Rewire of a 1920s 2 bed detached - does the cost of a rewire include rewiring a kitchen too?

Hi, typically when rewiring a property, the kitchen will be included in the works. It all depends on the clients requirements, and the state of the existing wiring. It is advisable to contract a 'Part P' registered electrician to perform a pre-purchase electrical inspection, prior to signing on the dotted line. You may even go so far as to have an Electrical Installation Condition Report, undertaken.

Just because the property was built in the 1920's it does not necessarily mean that the wiring inside is that old, and it may well have been rewired previously. Although in general around 80% of older houses have some form or wiring defect and/or are not compliant with the current 17th edition standards of BS7671:2008. To carry out a full test and inspection takes about 2 hours to do on site and about a further hour to type up the report. The best option would be to get an Electrical Installation Condition Report carried out (Ideally before you finally exchange contracts), as if it reveals any serious defects you’d be in a better position to re-negotiate with the seller. An EICR is a bit like an MOT you have on your car, but just on the house wiring. It takes about 2 to 3 hours to do and the weblinks below that explain the EICR process in a bit more detail. They are worth a quick look through so I hope that you find them useful. http://www.esc.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/public/leaflets/HowSafeIsYourHome-April2012-web.pdf http://www.esc.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/industry/best_practice/BestPracticeGuide4-Locked.pdf http://www.esc.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/public/leaflets/Earthing___Bonding-_web_ready-_13-09-12.pdf http://www.esc.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/public/leaflets/GUIDANCE__FOR_CUSTOMERS__WEB_A4.pdf http://www.esc.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/public/leaflets/Condition_rpt_leaflet_A5webcustom.pdf http://www.esc.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/public/leaflets/Downlight_Consumer-_web_ready-_July_2012.pdf

I agree with advice above would recommend you have a Electrical Installation Condition Report carried out this would highlight any issues present with the electrical system allowing you to get cost for remedial works if required and re-negotiate purchase price with seller.