Removing outside lights

I would just disconnect the outside lights and terminate the cables in plastic waterproof adaptable boxes, if the lights are wall mounted. I normally use Wiska boxes but there are less expensive boxes available that are grey in colour and will do the job for a few years. After that the sun may degrade the plastic. A drain hole on the bottom is a good idea. The new owners can then decide if new lights are to be fitted, if so the cables are already there. A 240 Volt warning label may be a good idea on each box. If the lights are garden situated I would again terminate the cables in plastic boxes sited above ground, possibly on small posts,  and clearly labelled.


Z.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to ask the vendor why and how the prospective buyer wishes them to be removed?

The purchasers may wish to change them, therefore the cabling may be useful.

They may wish for all signs of the electrical wiring to be removed and don't want any reminder of something they dislike.

Who knows? ... but the outcome is different.

On the other hand it may be the vendor being difficult perhaps wanting the lamp fittings for their own use or removing them just for spite.

I'd find out.

It's not some solicitor's/conveyancer's attempt to get around a lack of part-p paperwork perhaps?

  - Andy.