Recent content by fatbob88

What a good suggestion! Thanks No mention of compliance to building regs as the leases are from 1956 so will probably have to look at the relevant act. 

I am the landlord, as well as a leaseholder  Thanks Evans, that sounds like it will be a more productive route. Having said that I think it might be time to consult my solicitor in view of what Murdoch said above.

My local authorities'  websites does n't have anything on if you think someone is not complying with building regs. All it has is a facility to report dangerous buildings... looks like it's aimed at derelict commercial premises. Gas Safe asks you for the name of the contractor that did the job...

It's a bit concerning for me that I am living above a maisonette which has been rewired and has had a gas combi boiler fitted the work of which may not have been done by a member of a competent persons scheme or been subject to the LABC officers approval i.e. maybe in contravention of the...

That sounds bad Evans, are you including LABC officers and Gas Safe in that mate?

I did have this in the back of my mind, maybe I should report it to the LABC officer to investigate! Would that be the best way to deal with it?

Yes Dave, I would give them the benefit of the doubt there, it's a distinct possibility. What I was n't happy about was my neighbours indifferent attitude to it and not offering to clean his sparky's mess up. I don't think he would n't have called his sparky back as he is very friendly with him...

Funny you should say that, in the few meaningful conversations I've had with my neighbour, price seems to be the only consideration with every thing to him. He's an indian chap and I used to work with some indians who thought that the more money you make and keep in this life the more you have...

Well.... Badger, I didn't expect anyone coming along implying that I was a whinger, that was uncalled for. It's a shame to spoil your post since your suggestion of "tacking a piece of board over" was helpful and contributed to the discussion, thank you.

Thanks for your input ProDave.  I think they come from the output side of his consumer unit and then go into the chased bit of the wall above and then off to the individual circuits, cooker, ring main lighting etc etc   Below the shelf, if you can call it that, is the recess which forms a...

Thanks for the replies Andy and NozSpark. Nice to know it's compliant. It's a shared cupboard Noz, I've taken you recommendation on board, thanks again.

Hi folks another little issue has cropped up to do with electrics and would like a bit of advice from you good folk here please. I live in a first floor purpose built maisonette if you count the ground floor as just that. There are four maisonettes in the block, two on the first floor and two...

Thanks again John and Blue Duck. Interesting stuff about the already established easement. It's strange that there appears to be different rules for gas and water and sewerage. I know it's different in respect of water and sewerage as I keep getting flyers through the door for insurance in the...

Thanks for the re-assurance John, much appreciated. So no real worries for me as I have my own fuse. If it does blow I presume he will have to get UK PN out to replace it i.e. he can't just get his own sparky to do it. Is that correct? And if so he will then have to make a serious effort to...

It appears that things have been done backside foremost in that the re-wire was completed a few months ago. Does it not follow that if the supply was inadequate for his installation then the fuse would have blown by now or is perhaps a margin of safety factored into the sparkys calculations that...