NEN 1010 electrical inspection in Amsterdam from € 295 including 21% VAT. Insulation resistance per circuit, earth loop impedance and RCD trip times, delivered as a signed report your insurer, buyer or owners’ association will accept. Available in English.
Tick what applies to you. We say honestly whether an inspection is needed, wise, or whether you are better keeping the money — and which type of inspection fits your situation.
There are companies that come “have a look” for a hundred euros and then stick a label. That is not an inspection. A NEN 1010 inspection consists of a visual check plus four measurements with a calibrated installation tester, and those measured values belong on your report.
We measure per circuit whether the cable insulation is still intact, with a 500 V test voltage. A low reading means moisture or damage somewhere — often long before you notice anything. The limit is 1 MΩ; we record the actual value, not just “pass”.
How well your earthing actually makes contact with the ground. In Amsterdam with its wet subsoil usually favourable, but in buildings where the earth electrode has rusted through or was never installed, we regularly measure values that fail.
Not whether it trips, but how fast. We inject a leakage current and measure the time in milliseconds. At 30 mA it must trip within 300 ms; in practice we see older RCDs with times that are double — it still works, but no longer in time.
We check whether the earth actually runs through to the last socket, and measure the short-circuit current to determine whether the MCB trips fast enough on a fault. This is the measurement that brings loose terminals and forgotten earth conductors to light.
Live terminals checked, cable sizes checked against MCB ratings, bathroom zones remeasured, meter cupboard chart compared with reality and the presence of interlinked smoke detectors verified.
A thermal image of the fuse box under load. A loose terminal shows on the photo as a hotspot, long before a scorch mark or burning smell appears. For VvEs and landlords we recommend this as standard.
The measurements take a morning. The document you have afterwards lasts for years. Four parties ask for it, each for their own reason.
After fire or water damage involving electrics, the first question from a loss adjuster is who installed the system and whether it was inspected. A signed report with measured values and a date is then the difference between a payout and a discussion that lasts months. This is by far the most important reason to have one, and why it is a waste to only think of it once something has already gone wrong.
When selling a home from before 1990, a well-prepared buyer asks about the state of the electrics. Without a report that becomes a negotiation point where a few thousand euros easily come off “to be safe”. With a report it is a ticked box. For € 295 that is almost always the cheapest insurance in the whole sales process.
If you want work that touches the shared installation — a charging point in the garage, a heavier supply, an adaptation in a shared meter cupboard — the VvE wants to know it will be done safely. An inspection report plus drawing is usually enough to get that permission through.
As a landlord you have a duty of care for the safety of the installation. If something happens and you cannot show you took that duty seriously, it becomes a problem — legally and for insurance. An inspection per home and a maintenance contract is how you make that demonstrable.
You receive the report as a PDF within two working days, in English if you prefer. You may take it anywhere; there is no obligation to have remedial work done by us.
An inspection where the inspector knows they may do the remedial work themselves is not an independent inspection. We deliver the report and leave you free: if you take it to another party, that is fine. That is exactly why the report is worth something.
The names are used interchangeably, including by installers. In short: NEN 1010 covers how an installation must be built; NEN 3140 covers how an existing installation in a work environment is kept safe.
| NEN 1010 inspection | NEN 1010 completion inspection | NEN 3140 inspection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | Existing home installation | New or renovated installation | Commercial space, VvE, rental |
| Typical reason | Sale, purchase, insurer | After renovation or new build | Health & safety, VvE meeting, insurance |
| Repeat | When there is a reason | Once, per project | Periodic, usually every 3–5 years |
| Scope | Visual + 4 measurements | Full test protocol per circuit | Installation + work equipment |
| Time on site | 2 – 3 hours | 3 – 4 hours | From half a day |
| Report | Within 2 working days | At handover | Within 5 working days |
| Legally required | No, but often requested | Required for new installation | Yes, in workplaces |
| Guide price | € 295 | € 345 | from € 425 |
An inspection is not a guarantee that nothing will ever go wrong, and it is not a building survey. We measure what is measurable at the moment of inspection, on the installation as it then stands. What sits behind a plastered-over wall and is not accessible we cannot assess visually — we then state that explicitly in the report instead of leaving it out.
