Electrical remedial works and rewires · Scotland

Electrical remedial works and rewires in Highland

If your electrical safety programme in Highland needs remedial capacity, we can take a batch of reports and work through them by priority.

Electrical remedial works and rewires in Highland are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. The Highland Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Highland at a glance

Council: The Highland Council
Nation: Scotland
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: SHQS (Scotland)
Damp and mould timescales: Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
Population: 235,430 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.97 (our estimate)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (6 transfer and 26 stock-holding councils), not yet checked against Scottish Government tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Highland?

The Highland Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Highland, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Highland?

C1, C2 and FI remedial works from EICRs
Consumer unit replacements
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 Highland?

In Scotland, electrical work must meet the building standards and BS 7671. We confirm for your project whether a building warrant is needed.

SHQS (Scotland) · More about electrical remedial works and rewires

What do electrical remedial works and rewires cost in Highland?

Our guide range for an EICR with Category 1 and 2 remedials in Highland is around £900 per home. That is the UK range of around £930 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (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 Highland

Does The Highland Council still own council homes?

The Highland Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Highland, and we can work for both.

Do you also work near Highland?

Yes. We take on electrical remedial works and rewires across Scotland, including Moray, Perth and Kinross, the Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan Siar) and Aberdeenshire, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Highland?

Social landlords in Scotland must meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with energy efficiency rules (EESSH2) under review ahead of a new Social Housing Net Zero Standard.