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The UK Home Handbook
Our paperback guide to running a UK home: bills, power cuts, floods, damp and the stuff nobody explains. Written in plain English for renters, first-time buyers and anyone who has ever stared at a fuse box and wondered.
Paperback £9.99 on Amazon. 64 pages, A4 workbook with fill-in trackers and checklists.
What’s inside
Part 1 · Energy and bills
- Ofgem price cap tracker (Oct–Dec 2026 rates)
- Appliance running-cost table
- Quick wins and room-by-room checklists
- Meter log, bill tracker and bills planner
Part 2 · First home survival
- Stopcock, consumer unit, gas valve and meters
- Boilers, radiators, damp and blocked drains
- Smoke and CO alarms, moving-in jobs
- Who-to-call directory and Home Info Sheet
Part 3 · The 3-day emergency plan
- Water and food calculator, 4-week kit plan
- Playbooks for power cuts, water, flood, storms
- Priority Services Register how-to
- Grab bag list and household emergency plan
Spare copies of the most-used fill-in pages sit at the back. You may photocopy the fill-in pages for your own household.
Peek at the fill-in pages
The handbook is a working workbook: write in your rates, meter readings and emergency plan.
Who it’s for
- First-time renters and buyers setting up a home
- Anyone who wants a plan for power cuts, storms and floods
- People who want to understand their energy bill
Want the short version? Start with our free guides or the free power cut checklist.
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