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What is the best way to wire ceiling lights?

Arran Cameron
The ceiling rose junction box with its loop-in wiring is now really showing its age and is no longer a practical (or even safe) installation for most residents who wish to install fancy light fittings. It is still, however, the most common arrangement for new build houses and rewires, probably as the result of the electrician's training and how they consider it to be the norm or they cannot think of (potentially better) alternatives.


So, what is the best way to wire ceiling lights? Should neutral wires be taken to the switches or not?
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    In fact, many years ago now, I rewired a very large house therefore a few lighting circuits more than the two min or likely three I often did but also many of the rooms had wall lights in addition to centre lights. Therefore I created seperate ccts for wall lights in order that many rooms could have at least some lighting even with a lighting circuit down and before using table lamps or standard lamps. I fact I`ve often saiid the reg stating divide circuits to minimize etc etc if taken in it`s strict sense would require each point being on it`s own circuit even if it`s all fed from one consumer unit and cutout - nobody but nobody would wire one such though (Well I suppose it`s always possible someone has but most unlikely).
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    In fact, many years ago now, I rewired a very large house therefore a few lighting circuits more than the two min or likely three I often did but also many of the rooms had wall lights in addition to centre lights. Therefore I created seperate ccts for wall lights in order that many rooms could have at least some lighting even with a lighting circuit down and before using table lamps or standard lamps. I fact I`ve often saiid the reg stating divide circuits to minimize etc etc if taken in it`s strict sense would require each point being on it`s own circuit even if it`s all fed from one consumer unit and cutout - nobody but nobody would wire one such though (Well I suppose it`s always possible someone has but most unlikely).
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