Here's a good 'un.
Been working on a property which has gone from long term tenancy to holiday let. The owner asked me to make sure that I turned off the electricity at the mains when leaving the building vacant. It is currently undergoing refurb. However, when I asked why, it turned out that the company the holiday let will be insured through has made it a condition of granting the policy that the electricity must be turned off each time a letting period comes to an end. I thought this rather odd, since it means that apart from doing a clean around and laundry change, the property owner will have to go around resetting the boiler timer, the TV, the electric oven clock etc etc every time there is a changeover!
It somewhat makes a mockery of the insistence upon having regular I&T because where is the risk if the whole installation is denergised for long periods of time?
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Has anyone else come across nonsense like this?