This is why people put an inspection off: the fear that a list comes out costing thousands of euros. In practice it is milder than that, and more importantly: you are not tied to anything.
A home installation is not failed the way a car is at an MOT. There is no authority that cuts your power. We record findings and grade them by urgency, and you decide yourself what to do with them. That is your property and your call.
In homes from before 1980 that have never been updated, the same list often comes out: no or one RCD, missing earth pin in kitchen or bathroom, and too few circuits. Together that is usually a new fuse box with earthing — between € 1,170 and € 1,900. In installations after 1995 we typically find nothing that must be done immediately.
If you have the remedial work done by us, the re-inspection is in the price and you get an updated report at no extra cost. If you have it done by someone else, we come back if you wish for € 145 to remeasure only the remedied points.
Indication based on our own inspections in Amsterdam homes from before 1990. Replace these figures with your own records once you have done enough inspections — own data persuades more strongly than an average.
The two line items that most often come out of an inspection are a new fuse box (from € 745) and installing earthing (from € 425). Together well under two thousand euros, and with that the installation is sound for the coming decades.
Including travel within Amsterdam, the measurements, the report and a telephone explanation afterwards. No subscription, no obligation to follow-on work.
| NEN 1010 home inspection with signed report | per home | € 295 |
|---|---|---|
| NEN 1010 completion inspection after renovation | per installation | € 345 |
| NEN 3140 inspection of commercial space or VvE | per installation | from € 425 |
| Test installation with advice report | per installation | € 225 |
| Electrical check before buying a home | per home | € 245 |
| Make rental apartment safe and inspect | per home | € 1.150 – 1.750 |
| Thermographic inspection of fuse box | per board | € 185 |
| Insulation resistance measurement alone, per circuit | per circuit | € 25 |
| Test RCD with test protocol | per unit | € 45 |
| Re-inspection after remedial work by others | per visit | € 145 |
| Re-inspection after remedial work by us | included | € 0 |
| Report in English | included | € 0 |
| Multiple homes at one address or portfolio | from 5 units | –15% |
| Fuse box 1 phase, 6 circuits | per board | € 745 |
|---|---|---|
| Fuse box 1 phase, 9 circuits | per board | € 945 |
| Fit 30 mA RCD | per unit | € 215 |
| Install or repair earthing | per home | € 425 |
| Equipotential bonding of water and gas pipes | per home | € 165 |
| Restore earth pin in kitchen or bathroom | per point | € 145 |
| Add circuit in existing board | per circuit | € 265 |
| Interlinked mains-powered smoke detector | per detector | € 155 |
| Draw up and fit meter cupboard chart | per board | € 65 |
| Fault finding and repair, first hour | incl. call-out | € 135 |
| NEN 3140 inspection of common areas | per installation | from € 425 |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting suitable for the AGM | included | € 0 |
| VvE maintenance contract, annual check | per year | from € 395 |
| Rental portfolio maintenance contract | per home per year | from € 145 |
| Technical file for VvE permission | per process | € 245 |
| Check and report emergency lighting | per luminaire | € 28 |
All amounts include 21% VAT, valid in 2026 for Amsterdam and surrounding area. An inspection as a service falls under the general VAT rate; the reduced 9% rate applies only to the labour element of insulating, plastering, painting and wallpapering in homes older than two years. If you are a landlord with VAT-liable letting or a VvE with VAT liability, the VAT is reclaimable for you — set the switch above to business. Full VAT explanation →
An inspection of a home installation costs € 295 including 21% VAT. That covers travel within Amsterdam, the visual inspection, the four measurements, the signed report with all measured values, an updated meter cupboard chart and a telephone explanation afterwards.
A completion inspection after a renovation costs € 345 because that includes a full test protocol per circuit. A NEN 3140 inspection for a commercial space or a VvE starts at € 425 and depends on the size of the installation. If you have multiple homes, a fifteen percent discount applies from five units.
For an ordinary home, no. There is no MOT for electrics and nobody cuts your power. In practice an insurer does ask for it after damage, a buyer asks for it on sale, and a VvE asks for it before approving work on the shared installation.
