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Hi, I have a ring main at the top of my house which appears to be showing with a dim earth light for all 3 double sockets (for a standard PAT socket tester). Originally I thought there was no light at all but on closer inspection it's dimly lit. All other ring mains in the house are showing...

Morning, having recently undertaken a contract with a tradesman to carry out some window work, I have now lost faith in them and wish to cancel the contract. I signed the contract on Sunday (Nov 25th). Am I right in saying that legally I have the right to cancel up to 7 days after this...

Hi, I'm currently pursuing some window work on my house with tradesman (Construction Industry Scheme - Subcontractor Registration - Sole Trader). The cost looks to be around £8-9k. The gentleman in question has a slightly dubious business past and so I am treading carefully. I realise that...

Hi, I'm about to give some work to a company to draughtproof/overhaul and double glaze the windows in our house. Can someone recommend what I should do in order to check the legitimacy of the company before any contract is agreed or signed off. Presumably getting the VAT number is an...

Hi, a recent post of mine talked about wanting to have my sash windows refurbed/overhauled/draughtproofed/double glazed etc. Just wondered if there was anyone out there who'd be interested in quoting for the work. We've had a couple of people come and take a look but I haven't really been...

Hi, just wondering whether any of you out there could indicate whether I'm getting decent value or not. I have a 15-20 year old vented cylinder central heating system (I have a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom terraced house). I'm looking to replace this system with an unvented system. I have excellent...

Hi, I live in an 1870s terraced house in Stoke Newington (London). I'm looking into refurbishing and where appropriate replacing some sash windows. Just wanted to check with the forum whether the prices sounded reasonable. For example; we have a large 3 sash (single pane) bay window...

Hi, I'm hoping someone might be able to offer some central heating/hot water advice. I've recently moved into a new house with my wife and 1yo boy. It's an 1870s terraced property in Stoke Newington (London). The central heating system we currently have is 20+ years old and in need of...

Hi, I moved into a new house a couple of months ago. The bathroom has a large head shower along with a separate hand held shower head. Each head has a knob dedicated to it's flow. Both heads share a temperature control with is a simply another knob which is manually adjusted for temperature...