Publishing a register at zero is a choice. Here is the reasoning, so you can decide whether it is a good one.
Nothing goes on any site in this network unless it is in a primary document we have read. That rule is easy to keep on a page about legislation. On a directory it bites, because the primary document for a local electrician is a conversation we have not had yet.
We could have filled this with names scraped from a search. Every competitor has. What we would be publishing is a list we had not checked, presented in a format that implies we had, and readers in this market are already being told enough things nobody checked.
Until there are entries, what this site offers is a published standard and an honest count. Both of those are usable today: you can take the five checks and apply them yourself to whoever you were about to call.
| Needed | Current state |
|---|---|
| Trades who put themselves forward | The form is open. This is the fastest route and it costs a trade nothing |
| Time to run the checks | Each entry is a call and some paperwork rather than an automated lookup |
| UK retail prices we can cite | Open. Nothing dated and sourced yet |
| The full ENA register listing | Read directly, one device confirmed. Vendor counts vary and are not used |
| Householders telling us who did theirs | The form takes that too, and a recommendation from somebody who paid is the best lead there is |
Use the five checks yourself. Ask whoever you were going to call what changed on 27 August 2026, and what the permitted development conditions now say about a timber balcony. The answer to that one question tells you a great deal about whether they have read anything at all.