All electrical work in the house has to be to current regs, and if necessary, registered with building control, so putting that in a quote is just stating the obvious.
As to prices – it is very easy to say something is too cheap/expensive. When you have been doing it a long time, you know what the market will bear, and in my area, £125 labour/day is the going rate for a domestic electrician. I know sparkies who are working for £12.50/hr who have to work very hard to earn their money for a local firm, and are treated appallingly.
To be self employed, choose what jobs you want, when you start/finish is worth a lot to me, and I’m happy with what I earn.
Yes, there are people who try to charge £250+, but in the real world they do not work every day, and are not recommended by their customers – I was with a plasterer last week who charged £200/day for a ceiling and other bits on an extension, the builder was shocked by this (he had clearly thought he would charge typical a price of £125-150/day), he was paid, but the builder said he wouldnt be using him again afterwards – he had priced himself out of a number of upcoming jobs, so there is a fine line between earning a reasonable days rate, and taking the mick.
Alan.