A BILL given out by Berneslai Homes sparked disgust.
Diane Brook, of Kingsway, Mapplewell, said the £91 charge at her daughter's home on Longsite Road for changing a plastic light was a 'total rip-off'.
Her daughter Joanne Brook, 37, lives in a two-bed semi and is a single parent paying full rent.
Mrs Brook claimed Joanne had originally asked Berneslai Homes how much the job would cost and was told it 'wouldn't be much'.
The day the electrician came, Joanne was working so Mrs Brook went to the house to let them in. Mrs Brook said: "It was a young woman and it took her all of five minutes to do. How can they justify charging this amount?"
The cost was £76 for the job and VAT on top, making a total of £91.20.
"It was a total rip-off," added Mrs Brook. "If my daughter had known beforehand what it was going to cost she would have got her own electrician in to do the job at a fraction of the price Berneslai Homes charged. I'm absolutely disgusted."
A spokesman from Berneslai Homes said: "The cost was made clear on the signed recharge form with the knowledge that the repair didn't have to be carried out by Berneslai Homes."
