About
Why this site exists
Because the moment you are locked out is the worst possible moment to research a trade — and a whole industry is built on exactly that.
Read this first. We are not a locksmith. We do not attend jobs, take bookings, answer a phone, or pass your details to anyone who does. There is no number on this site because there is no service behind it. If you need a locksmith, use the checks in our guides and contact the company directly.
The problem in one sentence
Locksmithing is not a regulated or licensed trade in the United Kingdom. There is no legal qualification you must hold, no register you must join, and no licence anyone can take away from you. Most locksmiths are decent tradespeople. The unregulated gap is what the bad ones live in.
How we research
- Trade bodies and official guidance first. Where a standard exists — a British Standard for a lock, a trade association's inspection scheme — we point at the actual standard, not a summary of it.
- Price ranges, not price promises. We publish ranges and say plainly that they move. Anyone quoting you an exact national price for a London lockout is guessing.
- Methods over lists. A named company can change hands next month. Knowing how to check any company does not expire.
- Dated and updated. Every guide shows when it was written and when it was last reviewed.
What we will never do
- Take a fee, a commission or a referral payment from any locksmith.
- Run a "find a locksmith near you" form that sells your details as a lead.
- Publish a review we did not write, or a testimonial we cannot stand behind.
- Pretend to be an emergency service so you call us in a panic.
If this site ever carries advertising, it will be labelled as advertising, it will be disclosed on this page, and it will never be dressed up as a recommendation.
This is information, not advice
Nothing here is legal advice, and no guide can see your particular door, lock, tenancy agreement or insurance policy. Use it to ask better questions. For a dispute over money already taken from you, seek proper consumer advice.
Corrections
If a price range is out of date, a standard has changed, or we have simply got something wrong, we want to fix it. Corrections are made in the article and the "updated" date changes so you can see it happened.