UK Home & Property Guides

A storm outside and a leak inside, divided by one roof line. Above it, rain falls on a row of tiles with one tile slipped out of place. Below it, water drips from a stain on a sloping ceiling into a bucket marked "make it safe", while a homeowner on the phone points at the stain, beside a card asking who pays and a tag marked fair price.

Roof Leak Repair in the UK: What It Costs, What to Do First, and When Your Insurer Pays

Most UK roof leak repairs cost £220 to £550. Here's what to do before the roofer arrives, what a fair quote shows, and when your insurer or landlord pays.

November 10, 2026 · 16 min read

A long roof edge that changes from left to right: old peeling timber boards with a gap where a bat flies out beside a "BAT ACCESS" tag, then a plain grey soffit section with a round "ASBESTOS CHECK" disc pinned below it, then new white boards marked "NEW FASCIA", where a roofer on a scaffold platform lifts a new white gutter into place.

Fascia and Soffit Replacement Cost in the UK: What You'll Pay, and What to Check Before the Old Boards Come Down

What new fascias, soffits and gutters cost in the UK, when capping is fine, and the asbestos, bat and swift checks to make before the scaffold goes up.

November 6, 2026 · 14 min read

A winding garden path leads to a large tree, where a tree surgeon in a helmet waits with a coiled rope. Three stepping stones mark the checks along the way: a TPO check beside a council letter, nesting birds beside a nest, and a written quote beside a clipboard, with a homeowner holding a sheet of paper at the start of the path.

Tree Surgeon Cost in the UK: Prices by Job, and the Permission Checks Before the Saw Starts

Felling a small garden tree usually costs £150 to £550 in the UK. Here's what a fair quote covers, and the council and nesting-bird checks to make first.

November 3, 2026 · 14 min read

Inside a bare loft framed by two sloping roof planes, a homeowner holds a tape measure from the floorboards up to the ridge, a builder with a clipboard stands under a new box dormer, and an opening for a new stair is cut into the floor.

Loft Conversion Cost in the UK: Prices by Type, and the Stair and Fire Rules Your Quote Has to Cover

What each type of loft conversion costs, the council and party wall fees on top, and the stair and fire work a fair quote has to include.

October 30, 2026 · 17 min read

A plasterer working across one wall that changes from bare brick on the left, through dark wet plaster, to a smooth pale pink skim on the right, with a quote sheet propped against a bucket.

How Much to Plaster a Room in the UK: Skim or Back to Brick, and the Insulation Rule on an Outside Wall

What plasterers charge to skim or replaster a room, how to price your own walls by the square metre, and the insulation rule on a stripped outside wall.

October 27, 2026 · 16 min read

A homeowner lifts the corner of a new resin bound driveway to see the old tarmac left underneath, with rain falling on the drive.

Resin Driveway Cost in the UK: Prices per m², and When the Cheaper Build Needs Planning Permission

What a resin driveway costs per m², why laying it over old tarmac is cheaper, and when that cheaper build needs planning permission in your front garden.

October 23, 2026 · 18 min read

A homeowner in a purple jumper holds up a long checklist headed THE QUOTE and points at its empty tick boxes. Dotted lines link an orange wall-hung boiler to a brass flue pipe, a filter, an elbow pipe, a round thermostat labelled CONTROLS, a radiator valve and a ceiling alarm labelled CO ALARM with a green tick beside it. An envelope marked PAPERWORK and a magnifying glass rest on the floor by the homeowner's feet.

New Boiler Cost in the UK: Prices by Job, and the Rules and Paperwork That Come With It

What a new boiler really costs for your kind of job, what the rules say your installer must fit, and the paperwork that should follow it through your door.

October 20, 2026 · 16 min read

A homeowner kneels in front of a wall-mounted radiator with one palm flat against its lower edge, holding a clipboard marked CHECK FIRST, with a blank paper card marked QUOTE pinned to the wall above. Two guide lines run from the palm to a large circular lens showing the inside of the radiator: its upright water channels are clear at the top and filled at the bottom with a dark settled layer labelled SLUDGE.

Power Flush Cost in the UK: What You Should Pay, and When Your Heating Doesn't Need One

What a power flush costs in the UK, what your cold radiators are telling you first, and what your boiler warranty really asks for before you pay.

October 16, 2026 · 18 min read

Flat illustration of a homeowner climbing a folding loft ladder towards an open hatch lined with gold insulation, carrying an insulation roll labelled 270MM, with three wavy heat lines rising into the loft and a dotted line linking the roll to a card pinned on the landing wall headed QUOTE CHECK with a tick badge.

Loft Insulation Cost in the UK: What You Should Pay, When a Top-Up Isn't Worth It, and Who Can Get It Free

What loft insulation should cost for your house type, why a paid top-up from 120mm rarely pays back, and the free or funded route in each UK nation.

October 13, 2026 · 16 min read

A homeowner reads an electricity bill marked MPAN while one magenta cable runs from the consumer unit past the meter, a magnified main fuse and a bonding clamp to a wall charge point with a green tick, its coiled lead reaching down to a parked car.

EV Charger Installation: What It Costs, and the Four Things Your Electrician Needs From You First

What a home EV charge point really costs, who is legally allowed to fit it in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the four things to have ready before you ask for a quote.

October 9, 2026 · 17 min read

Flat illustration of a street split down the middle by a kerb. On the left, a homeowner stands on a block-paved drive labelled YOUR DRIVE, looking at a phone with a magnifier on the screen. On the right, a yellow skip with two traffic cones sits on the road labelled PUBLIC ROAD, a small lamp on the kerb at its corner, and the words PERMIT NEEDED are painted on the road beneath it.

Skip Hire Cost: What You'll Pay by Skip Size, and the Licence Number to Ask For Before It Turns Up

What a skip costs by size, when the kerb outside your house means you need a council permit, and the licence number to check before you hand over a bag.

October 6, 2026 · 18 min read

A homeowner on a stepladder places a certificate block on top of a stack of blocks for the consumer unit, sockets and making good, showing the parts a rewire quote should include.

How Much to Rewire a House in the UK: Prices by Size, and What a Fair Quote Includes

What a full rewire costs by house size, why two quotes can be thousands apart, and the certificates you should be handed when the electrician leaves.

October 2, 2026 · 15 min read