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The Windows 'Compressed Folders' should be able to expand a ZIP file or you can use the good 7ZIP which also does RARs. There is a newer ZIP file format which compresses JPEGS for the first time which needs WinZip.

Can you use the 'Wake on LAN' in the BIOS and send a wake-up signal?

That's because it is set for Germany where they have a 'QWERTZ' keyboard.

They don't have inverters. The primary capacitor may be faulty, there could be dry joints, or some other problem. You can get a PSU tester from Maplins to see which supplies are down (12V, -12V, 5V, -5V, or 3.3V)

We use Metways.

They may make some appliances last longer.

Surely the sockets shouldn't be this high to start with?

You can only fit a single socket on a spur unless fused individually.

I've done a planning search and found that the property was converted from a shop and flat into two flats in 1998. Would that mean that both flats would have to have passed the regulations or just the one converted from the shop and how much stricter are the regulations now?

Thanks for your replies and advice. I'm looking at the property in a few days with the owner so I will make sure the conversion to flats has been done correctly with the right permissions before getting a surveyor or architect involved.

I am a residential landlord thinking of buying this property with the intention of converting back into a house as cheaply as possible. It currently has two near identical flats each with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and lounge, each with it's own front door. Can I simply knock through a...