Electricity cut off from the main , can somebody help

KatNest40

We bought a property that was empty for about 3 years and we knew the services were disconnected, but we didn't know the  extend of the problem , now the distributor said that we have to paid around 2000 pound for a new connection for the property  , because they have to cut it off from the main as the people who previous ave a least on it , did illegal connections, we feel that is not fair for us to have to pay for something is not our fault   
We really didn't do a survey because we didn't have too and we were short of money as the property need renovation what we were planning to do ourselves.
Also when we try to contact another supplier they said they wont charge as for a new metter a they can see there where 3 supplier at the property  and they can see there is one which could  be energised back and they can see it on ECOES but North west is saying they forgot to updated it on the system because all the problems going on with the property by that time 
Anyone can advised where do we stand please 

Rambosmum

KatNest40 said:

We bought a property that was empty for about 3 years and we knew the services were disconnected, but we didn't know the  extend of the problem , now the distributor said that we have to paid around 2000 pound for a new connection for the property  , because they have to cut it off from the main as the people who previous ave a least on it , did illegal connections, we feel that is not fair for us to have to pay for something is not our fault   
We really didn't do a survey because we didn't have too and we were short of money as the property need renovation what we were planning to do ourselves.
Also when we try to contact another supplier they said they wont charge as for a new metter a they can see there where 3 supplier at the property  and they can see there is one which could  be energised back and they can see it on ECOES but North west is saying they forgot to updated it on the system because all the problems going on with the property by that time 
Anyone can advised where do we stand please 

You stand without electricity and having to pay £2000 to reconnect it. 

No survey is not so much of a saving now is it. The time to investigate the reconnection issues was pre-purchase and negotiate accordingly. 

This is no one else's problem to solve but yours, you knew services were disconnected when you bought it. Yes, it is unfair that extent of the issue was not caused by you but you have to pay, but as  I said, this is something which could have been discovered before purchase. 

FinallyStoppedLurking

Unfortunately it will be too late. All you can try and do is negotiate a lower price from the supplier but this is probably unlikely.

theartfullodger

You stand hoping price was low enough to permit fixing these -and there will be other -issues.

Sounds like cannabis farm.

Perhaps worth learning editing?

Comms69

KatNest40 said:

We bought a property that was empty for about 3 years and we knew the services were disconnected, but we didn't know the  extend of the problem , now the distributor said that we have to paid around 2000 pound for a new connection for the property  , because they have to cut it off from the main as the people who previous ave a least on it , did illegal connections, we feel that is not fair for us to have to pay for something is not our fault   
We really didn't do a survey because we didn't have too and we were short of money as the property need renovation what we were planning to do ourselves.
Also when we try to contact another supplier they said they wont charge as for a new metter a they can see there where 3 supplier at the property  and they can see there is one which could  be energised back and they can see it on ECOES but North west is saying they forgot to updated it on the system because all the problems going on with the property by that time 
Anyone can advised where do we stand please 

It's entirely your fault.... 

greatcrested

You could ask the previous owner to pay. Best of luck - I'm not holding my breath!

You could ask your solicitor to pay. Hmmm....

Did you buy with a mortgage? You could ask the bank to pay. They really won't care as their staff don't have to live there.

You could ask your surveyor to pay. Oh! No. You decided not to use a surveyor.......

Since "the property need renovation what we were planning to do ourselves." you must have budgetted for the renovation. Renovations always (yes, always) end up over-budget, so you must have had a contingency fund in reserve just in case something unexpected, like the electrics, popped up............................

Davesnave

KatNest40 said:

we feel that is not fair for us to have to pay for something is not our fault  

You wouldn't have had to if you'd done the things people are supposed to do when buying a property, particularly one which was empty for 3 years and possessed tampered-with electrics. Most people would want an electrical safety check before offering on a house like that, if only to be sure it wouldn't burn down on them.

csgohan4

more worrying is you can't budget 2k for a large renovation project

NinjaTune

I think I'd have scraped together the money for a survey if I'd been buying somewhere that had been empty for 3 years.  There's a whole lot of things that could be wrong with it and push reno costs up.

Sorry you are in this position but it's a bit 'horse - stable - bolted'.

davidmcn

Of course, a surveyor isn't likely to have told the OP much more than the electricity appeared to be disconnected (which they already knew about) and they recommend you get an electrician to check it out...

moneysavinghero

If the cost of the work is £2,000, then it is fair that YOU pay for this - YOU are the ones wanting the benefit of the works. Do you think it would be fairer for someone else to pay for you?

You say that another supplier would connect you for free. If you don't believe what North West are telling you, then why not go with that supplier.