You are not legally required to have an EICR before selling your property. Of course, if you have one, this may speed up the process of selling up. In the case of purchasing a property, you should ask the owner if they have a recent Electrical Safety Certificate. If such is not available, consider negotiating with the seller to carry out an electrical inspection in their property, the cost of which can be split between the two parties. After all, about a third of home buyers encounter various electrical issues that can cost thousands of pounds in repair work, just because they weren’t aware of them before signing the deal.