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Smart lock guides & assessments

Guides and assessments of the smart locks sold in the UK, written by people who fit them for a living. No sponsored posts, no invented test scores — just what these things are actually like once they are on a door.

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Assessments

Tuya: the platform behind the badge

Tuya gets called a Chinese lock brand. It is not a lock brand at all, and almost every complaint and every bargain in this corner of the market follows from that one fact.

SmartLocksUK editorial · 25 September 2026 · 8 min read

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Assessments

Nuki: the one that leaves your door alone

Nuki made a decision early that most of its competitors did not: change nothing a burglar can see. Almost every strength and every limitation follows from that.

2 Sep 2026

Assessments

Yale: the safe answer, and what it costs you

Yale is the brand people reach for when they do not want to research the decision. That instinct is largely sound — but it hides a design choice on their flagship lock that not everyone should accept.

2 Sep 2026

Assessments

TTLock: what it actually is, and who it suits

The most common misunderstanding about TTLock is that it is a brand of lock. It isn't, and almost everything people like and dislike about it follows from that.

7 Aug 2026

Guides

What happens when a smart lock's battery dies?

It is the first question almost everyone asks, and the honest answer is that being locked out by a flat battery is close to a solved problem — if you buy accordingly.

7 Aug 2026