Recent content by simonfawcett

Yes maybe, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

Well after asking for the report from 2 years ago, the landlord's now agreed to pay for an electrician to come round. My guess is that the landlord's lost the old report!

At the moment I only have the landlords word, via the foxtons property manager, that some tests of some sort were carried out and that it was all ok. I'm not particularly satisfied with this. I would like to know what tests were done and what the results of them were. If the report says...

Thanks guys! I've asked for the report from 2 years ago. So hopefully I'll soon find out what tests were done and what the results were. I might be asking for your advice again once I get it! I don't think there's anything stuck on the fuse box from the tests before but I might be...

The landlords refusing to pay for an electrician to come out because apparently it was looked at 2 years ago and it was fine. We're pretty angry about this!! How often do you think it should be examined to make sure it's ok? Don't landlords have some kind of legal requirement here? :-/

Yes I thought the same thing about the shiny sockets! Nah no kids, just the wife! :-) Here's a photo of the fuse box: http://dl.dropbox.com/0/view/xuyxd873a5zg3x5/Mobile%20Photo%2012%20Mar%202010%2023%2049%2031.jpg Foxtons are going to get a electrician out asap, although they need to...

Yes I can take a photo tomorrow. I'm actually in the process of moving so still living at my old flat until Sunday. Funny thing about the green stuff is that it wasn't there when I first looked round the flat about a month a go (or wasn't as obvious). PIR report sounds good if I can convince...

So in the meantime, is it safe to use the sockets? Or should I leave it well alone until it's checked out? Also what's a PIR report? (sorry for being ignorant!) Thanks for all your help!!

Ok thanks everyone! :-) I only said demand because it's managed by foxtons and they've already proven to be pretty useless at getting things sorted!

Hi, I'm looking for some advice... I've recently moved into a flat (that I'm renting) and noticed that several of the plug sockets (and one switch) has green stuff apparently leaking from them: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/889233/Mobile%20Photo%2011%20Mar%202010%2010%2031%2059.jpg...