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If you’re comparing quotes for a consumer unit upgrade (fuse board replacement) and everything is one line—no detail on RCBOs, no mention of surge protection, no clarity on testing or certification—you’re not alone. We see it constantly across London. The…
One of the biggest stresses we hear from London homeowners is this: the builder finishes, then the final bill arrives 20–30% higher than expected. The root cause is nearly always the same—an unclear scope, vague allowances, and no written process…
When you see tide marks, flaky paint, or a musty smell, it’s easy to panic and search for rising damp—but in our experience at Fixiz, most ‘damp’ calls in London are actually condensation or penetrating damp, not true rising damp.…
If your fuse board keeps tripping and cutting power to half the house — the lights, the fridge, the router, all of it — you are not dealing with a dramatic electrical emergency. You are almost certainly dealing with a…
You have watched the scaffolding go up next door. The drawings are on the council’s planning portal, and the proposed rear extension looks — from your kitchen window — like it will block every scrap of afternoon light from your…
You’ve just had a new worktop fitted. The installer has packed up and left. You step back to admire the result — and then you notice it. A gap. Sometimes a couple of millimetres, sometimes a full centimetre or more,…
You open the post one morning and find a formal letter from next door’s architect. It explains that your neighbour plans a loft conversion and — under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 — you must decide whether to consent…
You have found the house. The layout works, the price is right, and the converted garage gives you the extra room you need. Then your solicitor asks: “Where are the Building Regulations completion certificates?” The seller shrugs — “it was…
You checked the planning portal last Tuesday — and there it was: your neighbour’s rear extension, already approved. You missed the consultation window. Now the concrete is being mixed and you’re wondering whether it’s too late to challenge planning permission…