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 "title": "What to buy for a first flat",
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 "answer": "Seven things for the first night and five more in the first week: a smoke alarm check, bedding, towels, loo roll, a bin, bulbs, an extension lead and cleaning kit. Tenancy rights, deposits and bills are not covered.",
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  "The first-night list follows Which?'s moving-day essentials box: loo roll, bin bags and bedding, packed before the move.",
  "The smoke alarm line follows GOV.UK's rules for rented homes in England and London Fire Brigade's advice on sealed-battery alarms.",
  "The extension lead follows Electrical Safety First; the bulbs follow Philips Hue's advice to check the existing fitting before buying.",
  "Each pick states its size, fitting or pack count in the title, so you can match it to your bed, bin and light fittings."
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   "why": "One set covers the first week; a second matters once you are washing sheets and need something on the bed."
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   "what": "Curtains or blinds",
   "why": "Which?'s checklist says to order curtains only if needed; measure the windows in the flat first."
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   "why": "Electrical Safety First says to use one extension device per socket and never plug one into another; an adaptor on a lead does both."
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   "answer": "Yes, if you rent from a private or social landlord in England. GOV.UK's guidance says the landlord must fit at least one smoke alarm on every storey with living space, plus a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance other than a gas cooker. They must check the alarms work on the first day of a new tenancy. After that, you test them and report faults."
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   "answer": "Check the bulb already in the fitting. Philips Hue's guide says a B22 bayonet has two pins on the side, an E27 Edison screw screws in, and E14 is the smaller screw used for candle-style bulbs. GU10 spotlights have two short prongs underneath and are common in kitchen and bathroom ceilings."
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   "question": "Can I plug an extension lead into another extension lead?",
   "answer": "No. Electrical Safety First calls this daisy chaining and says never to do it; use one extension device per wall socket and keep the total load within the lead's rating, usually 13 A. If you rely on leads every day, it suggests having extra wall sockets fitted by a registered electrician, which in a rented flat means asking the landlord."
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   "question": "What should go in the first-night box when moving?",
   "answer": "Which?'s moving checklist says to prepare it a day or two ahead with loo roll, soap, tea bags, mugs, bin bags, a phone charger, pet food and bedding. This page covers the bedding, bin bags and loo roll; kitchen kit has its own list."
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   "title": "What to buy for a first kitchen",
   "url": "https://whattobuyfor.co.uk/a-first-kitchen/",
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  },
  {
   "title": "What to buy for moving-out cleaning",
   "url": "https://whattobuyfor.co.uk/moving-out-cleaning/",
   "json": "https://whattobuyfor.co.uk/moving-out-cleaning.json"
  },
  {
   "title": "What to buy for guests staying over",
   "url": "https://whattobuyfor.co.uk/guests-staying-over/",
   "json": "https://whattobuyfor.co.uk/guests-staying-over.json"
  },
  {
   "title": "What to buy for a university room",
   "url": "https://whattobuyfor.co.uk/a-university-room/",
   "json": "https://whattobuyfor.co.uk/a-university-room.json"
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