Normal first hour and the very-local £50 exception

The £100 normal first hour and the narrow £50 very-core Willesden Green exception, with both price boundaries confirmed before booking.

Written and checked by Willesden Smart Homes. Last reviewed August 2026.

We serve homes across NW London after checking the postcode and the job. See the Areas page .

For an accepted job in our stated service area, £100 covers travel, attendance and up to the first 60 minutes on site for assessment, testing or agreed work. Further labour is £65 an hour, charged in 30-minute blocks of £32.50. Assessment and testing time is chargeable even when a fault cannot be repaired during the same visit. The charge covers attendance, professional time and the safe work carried out; it is not a guaranteed repair. The £50 exception is only for one simple, low-risk job in the very core of the Willesden Green area when the exact address and job details make the work clear before booking. It replaces the normal £100 first-hour price and covers attendance and the first 30 minutes on site. Further labour is £65 an hour in 30-minute blocks. If the job is different from the agreed details, we stop and confirm the revised price before continuing.

We confirm whether the normal first-hour basis or the narrow £50 very-local exception applies before booking.

When the £50 exception may fit

  • Only for one simple, low-risk job in the very core of the Willesden Green area where the work already looks clear from the details provided.
  • It covers attendance and the first 30 minutes on site; it is not an extra fee on top of the normal first hour.
  • An exact-address and scope check is required before the exception is confirmed.
  • If the agreed job needs more than 30 minutes, further labour is £65 per hour in 30-minute blocks of £32.50. If the job differs from the agreed details, we stop and confirm the revised price before continuing.

What moves it to another price basis

  • Hidden damage, missing parts, difficult access, more than one job or an uncertain fault can take the work outside the £50 exception.
  • Wider symptoms, overheating, back-box issues or work that is not a simple, low-risk job use the normal first hour or another confirmed basis.
  • Travel for accepted jobs throughout our stated service area is included. Unavoidable parking, permit or congestion charges are passed on at actual cost only and confirmed before booking.
  • Higher-cost, specialist, decorative or smart parts, and anything requiring a dedicated supplier visit or online order, are charged at their actual purchase and delivery cost. We do not add a material markup or charge for sourcing and collection time. We confirm the cost before buying or ordering anything.

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