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Easy to find a cowboy to put in a new box, Sockets and switches. Doesn't mean the wiring was changed at that time or that its safe then, or now.
Wiring unlikely to need changing on a 50 yr old house. Nothing absolutely guarantees the wiring is safe but an electrical inspection and test comes pretty close.
Property up for sale doesn't have to have any checks on the electrics, and rarely does it come certified. The vendor may be completely unaware of the estate agents stance, If the buyer wants to pay for testing most people would see it as a positive step. Its another financial commitment towards purchase.
As previous poster said take no notice about "Doesn't meet latest standards" only a tiny percentage of UK homes would meet them. it feels like the regulations change on a whim sometimes.
Consumer units / mains board / fuse box (whatever you call it) used to be metal. Than can conduct electricity so regs changed to plastic. People with old metal boxes told they no longer meet current spec. Plastic boxes not good at flame suppression so regs updated back to metal. People with plastic boxes told they no longer meet current spec.
Yes I know RCD and duel RCD updates have been made too, but you see my point.Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.0 -
Obviously you need to walk away. Buy something else which won't be up to the latest regulations . .0
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Are the sockets still down on the floor level, or moved up to around 30-45cm and do you need extra ones added? it may make sense to do a complete or part rewire before you start to decorate anyway if you buy.
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If there are very few sockets in each room it is very likely to be the original wiring. If there are lots of sockets it may have been rewired or additional sockets may have been added at a later date.
As you are worried about it it is wise to get an electrician in to report on its safety and condition. As others have said be assertive with the agent to make this happen.0 -
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It all looked good on the surface but the more it got scratched, the more suspicious I got...AnotherJoe wrote: »What I thought was as implied was that you had a good reason to beleive the electrics were significantly compromised, rather than a simple comment in a survey that they "weren't up to current standards" , those words being no doubt a standard phrase in every survey apart from newbuilds.
The switches and sockets are old but not original so I am hopeful that it may all had been done at the same time when the consumer unit got changed...0 -
No but because it had been tenanted for years, I (wrongly) assumed it would have been regularly checked when I went to view... When I started asking questions, it turned out that it hadn't.Mr.Generous wrote: »Property up for sale doesn't have to have any checks on the electrics, and rarely does it come certified. The vendor may be completely unaware of the estate agents stance, If the buyer wants to pay for testing most people would see it as a positive step. Its another financial commitment towards purchase.
As previous poster said take no notice about "Doesn't meet latest standards" only a tiny percentage of UK homes would meet them. it feels like the regulations change on a whim sometimes.
Consumer units / mains board / fuse box (whatever you call it) used to be metal. Than can conduct electricity so regs changed to plastic. People with old metal boxes told they no longer meet current spec. Plastic boxes not good at flame suppression so regs updated back to metal. People with plastic boxes told they no longer meet current spec.
Yes I know RCD and duel RCD updates have been made too, but you see my point.
Yes, the surveyor explained this so I wasn't concerned about that.
Apparently the reg changed after a horrendous domestic fire... 
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