Electrical remedial works and rewires · Northern Ireland

Electrical remedial works and rewires in Belfast

We carry out electrical remedials and rewires in social homes in Belfast, certified to BS 7671 and notified where required.

We take on electrical remedial works and rewires in Belfast for the Housing Executive, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Social homes in Belfast are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and housing associations.

Belfast at a glance

Council: Belfast City Council
Nation: Northern Ireland
Council homes: Housing Executive and housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (NI)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 342,560 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (our estimate)

In Northern Ireland the Housing Executive, not the council, is the public landlord. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Belfast?

In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Belfast are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and by registered housing associations, which are regulated by the Department for Communities.

What do we cover in Belfast?

C1, C2 and FI remedial works from EICRs
Full and partial rewires in occupied homes
Additional circuits and sockets
Mains-wired alarms in coordination with alarm upgrades
Certification and Building Regulations notification

Electrical remedial works and rewires in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Where remedial work reveals a bigger problem, such as damaged wiring behind a wall, we photograph it and price the extra work before continuing.

Which rules apply in Belfast?

Northern Ireland has its own housing and safety rules. We confirm the electrical inspection and remedial requirements for your homes in writing before appointment.

Decent Homes Standard (NI) · More about electrical remedial works and rewires

What do electrical remedial works and rewires cost in Belfast?

Our guide range for an EICR with Category 1 and 2 remedials in Belfast is around £840 per home. That is the UK range of around £930 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.90 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about electrical remedial works and rewires in Belfast

Who is the social landlord in Belfast?

Do you also work near Belfast?

Yes. We take on electrical remedial works and rewires across Northern Ireland, including Lisburn and Castlereagh, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Ards and North Down and Mid and East Antrim, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Belfast?

In Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive and registered housing associations work to the Northern Ireland Decent Homes Standard, which the Department for Communities consulted on revising in 2025–26.