In message .uk, Ed
Sirett writes
On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:23:31 +0000, Markmon wrote:

It has been suggested that we get an electrical inspection done on a
house we are thinking of buying.

Is this a good idea anyway or is the estate agent just covering his
back?

Also how much should we expect to pay for this? I have been told about
£200 but this seems a bit high.

Mark

Yes.
Yes.

I guess this is case of if you need to ask the question.....

The electric in this house were obviously in a poor way when we bought
it, a little bit of nosing around confirmed that. but an inspection was
pretty irrelevant because it was obvious it would need rewiring.

I suspect that they are most useful in older (say 20 years) houses
where the electric's might look superficially ok, but there has been
plenty of scope for mods of varying proficiency to have been carried
out.
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Chris French, Leeds