Inspections for homes, rentals and business premises
Property Certificates
Find the right inspection for your home or business
Choose a service below or tell us what has been requested. We will check the property, existing records and access arrangements before confirming the inspection and quotation.
Use the correct service route
Match the property system to the inspection or assessment
Each linked guide explains a specific service and its starting-price structure. Several can be included in one enquiry, while the technical scope and resulting document for each remain distinct.
Business premises
Business electrical systems
Commercial Electrical Certificate
Commercial EICR enquiries planned around the installation, boards, circuits, existing reports, operating hours and isolation arrangements.
Business gas installations
Commercial Gas Certificate
Commercial gas work qualified by premises activity, fuel, appliances, ventilation, extraction, interlocks, shutdowns and required competence.
Workplace equipment
Commercial PAT Testing
Business PAT enquiries built from the equipment register, quantities, environment, operational restrictions, labels and reporting needs.
Business energy performance
Non-Domestic EPC
Commercial EPC enquiries scoped by building use, floor area, zones, plans, services, existing certificate, access and transaction deadline.
Business fire-safety enquiries
Commercial Certificate Routes
A starting point for premises that may also need fire-risk, fire-alarm or emergency-lighting work alongside gas, electrical or energy records.
Homes and rented properties
Fixed electrical installation
Electrical Safety Certificate
Domestic EICR inspection and reporting planned from the distribution boards, circuit count, previous findings, occupancy and safe access.
Rented-property gas
Gas Safety Certificate
Landlord gas-safety enquiries scoped around the property, supplied appliances, flues, meter, current record, tenancy date and access.
Home energy performance
Domestic EPC
Energy Performance Certificate enquiries for selling or letting a home, with the address, property type, existing EPC and access confirmed.
Portable electrical equipment
PAT Testing Certificate
Inspection and testing records for declared portable equipment, scoped by item schedule, equipment type, working environment and access.
Rented-home alarms
Smoke Alarm Certificate
Smoke-alarm inspection, test, installation or replacement enquiries based on the dwelling, storeys, installed arrangement and evidence needed.
Combustion safety
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Certificate
CO alarm enquiries qualified by the accommodation, fixed combustion appliances, alarm type and location, reported faults and requested record.
LPG installations
LPG systems
LPG Certificate
LPG inspection enquiries for property and specialist settings where fuel, appliances, installation type, location and engineer categories matter.
Start with the decision, not a package name
What will the evidence be used for?
The purpose determines which system needs attention, whether an existing record may still help and who needs the outcome. It also avoids commissioning several unrelated checks when one specific inspection would answer the real question.
Landlord and agent duties
Give the tenancy date, fuel, fixed installations, alarms, supplied equipment, licence conditions and current record dates.
Transaction evidence
State what the buyer, seller, solicitor, lender or surveyor has requested and when it must inform the decision.
Business and dutyholder records
Explain the activity, occupancy, installed systems, Responsible Person, opening hours and safe-isolation constraints.
Fault, damage or previous finding
Share the report, code, warning, incident or change that prompted the enquiry so inspection and remedial work are not confused.
Know what the record can answer
One property can need several different kinds of evidence
| Question to answer | Likely route | Important boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Are declared landlord-provided gas appliances and flues covered by a current safety record? | Landlord gas safety | It does not replace electrical, energy-performance, alarm or general building-condition evidence. |
| What is the condition of the fixed electrical installation? | Domestic or commercial EICR | It is not PAT testing and does not automatically include repairs or certify every portable appliance. |
| How energy efficient is the building for sale or letting information? | Domestic or non-domestic EPC | An EPC is an energy assessment, not a gas, electrical or structural safety certificate. |
| Which declared portable electrical items have been visually examined and, where appropriate, tested? | Domestic or commercial PAT | The record follows the agreed item list and cannot stand in for an EICR. |
| What alarm evidence is needed for a rented home? | Smoke or CO alarm service | The dwelling, fuel-burning appliances, alarm arrangement and requested evidence must be declared. |
| Which commercial inspections or fire-safety enquiries apply to the premises? | Commercial certificate routes | Premises risk assessment, installed-system tests and gas or electrical records remain separate tasks. |
Coordinate the enquiry; preserve technical responsibility
A convenient schedule should still produce clear, honest evidence
Keep the original condition visible
Where an inspection finds defects, the report, remedial quotation, completion evidence and any re-test should remain distinguishable.
