24/7 Locksmith
The seven matters as much as the twenty-four
Most people read “24/7” as a promise about the hour. In practice the harder half is the number seven, because that is the part covering the Sunday afternoon, the Saturday of a bank holiday weekend and the stretch between Christmas and New Year when almost every trade counter, letting agent and office in London is closed.
Those are the days when a lock problem gets expensive. A tenant in Barnsbury cannot reach the managing agent on a Sunday. A family moving into a flat in Finchley on a Saturday finds the previous owner left one key and no idea how many others exist. A shop on Holloway Road with a seized shutter on Boxing Day cannot open, and nobody is answering the number on the sticker inside the door.
We cover every day of the year from 37 Holloway Road, which means the same number reaches the same team on 25 December as on a Tuesday in March. Weekend and holiday rates are higher and we say so on the call, before anyone travels — but the van carries the cylinders, gearboxes and nightlatches that no supplier will sell you on a Sunday, so most weekend jobs still finish in one visit.
Seven Days a Week, Not Just Twenty-Four Hours
Seven-day cover changes which jobs come in and when, so the weekend mix looks nothing like a Tuesday afternoon.
Weekend Lockouts and Lock Failures
Saturdays and Sundays generate a different mix to weeknights. More moves, more visitors, more spare keys unaccounted for, and far more people discovering that the letting agent who holds the master set does not work weekends. We cover all of it, and because the van is stocked for the days when suppliers are shut, a Sunday cylinder change usually happens on the Sunday rather than waiting for Monday.
See Lockout ServicesBank Holidays and the Christmas Period
The fortnight around Christmas is the quietest time of year for trade counters and the busiest for empty properties. Doors that have been getting stiffer since autumn choose that week to fail, and a house standing empty for a fortnight is exactly what an opportunist looks for. The rota runs straight through it, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, at rates quoted on the call.
Emergency CoverAlways-On Cover for Landlords and Agents
Managed blocks do not stop needing locksmiths at five on Friday. We work with landlords, letting agents and managing agents across Islington and Camden on tenancy changeovers, communal entrance failures and key suites where one key opens an entire building. Work can be invoiced on account rather than job by job, which matters when the call comes from a tenant rather than from you.
Key Suites for BlocksWhy Landlords and Residents Keep Our Number for Weekends
- Every day of the year, without exception — weekends, bank holidays, Christmas Day and New Year, on the same number and with the same team.
- Stocked for the days suppliers are shut — cylinders, gearboxes and nightlatches on the van, because nothing can be collected on a Sunday.
- Weekend rates said out loud on the call — before anyone travels, so a Saturday premium never appears for the first time on the invoice.
- Account billing for landlords and agents — useful when the tenant makes the call on a Sunday and you settle it on Monday.
Our Process - What Happens When You Call
- Ring on any day of the year. There is no reduced weekend service and no separate holiday number. The line you use on a Tuesday is the line that answers on Boxing Day.
- We check what is actually shut. Whether a letting agent, a landlord or a supplier is reachable changes the sensible plan, so we ask before recommending anything.
- Weekend or holiday rate agreed first. You hear the figure on the call. If waiting until Monday genuinely costs you less and nothing is at risk, we will say so.
- Finished the same day where we can. Because the parts are already on the van, most weekend calls are completed on the day rather than left half-done until the week starts.
Why Choose N1 Locksmiths?
Every day of the year, one number
No separate weekend line, no holiday answerphone. The same team covers 25 December and a wet Tuesday in February.
Weekend rates quoted before we travel
Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays cost more. You hear how much on the call, not once an engineer is at the door.
Parts on board when suppliers are shut
A Sunday cylinder change is only same-day if the cylinder is already in the van, so that is how we stock it.
180-day warranty on locks, lifetime on keys
A Sunday job carries exactly the same written cover as a weekday appointment. No small print about weekends.
Account billing for managed property
Landlords and agents can be invoiced monthly instead of settling each call-out with a tenant standing there.
15–30 minutes across N and NW
Weekend traffic through Islington and Camden is the one variable, and we factor it into the time we quote you.
Sunday, Christmas Day or a wet bank holiday Monday
The number does not change and neither does the team. Tell us what the door is, what has happened and whether anyone is shut out, and you will get the weekend or holiday rate along with a realistic arrival time before anyone sets off. Most weekend jobs finish the same day, because the parts that no supplier will sell you on a Sunday are already on the van.
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Weekend calls tend to arrive alongside something else — a move that needs the locks changed the same day, an overnight failure that needs proper repair once suppliers reopen, or a set of keys nobody can account for. These are the services most often booked together with seven-day cover.
Areas We Cover Across London
We cover N1 to N22 and NW1 to NW11 every day of the year from 37 Holloway Road in N7. Weekends shift where the work comes from. Saturdays bring moves and handovers, which is why lock changes cluster around Finchley, Barnet and Golders Green where more family houses change hands. Sundays are heavier on communal entrances and letting-agent problems in the converted terraces of Islington, Canonbury and Highbury, where the person holding the master keys does not work weekends. Bank holidays bring both at once, along with the shops and cafés along Holloway Road and Upper Street that need a shutter working before they can open.
FAQs – 24/7 Locksmith
Do you really work on Sundays and bank holidays?
Yes, every day of the year without exception. There is no reduced weekend rota and no separate holiday number — the line you would ring on a Tuesday is answered by the same team on a Sunday, on Christmas Day and across the New Year period.
Are weekend rates higher than weekday rates?
Yes, and you are told the figure on the call before an engineer travels. Weekend and holiday cover costs more to staff, and that is what the premium reflects. It is never introduced quietly once the work is finished.
Can you still get parts on a Sunday when suppliers are closed?
That is exactly why the van carries common euro cylinders, multipoint gearboxes and nightlatches as standard. For an unusual or obsolete mechanism we secure the door properly on the day and return with the correct part once suppliers reopen.
I am moving house at the weekend. Should I change the locks straight away?
It is the single most worthwhile job on moving day. Previous owners, letting agents, cleaners, builders and family members may all still hold keys, and nobody can tell you how many copies exist. Changing the cylinder cancels every one of them at once.
My letting agent is closed and I cannot get a key. What now?
Common on Saturdays and Sundays. We can gain entry non-destructively in most cases so you are not waiting until Monday, and where the lock has to be changed we can leave you with working keys and supply a set for the agent afterwards.
Do you charge extra over Christmas and New Year?
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day carry the out-of-hours rate, quoted on the call in the usual way. The rest of the Christmas period is priced as a normal weekend or weekday depending on the date.
Can landlords and managing agents set up an account?
Yes. We work with landlords and agents across Islington, Camden and Barnet on account terms, which means a tenant can ring us directly at the weekend and the work is invoiced to you monthly rather than settled on the doorstep.
Is a weekend job any less thorough than a weekday one?
No, and the warranty is identical: 180 days on locks we supply and fit, lifetime cover on keys we cut. The only differences at the weekend are the rate and, occasionally, waiting for a specialist part until suppliers reopen.
We are a shop and cannot open because a shutter lock has seized. Can you come out?
Yes, and pre-opening calls are a regular part of weekend work along Holloway Road and Upper Street. Tell us the make of the shutter lock if you can see it, because that decides whether it is a same-visit repair or a replacement unit.
How quickly can you get to me at the weekend?
Typically 15 to 30 minutes across the N and NW postcodes. Weekend traffic through Camden and Islington can add a little in the middle of the day, and we build that into the time we quote rather than promising a number we cannot hold to.