The Prepared Home: what to do when the lights go out, the water stops or the river rises
The complete UK household handbook. 22 chapters on power cuts, storms, flooding, heat, cold, water, fuel, illness, scams, fire and gas, evacuation and claims, each opening with what to do first, every fact traced to an official UK source.
- 362 full-colour A4 pages in 22 chapters
- Every chapter opens with a “do this first” box
- Every fact sourced to GOV.UK, the Met Office, the NHS, Ofgem and the National Risk Register
- Instant download, yours to keep
Secure card payment by Stripe. It downloads the moment you pay, so by buying you ask for it straight away and there’s no 14-day cancellation. Terms of sale.
For personal and household use. Buying for an organisation, tenants or staff? Ask about a licence.
Book or files? This is a handbook to read: what to do in each kind of emergency. If you want forms to fill in for your own household (your water and food sums, your power cut plan, your numbers and documents), that is the Home Pack. See the Home Pack
Look inside
The cover, the start of chapter 1 and the contents. The free sample has the first chapter in full.
What’s inside
22 chapters across 362 pages. Read it straight through, or go to the chapter you need.
Questions
What exactly do I get?+
A PDF file, A4, that you download straight after paying. Every line is a real form field: open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader or Apple Preview, type into it and save. Or print it and write by hand. We also email you a link to your downloads.
Does it work in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?+
Yes. Where the rules or services differ between the four nations, the file says so and points to the right official service for each.
Will it go out of date?+
It names the official service to check rather than printing fees or amounts that change. If we update the file, your download link gives you the current version.
Can I get a refund?+
Because it downloads the moment you pay, the 14-day cancellation period doesn’t apply to digital files you’ve asked to receive straight away. If a file won’t open or something is wrong with it, email us and we’ll sort it out.
Secure card payment by Stripe. It downloads the moment you pay, so by buying you ask for it straight away and there’s no 14-day cancellation. Terms of sale.
For personal and household use. Buying for an organisation, tenants or staff? Ask about a licence.
The Prepared Home is general information to help you organise your household’s records. It is not legal, financial or medical advice. Written by Tom Calder for PreparedBritain, an independent publisher not affiliated with HM Government.
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