One trade label is not enough
The property, fuel, equipment and work type decide the competence and registration needed; not every person can undertake every listed service.
Declare what must be included
Boards, circuits, appliances, equipment, zones, floor area and inaccessible locations can all change the visit and the limits of the record.
Coordinate dates without merging reports
Related work may share access where practical, but each document should identify its own inspected extent, findings, limitations and next action.
Create one useful property brief
Four details to prepare before requesting a quote
Property and purpose
Give the full address and postcode, home or business use, occupancy, customer or dutyholder and the decision the evidence must support.
Systems and quantities
List fuels, appliances, boards, circuits, equipment, alarms, floor area, zones and any asset schedule rather than saying "everything".
Existing evidence
Tell us which current or previous records, defect codes, warning notices and photographs you have. We can confirm how to share documents after your initial enquiry.
Access and deadline
Confirm keys, occupants, parking, inductions, plant rooms, height access, shutdown windows, preferred dates and the true decision deadline.
The visit is not the end of the task
Read the report as a set of decisions
Confirm the inspected extent
Check the address, installation, appliances, circuits, equipment or areas covered and note anything outside the agreed or accessible scope.
Read the result and limitations
Do not treat the existence of a document as a pass. Review classifications, observations, recommendations, missing information and restrictions.
Separate immediate and planned action
Distinguish urgent safety measures from repairs, further investigation, routine improvement and specialist follow-up.
Keep the evidence trail together
Retain the original report, quotations, completion records, re-test evidence and the next inspection or review date with the property file.
Check the rule that applies to the actual property
Official guidance for common UK property decisions
Contracts, leases, licences, insurers and local authorities can add requirements. These national sources explain common duties and help customers ask a more precise question.
Landlord gas safety
HSE guidance explains maintenance, annual checks, record retention and tenant-copy duties for relevant landlord-provided gas systems.
Rented-sector electrical safety
Government guidance covers fixed electrical installations, reporting and the qualified-person route in private and social rented homes.
Domestic and commercial EPCs
GOV.UK explains when an EPC may be required and distinguishes home and commercial-premises routes.
Smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms
Government guidance explains prescribed alarm duties for relevant rented homes and the action required when a fault is reported.
Use the regional guide where location matters
Areas covered and local booking guides
London, Essex and Kent are our priority areas for regular enquiries. Hertfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Sussex are also covered, with other UK areas considered by request. This applies to all Upkeepone services. Attendance depends on the postcode, installation, access, travel and appropriately qualified engineer availability.
How quotations are assembled
Use service-specific prices, then confirm the real scope
There is no honest single price for every "property certificate". The linked service pages provide the relevant starting figures; the final quotation follows the declared property, systems and required outcome.
Use, size and postcode matter
Domestic or business use, occupied areas, parking, keys, inductions, specialist access and safe shutdown windows can affect attendance.
Count the relevant scope
Appliances, boards, circuits, equipment items, alarms, zones, floor area, fuel and existing records can change the inspection.
State the required output
The record type, known fault, transaction request, remedial need, preferred attendance and hard deadline should be clear before pricing.
Questions before requesting attendance
Property certificates FAQs
What is the Property Certificates page for?
Is there one property certificate that covers everything?
Which certificates might a landlord need before a tenancy?
Can I request several property inspections in one enquiry?
When should I use a commercial certificate route?
Does receiving a certificate mean the property has passed?
What should I send for an accurate property certificate quote?
How is the quotation for several certificate services worked out?
What should I check when the inspection report arrives?
Which areas can Upkeepone consider for property certificates?
Ready to prepare the property brief?
Tell us what your property needs
Send the postcode, the checks requested and your deadline. We will confirm the scope, suitable engineer availability and whether separate visits are needed before agreeing the quotation and attendance.
Check the VAT basis shown on the relevant service page. Your quotation will confirm the total payable, including any applicable VAT.
