Leeds kept building back-to-backs until 1937, long after other cities had stopped. A council housing paper puts the surviving number at around 19,500, most of them privately rented and built before 1919. You find them in rows across Harehills, Beeston, Holbeck, Burley, Hyde Park and Armley.
Two homes, one wall, two reports
Each back-to-back is a separate home with its own meter and its own consumer unit, usually at the cellar head or down in the cellar. So the house that shares your back wall needs its own report.
The same holds when a through-terrace or a big Headingley villa has been split into flats: one report per flat.
Don’t forget the landlord supply
In a converted house the hall and stair lights often run from a separate landlord supply. Tell us when you book and we’ll include it in the fixed price.
What we often find in back-to-backs
- Consumer unit at the cellar head or in the cellar
- Attic bedroom circuits added later, sometimes without earthed fittings
- Damp cellars: corroded boxes and cable clips
- Older boards without RCD protection
A visit usually takes about 1.5 to 2.5 hours. A 1–3 bed is £118.99, and one with an attic bedroom as a fourth bedroom is £129.99, fixed in writing before we book.
Want a fixed price for your property? Call 020 3386 1854 or send us the details and we’ll reply with the price in writing.
