequency depends on the type of equipment and the environment in which it is used.
For furnished rental properties across Chelsea, Knightsbridge, and Belgravia, the standard and widely accepted recommendation is annual PAT testing. This is the frequency required by most specialist landlord insurance policies and by most letting agents as a standard condition of property management.
For commercial premises, offices, retail, and serviced accommodation, the frequency may be higher depending on the nature of the equipment and the level of use.
Our expiry alert service tracks the date of every PAT test certificate we issue and sends a renewal notification 30 days before the annual renewal date so the certificate is never three years overdue, as it was in the Sloane Avenue portfolio when we first attended.
Every portable electrical appliance in the property, all equipment that connects to a socket rather than being permanently wired in. For a standard furnished Chelsea flat, this typically includes:
Television and all audio-visual equipment. Washing machine. Dishwasher. Fridge and freezer. Microwave. Kettle. Toaster. Coffee machine. All lamps and portable lighting. Computers and laptops where provided. Extension leads and adapters. Electric fans and portable heaters. Hairdryer and other small appliances were provided.
The first 12 appliances are included within the £105 + VAT standard fee. Additional appliances are charged at £5 + VAT each. A standard furnished one- to two-bedroom Chelsea flat typically falls within the 12-item threshold; most kitchens and living rooms have between 8 and 14 appliances. A larger furnished property or a property with a home office will typically have more.
The PAT test certificate is issued on the day of testing, not posted or emailed the following week. Issued digitally to the landlord’s or managing agent’s email address on the day of the inspection, within two hours of the testing completing.
The certificate lists every appliance tested, the result for each pass or fail, the date of testing, the name and NICEIC number of the engineer who carried out the test, and the recommended date of the next test.
A failed appliance appears on the certificate with the nature of the fault. The appliance must be repaired or replaced before being returned to service. We advise on the appropriate action for each failed appliance at the time of testing.
For Chelsea landlords with three or more furnished properties, we manage the PAT testing programme across the entire portfolio. One call. Every property on the annual renewal schedule. Expiry alerts 30 days before each renewal date. Portfolio pricing available.
The Knightsbridge landlord with four properties, two furnished, two unfurnished, now has his two furnished properties on our annual PAT testing programme alongside the EICR certificates on the five-year rolling schedule and the Gas Safety Inspections on the annual schedule. One contractor. Every certification. Every renewal managed.
Combined certification programme pricing for landlords with three or more properties: call 020 7129 7418 to discuss.
Where EICR and PAT testing are both due at a property in the same period, we attend once for both. NICEIC electrician completes the EICR, PAT tests all portable appliances, and both certificates are issued on the same day. One visit. Two certificates.
Where Gas Safety Inspection, EICR, and PAT testing are all due in the same period, all three can be completed in a single coordinated visit. All three certificates issued on the same day.
This is the most cost-effective and least disruptive approach for landlords: one appointment, one visit from one team, three certificates issued. For tenants, one access request covers all three certifications rather than three separate visits at different times.
PAT Testing Costs Chelsea
PAT testing Chelsea £105 + VAT, including 12 items. Additional appliances £5 + VAT each. Certificate issued same day. NICEIC approved. Same-week availability.
For a standard furnished one- to two-bedroom Chelsea flat: £105 + VAT covers the majority of properties comfortably within the 12-item threshold.
For a larger furnished property with more appliances, the additional charge per appliance is confirmed at the time of booking once the approximate number of appliances is known.
PAT testing and EICR single visit, both certificates same day. PAT testing, EICR, and Gas Safety Inspection single visit, all three certificates same day.
Combined pricing confirmed at the time of booking.
Portfolio pricing for three or more properties. Expiry alert service free with every certification programme.
All prices exclude VAT. Parking and congestion charges are additional and fully chargeable.
The landlord had the faulty microwave and floor lamp both showing insulation resistance faults, both replaced before tenants used them.
The cost of the PAT test that found them: £105 + VAT.
The cost of a fire caused by a faulty appliance in a Chelsea furnished flat in property damage, insurance excess, potential liability, and the conversation with an insurer about why there was no PAT test certificate in place: immeasurable. The certificate costs £105 + VAT. What it protects is the property, the tenant, and the landlord’s insurance position.
Areas We Cover for PAT Testing
PAT testing across Chelsea SW3: King’s Road, Sloane Street, Fulham Road, Old Church Street, and all SW3 addresses. NICEIC approved. Certificate same day. Same-week availability. £105 + VAT. Call 020 7129 7418.
PAT testing across Knightsbridge SW1X. Furnished flats, mansion blocks, and period properties. Same-week availability. Certificate same day. £105 + VAT. Call 020 7129 7418.
PAT testing across Belgravia SW1. Furnished lets, Georgian terraces, mews properties. Same-week availability. Portfolio pricing for multiple properties. Certificate same day. Call 020 7129 7418.
PAT testing across South Kensington SW7. Furnished flats, Victorian conversions, mansion blocks. Same-week availability. Certificate same day. £105 + VAT. Call 020 7129 7418.
PAT testing across Kensington W8. Furnished properties, Victorian villas, period lets. Same-week availability. Portfolio pricing. Certificate same day. Call 020 7129 7418.
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What Our Chelsea Clients Say About Our PAT Testing.
