shock when touching sink

[dfub]

I have searched through other threads with similar keywords to this but they don't seem to have the exact problem.

When i touch my kettle and sink i get a shock (continuous shock until i let go).
I tested the voltage with a multimeter and it came out at about 60ac. I investigated further and it does it with other appliances too and also another socket. So if i touch anything plugged into either of these 2 sockets and the sink (or the cooker for that matter) i get a shock. But if i touch the two appliances plugged into these sockets at the same time, i don't get a shock. The same is true even if the switches of the sockets are off.

Sounds like an earth problem to me. Do you reckon it would be a long job for a spark to rectify? The CU is very close to the sockets if that has any bearing on the issue.

Thanks v. much for any help

 

[Taylortwocities]

Probably missing earth - and dangerous.

How long to fix? impossible to tell - kitchen fitters and DIYers do horrible things.

Maybe the earth has dropped off an accessible socket on the ring so maybe an hour.
Maybe someone has buried a piece of choc block in the wall behind some tiles. Maybe a couple of days.