Local guides
No generic blog posts. The rules, the readings and the routing choices that actually apply to a Canterbury Victorian terrace, a listed Northgate cottage, a St Dunstan's HMO or a CT4 converted farm.
Part P of the Building Regulations covers domestic electrical work in England. What Canterbury owners actually need to know: which jobs are notifiable, which are not, and the listed-property nuance around Northgate and the Cathedral precincts.
Read the guideSince 1 April 2021 every private-rented tenancy in England needs an in-date EICR. What the five-year cycle means in practice for a St Dunstan's HMO, a Wincheap terrace or a listed Bridge cottage.
Read the guideCable routing on constrained frontages, where the SWA can and cannot run, DNO notification for a 32A single-phase circuit and what OZEV grant eligibility looks like in 2026.
Read the guideWylex plug-in fuseboards, rewireable ceramic fuses, missing RCD protection on socket circuits, no main earth. What an EICR calls C1 versus C2 versus C3, and which of them means the board comes out this week.
Read the guide'Fusebox', 'fuseboard' and 'consumer unit' get used interchangeably. They are not the same thing. When the swap becomes mandatory under BS 7671 Amendment 2:2022, and what a compliant board actually looks like today.
Read the guideThe fire-hood rating your downlights need under Approved Document B, insulation-contact ratings that stop cutout tripping, and why loft-insulated bungalows in Hales Place need special-spec fittings.
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