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I'm not arguing that you don't have a legal obligation to keep you tenants safe. The point is that, as I understand it, the law doesn't state that safe = certificate. Possibly that's because some electricians seem to have the attitude that they can refuse to give out a certificate, regardless...

Once again, thanks everyone for all the responses. I've started looking around for other quotes, and I'm already getting offers that seem much more reasonable than 3K for the full rewire. Also, nearly all of them are to a higher spec (some considerably) than the original electrician was...

Had a reply from the electrician: "The problem with sockets is the earth in there circuit is a small earth and if fault occurs it cannot take the fault current which then my cause big problem. as for not having certificate if god forbid something happens to your tennant they will sue you and...

Thanks everyone for all the opinions. The quote from the electrician has come back at 3k inc VAT for the rewire. I'm asking for further information about why he thinks a complete rewire is necessary. I'm happy to get inspections done to find out what really is safe and what isn't. I was just...

Hello all, Thanks for so many quick replies. The builder had prepared me for a certain amount of electrical work as part of the kitchen work, I was expecting around 5-600 pounds for replacing the fuse board and some electrical work in the kitchen, but from a brief survey on the Internet a...

Hello all, I'm currently renovating a house for the rental market, and I'm about to have the kitchen rebuilt. The builder has said that some electrical work needs doing in the house to support the new kitchen, so we asked an electrician to pop around today and take a look. The house dates from...