Clearly the market for EICR has gone crazy with the advent of the ESPRS. There have been quite a few exasperated posts on here and no doubt elsewhere regarding the cut and thrust of a healthy economy finding its level vis a vis EICR. I think it will settle, probably get even more regulated. Whatever the market is doing does not change my fee structure. I know that for the time it takes to do as best an estimate of whether or not an installation is safe to continue to use it takes time. Considering the time and money I put into learning these skills I am not in the market or affected by it for taking any loss. You want my expertise, you pay for it. A proper job for a proper price, a labourer is worthy of his hire. Let the cheats get on with it! If a LL said to me, "I can get it cheaper" my reply would be - do so then and hang up the phone. I work a lot for Asian people, whose custom is to "bargain" I say £500 they say £400 I up the price to £600 they say £500.
