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[Diamond Black Geezer]

Yes the wiring setup isn't one I've come across. Living room on one, kitchen on another, upstairs on another, however as above the back bedroom is on the same circuit as kitchen something like that.

He swapped breakers, to confirm it wasn't a faulty breaker, which apparently 'blew' the replacement. So now we have two breakers that are tripped, that second tripped one appears to cover the under stairs cupboard only. (I thought breakers couldn't blow, that's the point of them, vs. Fuses?)

There's (theoretically) no other lights elsewhere which may have water damage, as you say, however never say never. Rodent issues does sound plausible.

Id certainly like him to 'check the ring' at each socket before dismantling the property around us, as you say, Mr Wood. I know its not my money etc, but they're a brilliant landlord and irrespective of that I don't want to see anyone paying more money out for a job than they need to.

Oh, I also learned the sparky who came out is the boss's son/apprentice. So is having a conflab with colleagues re what to do next. 

[dave the builder]

Hopefully the boss will send someone out who knows how to use a meter  and do proper continuity and insulation resistance tests etc .
Are there gas and electricity safety certificates being a rented property 
NIC IEC periodic inspection report   

I don't understand why a MCB would not reset
RCBOs and RCDs you need to click to off before trying to flip back on
maybe it's HRC fuse carriers that look like breakers  which he should have spares on the van 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Yes to safety certificates, all present and correct.

As for the second paragraph, all I can answer is 'dunno' I might upload a pick of the (what I'm calling) breakers when I'm back from work.

As you say, hopefully another bloke will come round next time.

You know how there's a hundred threads on here with stories like "my omega wasn't starting right, my mechanic has gone "hmmm" squirted easystart into the plenum, which didn't do much, so he's gone away to think" it feels like one of them dos...

[dave the builder]

 
a picture speaks a 1000 words .......

[tigers_gonads]

If it happened after heavy rain and the suspected fault is under the floor, i'd suspect that the ring main has a junction box or two under the floor and these have been left to dangle down onto the ground and got wet due to the water table rising.
Let the so called sparky pop a few floorboards and sort out the problem.
You or your lass tell him to make sure they are clipped up onto the joists / out of the water and you will probably be okay once things dry out

[dave the builder]

If it happened after heavy rain and the suspected fault is under the floor, i'd suspect that the ring main has a junction box or two under the floor and these have been left to dangle down onto the ground and got wet due to the water table rising.
Let the so called sparky pop a few floorboards and sort out the problem.
You or your lass tell him to make sure they are clipped up onto the joists / out of the water and you will probably be okay once things dry out

you can test and confirm the issue without removing any floor just by using a meter
(at the sockets and distribution board )
we don't know what type of property it is , could be a wet inner wall (cables under the floor fine)
could be an appliance or spur not unplugged (cordless kettles,washer/dryer,outside light etc etc)
though I suspect many Deviations from BS7671 being an old installation

[Rods2]

Anyone with an idea how to diagnose faults would have broken the ring at each socket and determined what section had the fault before ripping the house apart.

Did the sparky used to be a technician for a main dealer?

If he is ex-Sh*tfit fitter it should be interesting watching him do the rewire with an air impact driver & length of scaffold pole.