Everyday home technology

Practical help with technology, Wi-Fi and computers

Straightforward support for problems that make technology frustrating or difficult to use. You do not need to diagnose the issue before contacting us.

Technology and Wi-Fi

Home technology help visit

Price £135 fixed

Help with several related everyday problems involving devices, settings or services around the home.

Outcome: The agreed devices or settings work properly, or the cause and sensible next step are clear.

Scope and inclusions

Includes up to 90 minutes on site for several related everyday technology issues. Hardware, software, subscriptions, specialist repairs and work beyond the agreed visit are separate.

Wi-Fi check add-on

Price +£25

A quick Wi-Fi check added to another booked home visit when the connection problem appears simple.

Outcome: Obvious router, placement or connection issues are corrected, or you know whether a dedicated Wi-Fi visit is needed.

Scope and inclusions

Adds up to 20 minutes to another booked visit. It covers basic router, placement and connection checks. It is not a whole-property survey, equipment plan or cabling design.

Focused Wi-Fi support visit

Price £135 fixed

Focused troubleshooting for one principal Wi-Fi problem, affected room, device or clearly defined symptom.

Outcome: The problem is resolved where practical, or its cause is narrowed down and the right next action is clear.

Scope and inclusions

Includes up to 90 minutes on site. It does not include a full property survey, detailed cabling design or installation of separately purchased equipment.

Whole-property Wi-Fi assessment

Price £195 fixed

A room-by-room assessment for homes with unreliable, uneven or confusing Wi-Fi coverage.

Outcome: You understand the coverage constraints and have a clear, equipment-neutral route to more reliable Wi-Fi.

Scope and inclusions

Covers one normal dwelling, up to three occupied floors and up to two hours on site. It includes a placement strategy but not extensive gardens, outbuildings or detailed cabling design.

Complex Wi-Fi property assessment

Price From £275

A wider assessment for larger or more complicated properties where a normal household survey is not enough.

Outcome: You have a coherent coverage approach for the main property and the additional areas that matter to you.

Scope and inclusions

Suitable for outbuildings, extensive gardens, more than three occupied floors or work requiring detailed cabling consideration. The exact scope and price are agreed before booking.

Computer services

On-site computer suitability check

Price £95 fixed

A proportionate check when an older or modest computer feels slow and you want to know whether further investment is sensible.

Outcome: You reach a practical keep, improve, repair or replace decision without paying for unnecessary deep testing.

Scope and inclusions

Covers one computer, one principal concern and up to 45 minutes on site. It includes basic specification, condition and performance checks, not dismantling, long tests, repair or data recovery.

Detailed computer performance assessment

Price £135 fixed

Deeper off-site testing for a reasonably capable computer that should perform better and may be worth improving rather than replacing.

Outcome: The likely constraints are isolated sufficiently to choose an economical optimisation, repair, upgrade or replacement route.

Scope and inclusions

Route-scheduled collection and return are included within the standard service area. The computer is normally held for two to three working days, never more than five without further agreement, with up to 90 minutes of active analysis. Repair, parts, reinstallation, data recovery and major malware remediation are separate.

Computer recommendation

Price £95 fixed

Independent help choosing a suitable replacement based on what you do, what matters to you and your available budget.

Outcome: You receive two or three suitable current options and one clear recommendation, without being pushed towards unnecessary specifications.

Scope and inclusions

Includes a simple needs assessment and current product research. The customer purchases the chosen computer directly, so the hardware price remains separate and transparent.

Computer setup and transfer

Price From £200

Setup of one new computer for agreed everyday use, including transfer of accessible user files from the previous machine.

Outcome: Your new computer is configured, your accessible files are transferred and you know how to use the essential features.

Scope and inclusions

Covers one new computer and a straightforward transfer from one accessible source device. Software licences, hardware, specialist applications, damaged drives and complex data recovery are separate.

Home systems

Clearer decisions, controls and connected-home systems

Independent support when heating, controls or connected systems feel fragmented, confusing or difficult to plan. The service is shaped around the decision or result you need, not around a preferred brand.

Understand and decide

Home comfort and controls visit

Price £140 fixed

Practical help making existing heating or comfort controls easier to understand and use.

Outcome: Your agreed controls are easier to operate, with sensible accessible settings for normal day-to-day use.

Scope and inclusions

Includes up to 90 minutes on site for user-level settings, schedules and controls. It does not include electrical, plumbing or regulated heating work, and no specific energy saving can be guaranteed.

Home systems decision review

Price £325 fixed

An independent review of one defined home-system decision before you commit significant money or make a difficult change.

Outcome: You can make a defensible decision with the main options, trade-offs and next step clearly understood.

Scope and inclusions

Covers one principal system, investment or decision with a bounded evidence review and discussion. Surveys, specialist design, multiple systems and extensive supplier engagement may require a wider service.

Plan and deliver

Home management planning

Price £350 fixed

Detailed planning for a defined domestic system or connected-home improvement that is ready to move towards implementation.

Outcome: You have an implementation-ready route covering how the agreed result can be delivered and checked.

