Hi everyone,

I know nothing about electrics so please forgive my ignorance... I'm looking for some advice and hope someone out there can help me.

I rent a business premises from an 'absent landlord' who refuses to do any maintenance on the site and last week I received an electric shock from a car lift which is not maintained (it's outside my building but unconnected to my business, owned by the landlord). This led me to have a conversation with another tenant about the state of the electrics generally and they told me that the power supply for the whole site, which runs through one particular unit is in a dangerous state. This other tenant had an electrician come to look when they wanted some additional power points and the electrician was apparently shocked to find that "the wiring hasn't been touched since the 1930's" and said that the site ought to be immediately condemned and that he was amazed that nothing terrible had happened up to this point. I should probably add that the unit that houses all of this wiring is being used by a bee keeper... and his bees... and a lot of rats that eat the sugar that he adds to the honey! The site has three mechanics garages amongst other businesses, and has 3 phase supply to heavy equipment like the car lifts. The car lifts themselves are entirely outside with no cover, and have never been serviced in the years that I've been on the site.

So, basically, I have decided to end my tenancy and, no longer having to worry about retribution from the landlord, want to do anything I can to make sure that no one else gets hurt. Can anyone out there give me any advice about how, and to whom, I can report all of this? Are there any agencies or authorities that might take action?

Thanks so much for reading my post, and thank you in advance for any responses.

Here's a couple of photos of the car lift to give you the idea...