Read testimonials from satisfied homeowners across Chelsea, Knightsbridge, and Belgravia who trust us with their property renovation and maintenance needs.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Stars
“Chelsea Property Renovation manages all four of my properties for EICR certificates, Gas Safety Inspections, and PAT testing on the two furnished flats. I had not realised my PAT certificates were three years overdue until they attended. Two appliances failed and were replaced before my tenants could use them. The expiry alert service means I will never be in that position again. One contractor. Every certificate. Every renewal managed.”
Richard Ashworth - Knightsbridge SW1X
Portfolio Landlord Four Properties Annual Certification Programme
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Stars
“PAT testing and EICR certificates completed in a single visit on both my Belgravia furnished properties. All certificates issued the same day. The NICEIC engineer was thorough, efficient, and explained the results for every appliance clearly. Two appliances flagged for replacement were both dealt with before the tenancy began. Expiry alerts set up for both properties. Exactly the standard you need when managing furnished properties in this market.”
Helena Cavendish - Belgravia SW1
Landlord Two Furnished Properties PAT Testing and EICR Combined
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Stars
“Six properties across South Kensington and Chelsea. Chelsea Property Renovation handles PAT testing on the three furnished properties, EICR certificates across all six, and Gas Safety Inspections annually. Everything tracked. Expiry alerts 30 days before every renewal. I have not had to think about certification since moving to their programme. Certificate same day on every visit. Outstanding service.”
James Forsythe - South Kensington SW7
Landlord - Six Properties - Full Portfolio Certification Programme
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What is PAT testing, and do I need it for my Chelsea rental property?
PAT testing is the professional safety inspection of portable electrical appliances; every appliance that connects to a socket rather than being permanently wired in. For Chelsea landlords with furnished rental properties, PAT testing is required by most specialist landlord insurance policies as a condition of cover. It also demonstrates compliance with the general duty of care under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. If your property is furnished, PAT testing is required. £105 + VAT, including 12 items. Certificate same day. Call 020 7129 7418.
How much does PAT testing cost in Chelsea?
PAT testing Chelsea £105 + VAT, including 12 items. Additional appliances £5 + VAT each. Certificate issued same day. NICEIC approved. All prices exclude VAT. Parking and congestion charges additional. Portfolio pricing for three or more properties. Combined with EICR and Gas Safety Inspection in a single visit combined pricing confirmed at booking. Call 020 7129 7418.
How often does PAT testing need to be done for a Chelsea rental property?
Annual PAT testing is the standard and widely accepted requirement for furnished residential rental properties, required by most specialist landlord insurance policies and by most letting agents as a condition of property management. Our expiry alert service tracks every certificate we issue and sends a renewal notification 30 days before the annual renewal date. Free with every certification programme. Call 020 7129 7418.
What appliances are included in the £105 + VAT PAT test?
The first 12 appliances in the property are included within the standard £105 + VAT fee. For a standard furnished one to two-bedroom Chelsea flat, this typically covers television, washing machine, dishwasher, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster, lamps, and other portable appliances. A larger furnished property will have more than 12 appliances; additional items are charged at £5 + VAT each, confirmed at booking once the approximate appliance count is known. Call 020 7129 7418.
Can you combine PAT testing with EICR and Gas Safety Inspection?
Yes. Where EICR, Gas Safety Inspection, and PAT testing are all due at a property, all three can be completed in a single coordinated visit. All three certificates issued on the same day. One access request to the tenant. One engineer attendance. Significantly less disruptive than three separate visits. Combined pricing confirmed at booking. Portfolio pricing for three or more properties. Call 020 7129 7418.
What happens if an appliance fails the PAT test?
A failed appliance is listed on the certificate with the nature of the fault. The appliance must be removed from service and either repaired by a qualified electrician or replaced before being returned to use. We advise on the appropriate action for each failed appliance at the time of testing. We have found faults in appliances that showed no visible signs of damage, including insulation resistance faults in a microwave and a floor lamp at a Knightsbridge property. Those faults were identified and both appliances replaced before the tenants used them. Call 020 7129 7418.
What is the correct order to renovate a house in Knightsbridge?
For a Knightsbridge listed building, consent first, then roof and structure, then first fix services, then plastering and period feature reinstatement, then kitchen and bathrooms, then second fix services, then decoration, then flooring last. Consent must be obtained before any physical work begins. Period feature reinstatement is carried out alongside plastering rather than as a separate stage, because both involve the wall and ceiling surfaces and sequencing them together is more efficient than treating them separately. Call 020 7129 7418.
Is PAT testing a legal requirement for Chelsea landlords?
PAT testing is not a statutory legal requirement under specific rental property legislation in the same way as EICR certificates and Gas Safety Inspections. However, the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 impose a general duty of care on landlords to ensure that electrical appliances provided to tenants are safe. PAT testing is the accepted method of demonstrating compliance with that duty, and it is required by most specialist landlord insurance policies as a condition of cover for furnished properties. Call 020 7129 7418.
How do I set up annual PAT testing for my Chelsea portfolio?
Call 020 7129 7418. We will take the details of every furnished property in your portfolio, confirm the approximate number of appliances at each, and issue a fixed-price programme covering all PAT testing for the next 12 months. Expiry alert service included free 30-day notification before every annual renewal. Portfolio pricing for three or more properties. All certificates issued same day. One contractor. Every property. Every certificate. Managed.
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