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When I first read this post, I thought you were comparing Part L to Part P as in the respect of no one seems to even bother abiding by Part P anyhow.

Sorry salad, you are quite right, my misunderstanding

Just had the best laugh in a long time after reading through this thread. Buying your parts to repair your fitting for the same to happen again, sooner rather than later. Would love to see the wiring in that ceiling void.

No, me neither. So on a class 2 fitting you still have to dismantle to get a Zs but those light mates are a god send on fancy class 1 fittings. Got some for about 30 quid, from an ebay seller called Janico of York. Were the cheapest at the time

Not sure what you mean here, a fire rated fitting is not made to stop the spread of heat. You only require fire rated fittings if the ceiling they are being fitted into is a genuine fire barrier. Also, why on earth are you getting the builder/kitchen fitter to install these fittings? Its...

If you have a col void behind the fittings, with not much ventilation, then even fitting IP rated or fire rated fittings or using fire hoods isn't going to solve the issue. Its always going to be an issue when you have a lamp running hot for a period of time, then after switching off cold air...