Electrical Tips & News

Understand what's involved when a qualified electrician adds a fused spur to your ring main, including the decisions you'll face, warning signs to watch for and how to prepare your property safely.

Understand what shapes the scope, duration and disruption of a professional house rewire, how to compare quotations fairly and how to prepare your three-bedroom home safely before work begins.

Power out at midnight? Smell of burning? Here is the exact checklist a London electrician wants you to follow — and the four things you should never do.

Planning a new kitchen? Here is the electrical spec every London homeowner should ask for — circuits per appliance, socket positioning and induction-hob wiring.

RCDs save lives — but only when they are the right type, in the right place, and tested regularly. Here is what every UK homeowner needs to know.

A room-by-room electrical safety checklist you can actually use — plus the five things you should never touch, and the annual jobs that keep insurance valid.