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Well spotted. I was too blinkered looking only at the switch pondering that I had never seen a bare jumper wire before.

If the old ones are not rusted away and are presentable, re use them.

The 2 blacks in a terminal to light fitting N. the green / yellow to light fitting E. the single black with yellow tape to light...

The red wire on the old switch that goes to the 2 middle terminals and is presently strapped with a bit of bare wire, goes to both...

So you have a very good deal £400 rent for a property that would be double that at market rate if properly repaired. Don't upset the...

I wonder if this is a reconfiguration of the old Total control system that did indeed have 2 meters, one being single rate, one being...

That is a dual rate tariff. First block is the night time usage and the second block is the daytime usage. As they have 2 separate...

Which of those downstairs switches is supposed to / used to operate the landing light? The fact remains for 2 way switching to work...

As above. The downstairs switch that is supposed to operate the landing light should have 3 wires connected to it So if it was just the...

But even worse than that, a simple change of design to the cage clamp blocks off the "wrong" side making it impossible to insert the...

Yes, but reporting the LL and forcing them to be squeaky clean would at least result in the OP paying market rent not the discounted...

Are you sure the outside light is not fed from an FCU from the circuit that is now tripping? Basic rule if you have just done some work...

Get the storage heaters fixed. Worst case some new heating elements and a new thermostat. An hours labour per heater.

Yes if you know what you are doing and itermediate can be regarded as a universal light switch.

If you can't find before and after, try something comparing Scotland to England after part P came in.