“The last two times that I used Rated People I only received 1 response for each of the two jobs I posted. In both cases the respondents to these two posted jobs were very quick to turn up and quote a discounted price provided they could start the job immediately (The reason given being they already working in the area or had some 'spare time' between one job ending and another job starting!) Both traders came recommended according to reviews on Rated People's site. In both cases there were problems with keeping to initial quotes for the work after it commenced and in one case the tradesmen were threatening and abusive. Although I have used Rated People successfully on a number of occasions I shall no longer be using their services since I do not believe they vet tradesmen effectively and I believe that some reviews posted may be bogus. I also hear from trades people that they pay excessively to 'buy' these jobs from Rated People which may also serve as an impediment to the quality of the work they subsequently provide. I shall now rely on word of mouth recommendations from local people when deciding to employ tradespeople.”
“Let’s put it simple ;Rated people always always somehow finds a new way to rip off poor tradesmen ,Also they really hate in replying to tradesmen especially when it comes to dealing with bogus leads etc .So rated people needs to work on those issues for the genuine traders .thats the only reason tradesmen have lost their interest in it ..”
“Be very careful using this site as the site does not post the bad reviews for any companies. I have had a terrible experience with a company very recently which I found on rated People. I reviewed the company and gave it a 1 star rating. Expecting this to be posted so everybody can see my review, rated people decided not to make it public. I have sent e-mails to rated people asking the question why the review has not been posted but 2 weeks later no answer. The platform that connects trades to customers is not neutral and only posts of 4 or 5 star reviews, not giving the customer a balanced view of the trade companies. Will not be using Rated People in the future as they are happy to hide the truth.”
“M&n carpet service Muhamad , the work was ok , he quoted the
Job ,he came and laid the stair carpet ,then said he should have
Quoted more because it was stripes ,it was just stairs and small
landing , which did not need any joins, he made arrangements for the next visit bedroom 1 he did not turn up ,I was unable to contact him he did not answer his phone all day ,my grandson
Finally managed to get him the next day . After he was told he
Would not get any money until he had finished the job completely
He again asked for more money as he had to by glue which he had not included in his quote it was the most stressful couple of days
Ever , he spent most of his time with his phone stuck to his ear
Please do not use this company his name should be removed from
The lists of all agencies he is signed with”
“We hired through 'Rated People' Lee of 'William Witney, Proserve Building Solutions' to replace the old guttering of the house.
The work was completed to what we thought was a good standard and therefore the bill was settled in full. However, a few months later we began to have repeated problems with the guttering.
We contacted Lee and he said he would attend the following week to repair the problem, but on the date agreed, he did not show up. This occurred two more times, where a member of the household had had to stay in for the whole day on the date agreed and Lee did not show up without as much as a phone call to inform us.
Since then, we have tried contacting Lee on a weekly basis, asking him to honour the guarantee he provided and carry out the necessary repairs, but to no avail. This is going on for three months !!!
As Lee has completely cut of communication with us we hired an other tradesperson, which informed us that the problems occurred because Lee had not replaced three sections of the old guttering.
We are very disappointed with Lee of William Witney, Proserve Building Solutions, as we will have to pay again for the same job !!!
Kiki from Finchley”
“I was reading the comments before to ,,APPLY,, for this DISGASTIC company!!!
DON'T TRUST!!!
YOU WILL REALLY LOSE YOUR MONEY!!!
the 5 Star rating are FAKE”
“Placed job on site, then accepted quote from personal reference. Before I had a chance to withdraw job, phone rang. Thanked him for ringing, but told him job gone. He became very angry immediately, told me he had to pay site £25 for lead. Found out later if I confirmed he didn`t get chanced to quote, wouldn`t be charged. He knew this, as he applied for it. Shouted at me I would pay him the £25. I said I wouldn`t, and he said I would, and he knew where I lived. Which, thanks to rated people, he did. Called police, it`s being investigated. not giving name just now because of this. No phone number for Rated People Reply to e-mail said they didn`t read them! sent me to other page, which wouldn`t load. Never again.”
“Unable to cancel every time I have tried they trick you into another contract , terrible service from staff over the phone and a nightmare to get in contact with them”
“Realy bad service for trades. If you are looking for customers, do not use Rated People. We have paid hundreds for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!
Be warned: Once your test period ends there is no chance of you canceling their "service"! If you are not happy with them, they will eventually give you some credit to use on leads but t99% of their leads are not real. The only way to get rid of Rated People is to pay IN FULL the outstanding amount of your contract and walk awat empty handed.
Stay away!”
“I have had a very bad experirnce with one of the tradesmen from Tated People. The Company I contracted to fit my brand new kitchen was a total disaster: I sent an amail by without any help fro Rated People. The tradesman blocked my calls, took my money without any paper work given to me. I got very ill over it. I was advised to take a ligal action against the Company. Total nightmare”
“Absolute joke of a company, if your a tradesmen do not waste your time as you will be giving them money for nothing. You buy leads to get jobs and the people posting there jobs dont even reply to you, so you end up losing your money due to these time wasters. Dont bother trying to get a refund because you wont as the customer service is beyond poor.
Without tradesmen they have no business, sadly they dont act like this is the case.”
“Scam artists! Avoid!
If you're trade person please stay away from them. They will promise you alot to sign a contract with you but hardly give you a quarter from promising. You can't brake the contract and have to pay remaining months. And now the best part, they selling you a FAKE leads and act with you like a robot's. So save your money and stay away from fraud company!”
“Very disappointed with their company. I can be live how they treat tradesmen. People who work on they success. They are the biggest scam I ever meet . STAY AWAY IF YOU ARE TRADESMEN. They jobs leads not genuine and you can't get money back . They only care about their money . Costumer service useless.”
“You can find good trade people . But this is it . The company it's a big mistake . The worst company to work with. They are stilling money from tradesmen. The leads are not genuine. You cant even get the money back . Costumer service useless. Can't help with nothing .They care only about them self and money they take from tradesmen . Really disappointed. I spoke with many trade people and everyone say it's a scam . So if you trade person STAY AWAY. Don't give them opportunity to con you.”
“If you are a trade-person do not use RATED PEOPLE!
it's a scam. once you sign the agreement with them, you have to pay for 1 year plan!!! you can't cancel the agreement!
be very careful!”
“Do not use rated people they are just a money making scam both for customers and tradesmen.tradesmen are not even properly verified when I signed up they didn’t even ask for any qualifications or public liability insurance.all I had to do was pay there fee and I was suddenly a rated person”
