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Burst pipe at 3am: the first five minutes
Water does more damage per minute than almost anything else in a home. Find the stopcock, kill the supply, protect the electrics — then worry about a plumber.
27 Aug 2026
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Trades, care and emergency callouts — and how to check who you are letting through the door.
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How to check any UK tradesperson in two minutes
Gas, electrics, plumbing, locks, childcare — which registers are legally required, which are voluntary, and how to verify someone at 2am before you let them through the door.
27 Aug 2026
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Lights out, or the trip switch keeps going: what to check before calling an electrician
Half of night-time electrical callouts are a power cut or one faulty appliance. Both are free to diagnose. Here is the order — and the legal line you must not cross.
27 Aug 2026
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No heating or hot water: what to do tonight, and how fast a landlord must act
A boiler failing in January is treated very differently from one failing in July. What counts as an emergency, the 24-hour standard, and the free help most people never claim.
27 Aug 2026