It is required in workplaces: Dutch health and safety law (Arbowet) requires a periodic NEN 3140 inspection, usually every three to five years. That also applies to common areas of a VvE where work takes place. And a new or substantially altered installation always requires a completion inspection to NEN 1010.
Four measurements with a calibrated installation tester. Insulation resistance per circuit, measured at 500 V test voltage, must be above 1 MΩ. Earth electrode resistance shows how well your earthing contacts the ground. The trip time of every RCD is measured in milliseconds and must stay under 300 ms at 30 mA. And continuity and loop impedance show whether the earth runs through everywhere and whether an MCB trips fast enough on a fault.
On top of that comes a visual inspection: terminals, cable sizes against MCB ratings, bathroom zones, the meter cupboard chart and the presence of interlinked smoke detectors. All measured values go on the report — not only the conclusion ‘pass’.
Two to three hours for a home, three to four hours for a completion inspection. You do not need to stay, provided we can reach the meter cupboard and the rooms. Helpful: let us know where the bath, washing machine and any outbuildings are.
During the measurements power comes off the circuits briefly several times. If you have equipment that must not switch off, say so beforehand and we plan around it. You receive the report as a PDF within two working days.
Nothing compulsory. There is no authority that intervenes and we do not stick a label. We record our findings and grade them by urgency: immediate, in time, or attention point. At each point we put a photo and a non-binding price indication, so you can decide yourself what to do.
What typically comes out of older Amsterdam homes is the same list: no or one RCD, missing earth pin in kitchen or bathroom, and too few circuits. The remedial work is then usually a new fuse box with earthing, together between € 1,170 and € 1,900. In installations after 1995 we usually find nothing that must be done immediately.
No, and that is a principle. An inspection where the inspector knows they may do the remedial work themselves is not an independent inspection. You get the report and you are free: if you take it to another company, that is fine.
If you do have the remedial work done by us, the re-inspection is in the price and you get an updated report free of charge. If you have it done by someone else and still want us to remeasure, we come back for € 145.
NEN 1010 covers how a low-voltage installation must be built: cable sizes, circuit layout, RCD protection, bathroom zones. A NEN 1010 inspection tests an existing or new installation against that standard. That is the inspection for homes.
NEN 3140 covers the safe use and maintenance of an existing installation in an environment where people work. That inspection is periodic — usually every three to five years — and required under health and safety law. For commercial spaces, shared VvE areas and rental properties that is the right inspection.
For a home from before 1990, almost always. A well-prepared buyer asks about the state of the electrics, and without a report that becomes a negotiation point where a few thousand euros easily come off ‘to be safe’. With a report in the sales pack it is a ticked box.
For € 295 that is almost always the cheapest insurance in the whole sales process. If something comes out that needs fixing, you also know that before viewings rather than during negotiation.
Yes, at no extra charge. A NEN 1010 inspection of a home costs € 295 including 21% VAT and the signed report — with all measured values, findings graded by urgency, photographs and an indicative repair cost per item — can be supplied in English.
The four measurements are insulation resistance per circuit at 500 V, earth electrode resistance, RCD trip time in milliseconds, and continuity and loop impedance. Inspection takes two to three hours on site and you receive the report as a PDF within two working days. There is no obligation to have any remedial work carried out by us.
21%. An inspection is a service and falls under the general VAT rate. The reduced 9% rate in the Netherlands is reserved for the labour element of insulating, plastering, painting and wallpapering in homes older than two years.
If you are a business, a VAT-liable landlord or a VvE with VAT liability, the VAT is reclaimable for you. Set the switch at the calculator to ‘business’ to see all amounts excluding VAT.
We also inspect without you awarding us the remedial work. Unsure whether it is needed? Send a photo of your meter cupboard — then we say honestly whether it is worthwhile.
If you choose “as soon as possible”, we call within four hours during office hours. Outside those hours, the next morning.
You speak to someone who does the work themselves and can already say on the phone what is going on and roughly what it costs.
Just mention which language you prefer and we make sure the right colleague calls.
The survey at your home is free too, with no call-out fee. You are not tied to anything.
One photo of the open meter cupboard tells us more than ten minutes on the phone. We look at it free of charge and say honestly whether anything needs doing — even if the answer is “no”.
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