"R D S" wrote in message
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Long story short...

I recently (well not quite it's been over two months) gave notice on a
unit I have rented for the last 5 years from the council. They are doing
a dilapidation report (not got this yet) but they have had an electrical
inspection done with work needing doing as following...

A switch on a plug socket doesn't work.
A switch for a ceiling fan that I fitted isn't to their liking for
reasons not made clear.
They aren't happy that I have added a couple of sockets off the ring main.

I can sort the above quite easily but also...

They complain that the 'tails' where the wires connect to the meter are
too long.
Apparently there should be RCD protection for external devices (of which
there are currently none).

Given that the above two issues are as they were when I took the unit on
I am surprised that I am expected to do anything about them or have
there been new regs with respect to this within the last 5 years?

Also the quote I have had to sort the above by the company contracted by
the council for all of the above is £400, are they taking the ****?

I knew in my heart of hearts that I would never see my deposit despite
leaving the place spotless and repainted!


It will say in your contract if you were liable for upgrades and maintenance
on the unit. The details they have given for the supply tails and RCD
Protection are their responsibility, as it's them renting you the unit, not
the other way around. Any upgrade needed to make safe supply the property
is their responsibility. Like a landlord has to make any property safe for
a tenant before during and after any let period.

Any additional equipment you installed without their permission may be
liable for removal by a professional tradesman at your cost, but everything
that was in the supply and the lighting and power circuits is their
responsibility if they were already in there when you rented the unit. They
are your landlord.