removing electrical sockets - costs?

2manychoices

I have a broken double electrical socket and a switch that doesn't appear to do anything in my (rented) house. I want to have both removed and covered. How much will that be? I've had some quotes but I just wanted to double check people's experiences. I live in the Leeds area.

LEJC

if it is a rental property should you not be taking this up with the landlord....its part of the fixtures and fittings of the house and any changes should be covered and paid for by them not you...

2manychoices

No, I'm the tenant. It seems my landlord is not very quick when it comes to sorting out minor issues like these. And rather than replacing them, I just want to remove them altogether as they're behind the bookcase anyway. I didn't expect it to be much money so I'm happy to pay myself. One quote came back as 30-50 pounds for both. Reasonable?

DTDfanBoy

The quote sounds reasonable, but don't forget to get another quote to reinstate the socket, which is likely to be much more. As you are renting you will need to return the property to the landlord in the same state you received it in.

southcoastrgi

you are a tenant & as such you have no right to do these things unless you get the LL permission, if the broken double socket is bothering you or is dangerious just replace it, you can't just start removing things.

plumb1_2

If you removed or blanked off sockets in my rented property, i would charge you for re-instating them. If one socket is broken, i would expect a tenant to inform me, so i could replace it FOC.

Owain_Moneysaver

2manychoices wrote: »

No, I'm the tenant. It seems my landlord is not very quick when it comes to sorting out minor issues like these. And rather than replacing them, I just want to remove them altogether as they're behind the bookcase anyway.

What harm are they doing there? The electricity won't fall out of them if you don't use them.

keystone

Has it occured to you that if the work you want doing is not done properly by your contractor then the electrical safety for which the landlord is responsible and holds a duty of care to you over might be compromised?

It's his responsibility not yours. Fin.

Cheers

Lit_Up

plumb1 wrote: »

If you removed or blanked off sockets in my rented property, i would charge you for re-instating them. If one socket is broken, i would expect a tenant to inform me, so i could replace it FOC.

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