Locksmith Knightsbridge — local engineers, minutes from your door

Usually 15–30 minutes across SW1, SW3 and SW7, since we work from Montpelier Street rather than dispatching from across London. You’ll get a realistic window on the phone, not an optimistic one.

Yes. It’s a genuine overnight rota worked by our own engineers, including Christmas and every bank holiday, with any out-of-hours rate agreed before anyone travels.

No. We offer a free, no-obligation assessment first, so you know exactly what’s needed and what it costs before you decide to go ahead.

It depends on the lock, the damage and the time of day, so we don’t publish a fixed price list — anyone who quotes one figure for every job hasn’t seen your door yet. What we do promise: a price agreed with you before anyone travels, including any out-of-hours rate, and that figure is what lands on the invoice.

Rarely. Most lockouts are opened by picking or bypass, leaving the door and existing cylinder working exactly as before. Drilling is a last resort, and we tell you before we do it, not after.

Yes. Most uPVC and composite door problems come down to the multipoint gearbox rather than the cylinder itself — the door drops slightly on its hinges, the keeps stop lining up, and the key turns but nothing latches. We diagnose which it is before quoting, so you’re not paying to replace a lock that was never actually broken.

Yes. Most UK home policies specify a BS3621 five-lever mortice on a timber door, or a 3-star cylinder on uPVC and composite doors. Tell us what your policy asks for and we’ll fit to that standard and name it on the invoice.

Yes — our core ground is SW1A, SW1E, SW1H, SW1P, SW1V, SW1W, SW1X, SW1Y, SW3 and SW7. Sloane Street, Eaton Square and South Kensington usually sit inside our 15–30 minute window.

Don’t try to fish it out or force the remaining piece — that usually pushes it further in and can damage the cylinder. Leave the door as it is, call us, and we’ll extract the broken key and get you back in, usually without replacing the whole lock.

In most cases, yes. Standard cylinders and mortice locks are usually a same-day lock change once we’ve confirmed what’s fitted; less common sizes or specialist hardware occasionally need ordering, and we’ll tell you straight away if that’s the case.

Yes. We work with landlords, managing agents, shops and offices across Knightsbridge and Belgravia — from a single lock change on a let property to master-key or key-alike systems across a managed block. Out-of-hours cover is available for genuine business emergencies.

Usually, yes, and it’s often smaller than people expect. Anti-snap cylinders, better hinge-side security, and a lock upgrade after a break-in or lost keys cover most of it — we’d only suggest CCTV, intercom or a full security door on top of that where the property genuinely needs it, not as a standard upsell.