I rent an old victorian house - one problem no power (no socket) in the upstairs hall which is a problem for switching in hoover / or running a table lamp, or PC etc.

I am currently using a long extension lead from my bedroom but this can't stay permanent so is a pest having to roll out and plug in etc each time I want to hoover - is there such a device as a wireless socket which I could plug permanently into one of the bedrooms but be placed in the hall?

No, there is no such thing as a wireless receptacle that can provide 120 AC power.

Being a renter, you cannot do any electrical work in the home, you need to have the landlord hire an electrician to install a receptacle.

Wireless electric outlet. This would be cool to have. Just think, anytime u wanted one just slap it on wall and away u go. It would also put a lot of electricians out of work. And a lot of fires and overloads. A great fantasy.

Chuck

Actually there IS wireless electricity, it's called BATTERIES ;)

Need one heck of a battery unit to provide unlimited 120 volt AC power.

Not impossible, but compared to wiring a conventional outlet, cost prohibitive.

Hey if it's just for the "hard to reach" areas then why not one of these:
http://www.dysonhandheld.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dyson-HandHeld.jpg
Dyson DC34 Animal Handheld Vacuum Cleaner in Iron & Deep Purple (http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&q=dyson+handheld&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=2089608038452640772&sa=X&ei=n8DMT_SAOcOJhQe1o7ntDw&ved=0CNEBEPMCMAM)

Oh, your so smart. Duh, and handheld battery vacuum.

We call them Dust Busters here in the USA.

Electricians do not openly recommend anything battery operated, or "wireless". Goes against our inbred instinct to want to pull wire everywhere.

The Dyson is so much MORE than a simple dust buster ;)

I am sure it is, and with no bias on your part, being UK.

When you operate a dust buster, the dust stays put.

Goes against our inbred instinct to want to pull wire everywhere.
An electricain friend who was afraid of flying, was about to take his first trip by air said he was going to take along a 100 foot extension cord.

"Why?"

"Because if that plane goes down I know that cord will get caught on something"