What is this box and cable on the side of my house?

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• Mar 26, 2017

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Pull the fuse and then you will soon find out I did not say that!

 

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• Mar 26, 2017

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If you own the house, details of such a box should be on the deeds

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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I was told by my supplier that it is bypassing the meter

Is the power going out and am I paying for it?

but what is its function?


if it is bypassing the meter ?
then you ain't paying for it !

BUT

some form of common power seems most likely
like walkway lighting.

but we are just guessing.

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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Like someone has said above, if your meter and fused are outside, accednetly make the fuse fall out and leave it in the enclosure, if no one complains after a few months accednetly get it ripped out and deny all knowledge. For legal reasons my name is Mr Smith and I live at number 2 Lybia Road, Lybia.

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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Murdoch said:

If you own the house, details of such a box should be on the deeds

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House Deeds are now digitised and held by Land Registry.

It only records property register, proprietorship, and if there are any charges. There is also available a map displaying the boundaries of the property. Nothing else is held or stored. Any other documents that might have existed, may be with the solicitors who carried out the conveyancing or the mortgage provider, when you purchased the property.

I make this point, as when I tried to recover documents, that I knew existed from my solicitors, they could not be found. It didn't help the fact, that my solicitor had past away.

So, if you know of some important documents or of a personal interest, get onto your solicitor or mortgage provider, before they get shredded.

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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Is it possible to get a clamp meter on it to see if it's drawing any current?

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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Do you know who is legally responsible for the box ?
is there a body corperate or housing association of local council / landlord
thats where to start.

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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Midwest said:

House Deeds are now digitised and held by Land Registry.

It only records property register, proprietorship, and if there are any charges. There is also available a map displaying the boundaries of the property. Nothing else is held or stored. Any other documents that might have existed, may be with the solicitors who carried out the conveyancing or the mortgage provider, when you purchased the property.

I make this point, as when I tried to recover documents, that I knew existed from my solicitors, they could not be found. It didn't help the fact, that my solicitor had past away.

So, if you know of some important documents or of a personal interest, get onto your solicitor or mortgage provider, before they get shredded.

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It varies. There are also often details of rights of way, neighbours rights/access for maintenance of their and sometimes covenants that are in place (mine state that I can't run a business from it, and that I can't have a fence or hedge above 2 feet high )

 

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DPG said:

It varies. There are also often details of rights of way, neighbours rights/access for maintenance of their and sometimes covenants that are in place (mine state that I can't run a business from it, and that I can't have a fence or hedge above 2 feet high )

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Just curious, have you actually found out what documents the Land Registry have of yours? You might find, they don't actually anything other than I previously mentioned.

I had documents relating to access and ownership of fences for example. None of these were stored with the Land Registry. They are either collecting dust in some solicitors/mortgage lenders storage, or were shredded in 2008 when LR went digital.

Where are my title deeds, what are they and do I need them? - Land Registry - http://blog.landregistry.gov.uk/title-deeds/

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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My deeds (physically in my ownership) include that stuff, but I see now you are referring to deeds held specifically by the land registry. Must admit I don't know what the land registry hold for mine.

 

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DPG said:

My deeds (physically in my ownership) include that stuff, but I see now you are referring to deeds held specifically by the land registry. Must admit I don't know what the land registry hold for mine.

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Not a lot ...........(of people know that), as Paul Daniels used to say!. Sorry OP for hijacking your thread

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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Bit of an eyesore isn't it...

 

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• Mar 27, 2017

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So, according to a friend it could be an old Rediffusion box?

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+1 from me too. The last similar box I came across was some sort of amplifier/repeater along with passive tap offs. The amplifier used valves that were still merrily glowing away, must have been running for years. I wonder if it still has power to it!

 

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• Mar 28, 2017

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As soon as I can get someone here to test this stuff I will update this and let you all know, right now we are in the process of being moved to a new land lord (Housing Association) hopefully they will want to send someone out to take a look at the property they just took on and then ill mention it along with a whole list of other issues that come with these types of property

 

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• Mar 28, 2017

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Yeah keep us posted!

 

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• Apr 1, 2017

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If it is Unmetered Supply, then the DNO for your area will (should) have a record for it. Most of them are for street lighting, a few are for bus shelters and the like.

The DNO is the company that owns the local network, it need not be the same as your Electricity Supplier (the company that sends your bill) but it will be mentioned at the bottom of your electricity bill. It will say something like

"Distributor:

Bloggins Electric Power Distribution, Some Road, Anytown, Countyshire, SW1A 1AA.
Call 0800 123 4567"

and there should be a phone number.

There will be a multi-box with a lot of numbers in it beginning with S nearby which relates to your own supply. It will not relate to the unmetered supply.

You might start by telling them there is an Unmetered Supply point in poor repair and the door is swinging open.

If you own the house it is possible that they owe you ten shillings a year for having it there.

 

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• Apr 1, 2017

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p.s.
If you don't get anywhere phoning them, write a very short letter and post it. It will be logged and passed along until it reaches someone who knows what to do.

The Service Desks have limited training.