UK Home & Property Guides

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

Flat vector illustration seen from directly above. A large slate-blue house roof labelled HOUSE fills the top of the frame, with a smaller mint-green conservatory roof divided into five glazed bays attached below it and labelled CONSERVATORY. A dashed amber line traces the join between the two roofs, and an amber badge with a tick reading CHECK FIRST lies on the conservatory roof. On the paved patio beside it, two people study a blank plan sheet, next to a clipboard, a round table and two potted shrubs.

Conservatory Roof Replacement Cost, and the Building Control Question That Comes With a Solid Roof

A solid roof changes what your conservatory is, and that changes the rules. What it costs, when building control steps in, and why FENSA will not cover it.

September 29, 2026 · 16 min read

Flat illustration of a wide boiler manual lying open with blank ruled lines and an empty signature box, a wall-mounted boiler behind it with its front cover swung open to show the burner tray and heat exchanger, and a kneeling engineer in overalls holding a handheld gauge whose probe lead curves up into the flue pipe.

What Does a Boiler Service Include? The Four Checks That Follow Gas Work, and What Your Boiler's Manual Adds

Regulation 26(9) names four checks after work on a gas appliance. Your boiler's manual and service terms set out what else the visit includes.

September 25, 2026 · 14 min read

Flat vector illustration of a homeowner kneeling beside a wood burning stove and holding up a small map with a single location pin, while the stove's flue rises past a wall section to a chimney pot letting out three plain clouds of smoke. A log basket with a certification badge sits on the hearth and a blank data plate is fixed to the side of the stove.

Log Burner Rules in the UK: What You Can Burn, and What Happens If Your Chimney Smokes

The rules split four ways across the UK, and Wales rewrote its own in 2025. Here's what you can legally burn, and what a smoky chimney really costs.

September 22, 2026 · 16 min read

Flat illustration of a homeowner kneeling in a garden beside a toppled timber fence panel with its posts snapped off, holding a tablet showing a magnifier and blank ruled lines, with a dotted line running along the ground through the gap to a house wall. Labels read AFTER THE STORM, WHOSE FENCE and CHECK THE DEEDS.

Which Side of the Fence Is Mine? How to Check, and Why Nobody May Have to Repair It

There is no left hand fence rule. Here is what title records can show, where to look in each UK nation, and why storm cover depends on the policy.

September 18, 2026 · 12 min read

Flat vector illustration of a homeowner standing on a floor line, head tilted back, holding out a small green document card labelled THE QUOTE towards a plain blue invoice panel that towers roughly six times its height, labelled THE BILL. A dotted line runs from the small card along the floor and up to an empty rounded total box at the foot of the tall panel, labelled WHAT YOU OWE. A stepladder and a paint tin lean against the panel, and a question mark floats above the homeowner's head.

Can a Builder Charge More Than the Quote? Four Questions to Ask Before You Pay

Your builder's bill came in above the quote. Here is what makes a price rise yours to pay, what you can refuse, and what to say in response.

September 15, 2026 · 17 min read

Flat illustration of a homeowner standing at their front door checking a tradesperson's identity card against an official register on their phone, with a shield, a certificate and a large search panel behind them.

How to Check a Builder Is Registered in the UK (and Why There's No Builder's Licence to Check)

There is no builder's licence in the UK. See which register applies to your job, how to check it free, and the certificate you should be given.

September 11, 2026 · 19 min read