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Unearthed sockets in house to be sold

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.02 PM

Hello. I have just had an electric certificate for a house sale, the house is empty. The electrician blocked off a double socket and a single socket in a bedroom stating they are not earthed. (He informed me he had blanked one socket which he thought was ok as the double socket was in use). The house buyers noticed he had blanked all sockets. I paid him in advance and I now no longer trust him. He says he can't earth the sockets as the wiring from the original sockets are at the back of the fitted wardrobes. Is he telling the truth? What can I now do as I need to have electric sockets in situ for the buyers? Hope someone can help. Thanks.

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3 Answers

kevin cassidy building contractors

Rating: 5 out of 5

Accrington

You have paid for an inspection not repairs. Your electrician may have repaired /reconnected the earths to the sockets except for the fact they sound like they have been extended from the original points which are now behind fitted wardrobes. His inspection should not be expected to include ripping out your fitted wardrobes. It would appear the correct way to go here would be to gain access to the original points and rectify the connection(presuming there is an earth at these points). This would quite correctly incur additional costs.

Answered5 March 2014

Triumph Electrical.

Rating: 5 out of 5

Coventry

Hi Lynne, What you have had done is a report no different to a car mot. If an electrician has an issue with anything while carrying out this report that he deems unsafe ie c1 or a c2 code then he has a responsibility take away any immediate danger. The only suggestion I can give is that you hire another qualified spark and get him to cross reference the report. Then if he concurs with what the other spark has done then you know he wasn't fabricating faults, not that I would see any real gain in doing so. Nick

Answered5 March 2014

Electrical Safety Services

Rating: 5 out of 5

Dereham

It's very difficult to say without looking but considering he has taken the trouble to blank them off, would suggest that he is telling the truth. It could well be poor quality DIY electrical work, so your best bet is to share the report findings with the buyer and reduce your asking price. Over 90% of all properties have some form of electrical defect so it's fairly common to find an issue, although unearthed sockets is more of a serious one.

Answered5 March 2014