Scope and inclusions

Includes agreed use cases, compatibility, product-neutral recommendations, zones or rooms, user controls, hardware requirements, dependencies, sequence, indicative cost range and acceptance checks. A £100 credit applies when an earlier Homewise review is reused for the same scope.

Smart home deployment

Price £350 half-day
£600 full day

Configuration, testing and handover of agreed user-level connected-home systems after the scope and required equipment are clear.

Outcome: The agreed systems are configured, tested and handed over in a form the household can use and understand.

Scope and inclusions

The booking covers agreed user-level configuration and testing. Hardware, subscriptions, physical installation, construction work and regulated electrical, plumbing or heating trades remain separate.

Complex home systems project definition

Price From £750, then quoted

A paid definition stage for new-build, renovation or multi-trade projects where responsibilities and system interfaces must be established before delivery.

Outcome: The project has a clear brief, scope boundary, responsibilities, dependencies and a defensible basis for quotation and delivery.

Scope and inclusions

The starting stage defines the brief and delivery structure. Detailed design, procurement, project management, specialist surveys, installation and later delivery days are quoted separately.

Website support

Clear, maintainable websites and practical improvements

Independent support for websites that are unclear, underperforming or difficult to maintain. Work is scoped around a useful customer or business outcome rather than an open-ended list of technical changes.

Website health check

Price £325 fixed

A manual review for a website that feels unclear, dated or ineffective but where the underlying problems are not yet well defined.

Outcome: You understand the most important problems, what they are affecting and which improvements should be tackled first.

Scope and inclusions

Includes a bounded manual review and prioritised action plan. It is designed to remain useful as a standalone diagnosis. Implementation, copywriting, specialist accessibility audits and paid third-party tools are separate unless agreed.

Simple Squarespace website build

Price From £2,500

A straightforward new Squarespace website for a small organisation or service with content ready and a clearly bounded requirement.

Outcome: You have a clear, professional and maintainable website that works across desktop and mobile and can be handed over confidently.

Scope and inclusions

The starting price covers a content-ready website of up to five pages, mobile refinement, controlled revisions and handover. Branding, extensive copywriting, photography, ecommerce, complex integrations and ongoing hosting or subscription costs are separate.

Occasional website support

Price £150 minimum block

Bounded help with a small, clearly defined set of website updates or problems when a larger review or sprint is not required.

Outcome: The agreed task set is completed or the remaining constraint and next action are made clear before further cost is incurred.

Scope and inclusions

The minimum block includes up to two hours on an agreed task set. Any work beyond that block is paused and agreed before continuing. Platform, plugin and third-party subscription charges are separate.

Commercial consultancy

Independent support for clearer decisions, requirements and delivery

Senior advisory support for organisations, buildings and connected-system projects. Fixed project pricing is preferred where the required decision or outcome can be clearly bounded.

Typical engagements

Focused advisory session or workshop

Price From £700

A bounded session for a specific decision, requirement or issue that benefits from structured independent challenge.

Outcome: The decision, areas of agreement and next actions are clear enough for the organisation to move forward.

Scope and inclusions

Normally includes an agreed pre-read, the session itself and a concise decision output. Extensive interviews, evidence review or follow-on design are scoped separately.

Independent review

Price From £2,100

Independent examination of an existing proposal, service, design or delivery position where greater confidence or challenge is needed.

Outcome: The organisation has an evidence-based view of the principal issues, prioritised decisions and proportionate next actions.

Scope and inclusions

The starting scope normally covers evidence review, agreed interviews, findings and prioritised decisions. Specialist certification, intrusive surveys and extensive stakeholder programmes are separate.

Operating model or service review

Price From £4,950

Review or definition of how a service should operate across people, responsibilities, controls, suppliers and delivery hand-offs.

Outcome: Roles, hand-offs, controls and transition priorities are clear enough to support a more coherent operating service.

Scope and inclusions

The starting price assumes a clearly bounded service area and agreed stakeholder group. Large organisations, extensive data collection and implementation support are quoted separately.

Programme or technical assurance

Price From £2,250

Independent visibility of delivery assumptions, risks and decisions for a programme or technical workstream.

Outcome: Material risks, assumptions and unresolved decisions are visible to the people responsible for governing delivery.

Scope and inclusions

This is advisory assurance and does not imply regulatory certification, statutory approval or specialist professional sign-off. The cadence, evidence set and reporting route are agreed for each engagement.

Commercial booking rates

Commercial consultancy is typically charged at £750 per day. Fixed project pricing and modest discounts are available for clearly scoped multi-day engagements.

Commercial half-day

£425

A bounded half-day where preparation and ordinary follow-up are included in the agreed scope.

Two-day advisory block

£1,450

Two days booked together for one defined scope, equivalent to £725 per day.

Three or more pre-booked days

£700 per day

A defined block with agreed dates, responsibilities and scope.

Intensive or preparation-heavy day

£800 or fixed quote

Used where urgency, preparation or responsibility would make the standard day rate understate the required effort.