Was out looking for a drill today
Picked up a Bosch PB650RE from homebase for just under £25 down from £37, B&Q wanted £40 for the same drill on sale.
B&Q did however have a 900W skil with variable trigger and 2 speed gearbox for £40, which I was going to get but as the wife reminded me, I'm between jobs at the moment and did I really need the Skil...sadly she had a point there.
Money saved is going on loft insulation to try and keep the electric bill to a realistic level this winter.

on the loft insulation thing, are there not companys round your way that do it for free on government grants schemes?

id check that out. round my way they have been doin cavity wall and loft top up insulation free of charge.

any house seems to qualify. posh areas aswell as deprived areas

Best price I've seen at the moment is £199. I can buy enough to cover the thin areas in my loft for £12 for B&Q with their subsidised insulation
Thanks for the tip though will have a look.

Annoyingly if I owned this place I could get a 100% grant because of the wife being disabled, however because I'm a council tenant I don't qualify. So seems stick with the current plan, register the improvement I'm making and claim it back when I leave, unless I exercise right to buy.