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Perfecthome

Perfecthome is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Perfecthome rather than just read about it. In short: PerfectHome was a rent-to-own retailer operating across Great Britain. It enabled customers to pay weekly for household and electrical goods.

Key takeaways

Perfecthome belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Perfecthome to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Perfecthome from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

PerfectHome was a rent-to-own retailer operating across Great Britain. It enabled customers to pay weekly for household and electrical goods.

History The business was established on 30 October 2006, selling furniture, entertainment devices, appliances and technology. Customers who buy products from PerfectHome on a pay weekly basis enter a hire purchase agreement with the company, which charges a representative APR of 69.5% APR to 119.9%. In 2011, American lease-to-own company Aaron's, Inc. bought a minority stake in PerfectHome, valuing the company at £87m. In 2016, PerfectHome launched a £4m advertising campaign featuring a talking cat, co-created with Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations. In early 2018 PerfectHome saw interest from a number of potential buyers, and in June 2018 the business was sold to Brixworth Investments (UK) Ltd., an affiliate of Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited. As of June 2019, PerfectHome had approximately 250 employees, with a head office in Birmingham. In March 2022, PerfectHome entered administration.

Industry regulator In April 2014, the consumer credit industry regulator changed from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Companies that held an OFT licence and registered for interim permission were allowed to continue carrying out consumer credit activities whilst their applications for FCA authorisation were considered. As PerfectHome worked towards FCA authorisation, the FCA advised the company that some of its historic practices did not meet the new required standards for consumer credit firms, including processes around theft and accidental damage insurance, cancelled sales and a smaller number of affordability checks. In March 2018, PerfectHome agreed with the FCA on a package of redress totalling over £2.1 million, made up of cash payments and balance write-offs for 37,000 customers. PerfectHome received FCA authorisation on 14 December 2017. In April 2019 the FCA introduced a pricing cap for the rent-to-own sector, with a new set of rules about pricing and the total cost of agreements. As an FCA-authorised business, PerfectHome had to adjust its pricing to comply with the new rules.

ASA rulings On 24 May 2016, PerfectHome broadcast a TV advert which was later challenged by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). A viewer argued that the advert didn't give the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) figure adequate prominence, as required. The ASA argued whether the advert, particularly the claim "style up the kitchen with big brand appliances", promoted the purchase of items on high-interest credit in an irresponsible manner. The investigation was upheld, and the ASA confirmed that the advert had breached BCAP Code rule 1.2 (Social responsibility). In turn, the advert was removed from broadcast. On 25 October 2018, PerfectHome broadcast a TV advert which was later challenged by the ASA. A complaint highlighted that the advert used lyrics from the Fairground Attraction song 'Perfect': "It's got to be perfect, it's got to be worth it. Too many people take second best, but I won't take anything less. It's got to be perfect" while walking around a house that contained a number of high-value items such as an iPad, wireless headphones, an American-style fridge freezer, and a flat screen TV. The ASA argued whether the use of the lyrics combined with luxury items promoted the purchase of items on high-interest credit in an irresponsible manner.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Perfecthome

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Perfecthome claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Perfecthome before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Perfecthome ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Perfecthome

In research: Perfecthome appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Perfecthome in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Perfecthome is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics British banned television advertisements, Companies based in Birmingham, West Midlands, Consumer electronics brands, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Perfecthome outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Perfecthome in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Perfecthome means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Perfecthome out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Perfecthome in simple terms?

PerfectHome was a rent-to-own retailer operating across Great Britain. It enabled customers to pay weekly for household and electrical goods.

Why does Perfecthome matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Perfecthome?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Perfecthome.