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There’s a nonzero chance you’ll find something fucky that the previous owner has done, even with a like for like replacement. This happened with me for a bathroom light where they had butchered the fitting so I had to butcher the new one in the same way.
Take photos throughout so you can revert easily if needed, otherwise it’s straightforward!
Pantsmaster
Doing electrical work in your home is nothing to be scared of right? Just got a place with Robus spotlights in tracks in the kitchen. All fine apart from one where the bulb didn't work and they snapped the plastic housing that goes into the track, presumably while trying to replace the bulb.
It's not too expensive to buy a new unit (https://www.toolstation.com/acorn-50w-ip20-track-spotlight/p43255), so I am I right in thinking I could easily fix this myself?
Turn off consumer unit, disconnect wires from old light unit, connect to new unit the right way round, and then turn consumer unit back on and test?
There's no good reason to pay an electrician to do this, right?