To earth a rental or not.

[JohnD]

that's what I was wondering

suggests at least 40-years old since last rewire, might be 60 years

photos would be nice, of and around the consumer unit (fusebox), meter, company fuse, typical sockets and switches, cooker outlet.

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[Billyessex]

Thanks for the very detailed posts , its been very helpfull so far.

I have spoken essex countryside estastes and dedmans estates , both say they do not need to have an eletrical checks.

The landlord is usualy very very hard to get anything out of at all , but I have managed to get him to part tile the bathroom and fit a shower unit ( that I payed for) and pay and install tiles on the floor.

Unless i can catch them with some kind of law , i dont think they will touch them.

It has new type sockets BUT some old remaining circular 3 prong sockets. Ive not seen an appliance with that type of socket in my lifetime.

I will post some pics at requested so you can see.

Peace all

 

[bongos]

I think you need a new rental!

Unfortunately in rental properties there is no requirement to have electrical safety checks completed, unlike the annual gas safe checks.

 

[SparkyNinja]

The Landlords & tenants Act 1985 requires that the electrical installation in a rented property is:

-safe when a tenancy begins,
-maintained in a safe condition throughout the tenancy.

The Landlords & tenants Act 1985 makes it an immplied term of every tenancy that the landlord will 'keep in repair the structure and exterior' of the property and 'keep in repair and proper working order' the installations in the dwelling-house for the supply of water, gas and electricity, and for sanitation, space heating and heating water. The landlord cannot make the tenant responsible for the repairs.

Taken from here




My advice would be to express your concern to the landlord. Estate agencies are utterly useless at the moment with regards to electrical saftey and 'surveys' (hopefully in the coming years new legal requirements will be inforced).

If you get nothing back then it may be worth your expense to get an electrician in to do a periodic inspection, resulting in the provision of a document that you can use to 'back up' your concerns.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It has new type sockets BUT some old remaining circular 3 prong sockets.

What size are they?

Got any light switches which don't seem to do anything?

 

[JohnD]

aha!

 

[Steve]

it passed its energy efficiency tests , I guess thats all they care about.

I highly doubt that the landlord gives a flying monkeys about the energy efficiency of his properties. He aint the one paying the energy bills is he?

I'll tell you what your landlord really cares about - money in his back pocket.

This is the reason I'll never rent a property - I still live with parents until I can afford a mortgage (and hating every minute, sooner the better).

 

[skenk]

My advice would be to express your concern to the landlord. Estate agencies are utterly useless at the moment with regards to electrical saftey and 'surveys' (hopefully in the coming years new legal requirements will be inforced).

If you get nothing back then it may be worth your expense to get an electrician in to do a periodic inspection, resulting in the provision of a document that you can use to 'back up' your concerns.

In my experience it is the (decent) letting agents who insist on a PIR, or at least VIR, to the annoyance of the landlords who have to pay for them. I guess this is the letting agents covering their a** as it is not compulsory.

 

[skenk]

. . . If they are deducting property management fees from your rent before passing the remainder on to the landlord then they almost certainly have a legal obligation to act to ensure your safety. . .

Could you expand on that? (genuinely interested) I did not realise letting agents took on landlords' legal obligations like this. (I expect it's different in England than here but am still interested).

 

[securespark]

but the wall lights are made of bass.

That sounds a bit fishy.

That'll be the lampholders heating up as well....

 

[Johnmelad502]

Move...

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/Essex.html

 

[Billyessex]

I cant just move , we are contracted to stay for the term we have signed for.

I cannot afford to get black marks on my name for when I want to get a morgage.

Im going to the flat today to take some pics so show you all.