House Purchase - Electrics Check?

topcatz1

Hi,

I am purchasing a 1920s property that has been fairly recently renovated including a loft conversion. I've had the homebuyers survey and nothing specific has been picked up on the electrics but is it worth getting an electrician to check everything out?

Extract from the report below.

' There is a relatively modern main consumer unit and other observed wiring and
fittings appear to be of mixed age, suggesting partial rewiring in the past.
Alterations will have occurred in connection with the loft conversion and some
elements may now require upgrading. See J3'

Thanks in advance

cattie

To be honest as long as the consumer unit is a modern & up to date one, I'd be perfectly happy. As somebody has taken time to have a new consumer unit installed it shows that they most likely would have had things checked out prior to having the new installation.

It's quite common to have wiring & fittings of a mixed age in older properties. The time to worry is if the consumer unit was original as installed in the 1920's & nothing had been done to the electrics since.

Surveyor's always suggest getting professionals in to check things such as gas electrics etc. as standard & this is to cover themselves as they are not trained in these areas, so are not qualified to give valid opinions.