TRACEFORM provides electrical services for letting agents, landlords and property managers: tenant electrical faults, emergency repairs, inspection, testing and EICR enquiries across Manchester and Greater Manchester. The process keeps safety, access authority and communication clear from the first call.
Tenant electrical emergencies
A tenant may report no power, repeated RCD trips, burning smells, sparking, hot sockets, lighting faults or water near electrics. Ask them to keep away from danger, but do not instruct them to remove covers, bypass protection or attempt electrical work. TRACEFORM can be contacted 24/7 for urgent assessment.
Access and authority before attendance
Provide the property address, tenant or site contact, access arrangements, a safe description of the symptoms and the person authorised to approve the callout. If keys, concierge access or a nominated representative are involved, explain this before the electrician travels.
Updates for landlords, agents and property managers
TRACEFORM explains the initial findings, immediate safety position and recommended repair options to the agreed contact. Updates distinguish what has been made safe, what has been repaired and whether further work is recommended.
EICR, inspection and fault diagnosis are different
An EICR records the condition of an electrical installation at the time of inspection. Fault finding investigates a reported symptom, while repair addresses an identified defect. TRACEFORM explains which service and documentation are applicable rather than promising an EICR or certificate for every callout.
Coordination for letting agents
Letting agents and property managers can arrange attendance using the same process. Share the tenant's contact details with their permission, explain how access will work and identify who can approve the visit and any additional repair work.
Consumer unit replacement and rewiring between tenancies
A void period is the practical time to deal with an ageing fuse board or wiring that an EICR has flagged. Consumer unit replacement adds RCD protection and spare ways for future circuits; a partial or full rewire replaces cabling that can no longer be certified. Both are surveyed and quoted in writing so the landlord or agent can approve a fixed scope, and the certificate issued at completion sits alongside the property's inspection record.
Sockets, lighting and new circuits for rented homes
Tenants rely on extension leads when a room has too few outlets, which is a common route to overheated sockets. Adding double sockets, improving lighting and running dedicated circuits for showers, cookers or garden offices is planned work with its own quotation and testing. Agents can arrange a single survey covering several small items so the visit is efficient and the paperwork is consistent.
EV charging and the landlord grant route
Rented houses and flats increasingly need a home charge point, and GOV.UK runs a landlord-specific chargepoint grant route with its own conditions. TRACEFORM checks the supply capacity and consumer unit first, then installs a dedicated circuit and charge point with the paperwork the scheme requires. The EV charger grant guide explains who qualifies and what must be in place before the installation is ordered.
Tenants should not be asked to open electrical equipment or carry out unsafe testing.
