Checkatrade.com Reviews

2.1 Rating 446 Reviews
26 %
of reviewers recommend Checkatrade.com

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5-6 Sherrington Mews, Ellis Square, Selsey CHICHESTER
PO20 0FJ

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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 10th July 2023
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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 6th March 2023
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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 19th July 2022
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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 14th February 2022
Patricia Marchand
Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 27th June 2021
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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 27th June 2021
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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 27th June 2021
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Checkatrade has changed. They force things on you, the contracts are a con. Then I've had really abusive experiences and reported it. Even had racist experience that Checkatrade supported it was unbelievable in 2023, the police took my side when reported but checkatrade even with evidence said the customer can do what they like and they allow it.
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Posted 8 months ago
Checkatrade was taken over by a very dodgy insurance company called Homeserve. Homeserve - we couldn't care less about. Very much look forward to them trying to sue us. Very very dodgy insurance company. Last year, July 2022, Checkatrade took out of our account, as so many of other tradesmen mentioned, £2,900. We cancelled our Direct Debit, because they should have never taken that amount and they broke the Direct Debit Mandate that they signed up to. They are supposed to give 3 days notice before they change the Direct Debit. When they were challenged on this, they ran away, never came back to us for 3 months. They cancelled our membership on December 9th, but we already made it very clear that we were going to leave them in July. They employed a very dodgy Solicitor firm called Shoosmiths Solicitors, who sent the Court letters to a different address, not to us but to themselves, acting as if they were representing us. As we never received the paperwork, they automatically applied for Judgment for £8,000. The fools Shoosmiths Solicitors spent over 500.00 to act dodgily in the Courts. The funny is we never paid them anything and to all the other tradesmen, do not pay a singe penny. Shoosmiths have been struck off so many times by the Regulator, but they keep on changing their company names, hence why Homeserve (Vetted ltd/Checkatrade) use them. Checkatrade offers a 3 months free trial to new tradesmen because Checkatrade is not working. You don't offer free trials if you are a successful business. Then they tie you up for 12 months when you try to leave. A very dodgy company. We left Checkatrade last year, best thing we ever did. Extremely dodgy company. Homeserve have altered the algorithm to benefit themselves and Checkatrade, their own company, which totally goes against tradesmen. We look forward to Homeserve/ Vetted ltd/Checkatrade and Shoosmiths Solicitors trying to sue us, totally corrupt companies that constantly have to change their names (Shoosmiths).
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Posted 8 months ago
Don't trust this website keep away
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Posted 8 months ago
Disgusting business can't cancel with without paying huge amount dont pay SOLICITOR after SOLICITOR letter now been taken to court by them .when didn't even recieve work through them .ROBBING BASTARDS
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Posted 8 months ago
Said I can cancel at any given time when I signed up, i called to cancel due to unforseen circumstances on the 16th day and now saying I can't. They have issued a £400+ bill and threatening me with legal action. Absolutely shocking behaviour Its a big trap
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Posted 8 months ago
Avoid!!!!!
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Posted 8 months ago
If your a trade don't sign up with them it's a trap ,I signed up done two jobs no problems and then I get locked out of my account tried contacting checkatrade about the problem which was almost impossible, still got bills from them even though I wasn't used g there service , and now I have bailiffs harrassing me for over a grand , so use checkatrade at your own risk
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Posted 8 months ago
Stay well away from checkatrade weather you're a tradesmen or a homeowner, I joined checkatrade and its all been broken promises and lies and I've had no relevant leads for the work I'm looking for. Paying £100 a month for the lite membership which promises a minimum of 4 leads a month and its just wasted money. Also from a home owners point of view, one of the vetting questions I was asked when joining was "can you confirm that you have at least 6 month experience in your trade"? You can't learn any trade in 6 months, checkatrade is a con and they literally let anyone join! Stay away!
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Posted 8 months ago
I definitely wouldn't recommend. Seems to be putting profit above quality service
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Posted 8 months ago
Full of cowboy tradesmen. Stay clear. Be warned.
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Posted 8 months ago
I've been a member of Checkatrade for over 10 years it used to work well for my company until they let the rogue traders ion the site something the said they would never do , i used to spend over a £1000 a month with websites and leaflet drops but i refuse to be associated with National companies ripping people off ! the worse thing is as they are National they build up reviews much quicker so its taken me 10 years to get 1500 reviews because i can only get them local these companies already have taken over me within 1 year surely they should only be able to show the reviews in the area they cover i.e if someone put in a trade in Portsmouth there Portsmouth reviews should only show not reviews in Liverpool total joke really my spend now has come down from £1000 per month to £150 per month and even that i think now is too much real shame but i guess money talks ?
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Posted 9 months ago
Checkatrade guarantee is not guaranteed checkatrade scam scam scam do not use tham or there tradesmen you will lose money check a trade is UK scammers
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Posted 9 months ago
A site for cowboys don't go near it!!
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Posted 9 months ago
Meant to be impartial but biased towards the consumer. Received our first and only negative fabricated review, since being with Checkatrade for 5 years. Sent Checkatrade all evidence photos, emails, invoices etc. The review was still published. Only limited to a few sentences in our "right to reply". No support for our small business. Very disappointed. They are happy to take your money and the price increase greatly every year.
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Posted 9 months ago
We are a contractor registered with Checkatrade I reduced my membership with them due to the significant lack of leads being sent through from the company. Our businesses boasts 5 star reviews so its no reflection of us. On Friday 07/07/2023 we were charged £111.76 for a months subscription. In that month we had only two leads! Thats not actual jobs but but people just enquiring about our business. At £55.88 a lead Im sure you will agree thats a crazy amount of money to be charged for absolutely nothing. I have emailed Checkatrade who have failed to reply to me and so unfortunately its a 1* review and a cancellation of a membership.
Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 10th July 2023
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Posted 9 months ago
Thanks for your review! Checkatrade.com Add photo Your review is pending.Read more Darren 0 reviews GB Wouldn't go near it again Wouldn't go near it again, or recommend. They promote to help you and your business when actual fact they just want your money and then ignore you. I was with them for 2 years before this year, they promote the £200 sign up toolstation voucher, supposedly I missed out on that because I didn't sent my public liability, eventhough I uploaded on the app and emailed them. My account manager Nick, one of the worst guys I've came across, so rude, unprofessional and unhelpful it's embarrassing. I also emailed him previously when I resigned up about uploading my public liability,l, but surprise surprise he was on holiday that week I emailed. Strange thing was no automatic reply saying this or no response when he came back if he was, strange no? Very expensive job leads, where vast majority of the jobs are not even worth your time, would strongly recommend another job leading site like trustatrader etc
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Posted 9 months ago
They are all for the customer and never for the trades person. Waited 10 weeks for a call back after numerous promises. And we have now waited 4 weeks for a refund and still waiting. Very unhelpful staff
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Posted 9 months ago
Lied about membership terms, saying wouldn’t be in a contract, just complete rip off company trust a trader and others much better value,
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Posted 9 months ago
Was overcharge on repairs and am still waiting for the guaranteed which we have given up on asking. Will not recommend these roofs. Poor workmanship all they wanted was our money.
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Posted 9 months ago
Avoid, rude staff and unhelpful when somethings goes wrong. Wouldn't publish a negative review so clearly on the side of the trader.
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Posted 10 months ago
Checkatrade.com is rated 2.1 based on 446 reviews