If you are moving house do you think an electrical check is included in your house buyer’s survey? Do you think it’s important? 

 

Across the country millions of properties are bought each year. According to recent figures there were almost 5,500 residential property sales in Nortamptonshire in in 2024. 

 

However, research carried out by Electrical Safety First found that only about a third of house buyers have their property’s electrics checked before they buy. 

It was a pleasure to help out with electrical upgrades for this pretty little cottage in our neighbouring village of Pitsford. 

 

The work included lighting alterations, power additions, RING cameras and bells and an electrical inspection condition report (EICR). We even hung some mirrors and other fixtures to get everything ready, although that’s not usually part of the service. 

 

You can find out all about it on AirBnB. 

The MSE team is delighted to handle the electrical installation for an extraordinary self-build project in rural South Northamptonshire. 

 

We’ll be getting underway soon and will keep you updated. In the meantime, here are some things to think about for new build and self-build projects. 

Are you considering some gardeing this Easter weekend? Many keen gardeners will be busy digging, planting and remodelling. 

 

It’s important to be aware of the possibility that there are buried electrical cables and to use electrical equipment safely outdoors. 

 

Contact with high voltage underground electricity cables can be fatal. Everyone is encouraged to simply think about the risk of a potential electric shock before breaking the ground. 

Replacing an electrical home consumer unit (once known as your old-fashioned fuse box) is an alteration to your electrical installation. 

 

Alterations and additions qualify as ‘new work’ so the Wiring Regulations apply to their design and installation. 

 

Once the installation is complete verification confirms it meets the requirements of the Regulations. You should receive an electrical installation certificate as confirmation. 

‘Thermal runaway’ can cause lithium-ion batteries to catch fire when they self-heat uncontrollably, leading to toxic fumes, fires and explosions. 

 

Even when they’re put out, lithium-ion battery fires can start again, which is why they are so dangerous. 

 

Faults in the lithium-ion cells leading to short-circuits are often the cause.