Home workshop TV and screen repair

Households, second-hand shops, landlords, local electrical retailers without their own repairers, and small businesses with monitors or display screens.

A fixed diagnosis fee plus a repair price covering parts and labour. Some repairers also earn from trade work, such as repairing boards in bulk for shops, and from reselling refurbished sets.

• Electronics fault-finding
• Soldering and component replacement
• Organised record keeping for jobs and parts
• Clear communication with customers

• Check whether your landlord, mortgage lender or council allows you to run a business from home, and whether it affects your home insurance
• Insurance for customers' goods in your care, plus public liability
• Mains voltage and stored charge: only work on power supplies if properly trained, and keep your workspace safe
• Packaging and courier costs and damage if you accept posted sets, as large screens break easily
• Check rules for disposing of old electrical parts (WEEE) and whether you need waste carrier registration
• Consumer Rights Act expectations on repair quality; decide what guarantee you will give

As an estimate, startup costs are typically around £500 to £2,500, depending on your tools, bench setup, parts stock and insurance. Check whether your landlord, mortgage lender or council allows a business from home, and how it affects home insurance.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £500 to £2,500, depending on how many repairs you take in and the types of fault you fix. It can start part-time, at around eight hours a week as a minimum.

Only work on power supplies and stored charge if properly trained, and keep your workspace safe. Check insurance for customers' goods in your care, courier and damage risks for posted sets, WEEE disposal and waste carrier rules, and what guarantee you will give.