Checkatrade.com Reviews

Name: Checkatrade.com
Rating: 2.01

2.0 Rating 544 Reviews

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

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Checkatrade.com 5 star review on 21st October 2024

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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 30th September 2024

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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 25th September 2024

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Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 25th July 2024

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Please spell check and grammar If I could give a one star review I would. I have been with this company 7 year’s advertising and after someone online saying they had been over charged I then looked at my dd. It had gone up to £480 pcm so I called them up and asked them for a breakdown. This happened numerous times of them lying and that they would send a invoice over or that I have been over charged and I will be refunded. I eventually told them that I will cancel the direct debit as I wasn’t given an answer. A few months later I get a letter off solicitors saying they are taking me to court. I had never signed any agreement since I started either and then they carried on charging me and now are threading court. Each time I call the office I waste over 1 hour of my life. They don’t vet the trades and half of them on the site are cowboys, they just want to take your money every month and when you ask what it’s for it’s impossible to get an answer. If you’re a tradesman stay away from these guys for advertisement shocking back end office and systems in place. DO NOT USE”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I was conned on the phone into joining Checkatrade. I have had no work and am now threatened with court action for wanting to leave this company as it's a one year verbal contract. Avoid at all cost. This scammers are appalling and should be banned.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Look out for the verbal one year contract over the telephone. Homeserve brought out Checkatrade 2017 it's now a Scam.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Mr Richard Cole came to cleam our gutters on 17/03/2023 and have done very remarkable and very good job. He is very professional and know all the jobs perfectly. We wish him all the best and definite us his services and recomend our other friends and families. Amarjit Duggal Melbury AVE, UB2 4HT”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Amicord Arial Services repaired the Arial problem we had. They were so professional and showed respect for the property. I strongly recommend them.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Darren genevese was brilliant went over and above for the customer Roz armiger”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Was assured i would get 6 leeds a week Not got 1 in 6 weeks”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Awful! I was mis-sold something over the phone that turned out to be very different in practise I stated i wasn't happy but they didn't want to know. Once they think they've tied you in that's it... I got no support, no jobs,nothing.. So i am now going to court because how can i be expected to pay for something I haven't used?? It would be like Netflix chasing me for a years membership if i cancelled... Balls to them I am willing to see this out because it's criminal. They promise the earth on the phone yet the service isn't what I got therefor I shouldn't be expected to pay... simple”

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Posted 1 year ago

“A WEEK AGO THIS REVIEW WOULD HAVE BEEN 5 STARS, BUT I FEEL I MUST WARN ANYONE WHO IS THINKING OF JOINING CHECK-A-TRADE, TO THINK WISELY. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL MEMBERS, STICKING TO RULES, AND BANKED MULTIPLE 10 OUT OF 10 REVIEWS, IN FACT, WE DID NOT EVEN HAVE 1 BAD REVIEW OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS, WE SPENT INTO THE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS ON EMBROIDERED UNIFORM, TSHIRTS, JACKETS, HOODIES, RAIN COATS,MALE, FEMALE, VAN WRAPPING, ALL WITH CHECK-A-TRADE LOGO'S. 3 DAYS AGO I RECIEVED AN EMAIL STATING WE HAD BEEN REPORTED AS COLD CALLING BY AN ANONYMOUS PERSON, SO THEY ARE TERMINATING MY MEMBERSHIP WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, REVOKING ALL AFFILIATE RIGHTS, AND WE'RE TO REMOVE ALL LOGOS FROM OUR WEBSITE, UNIFORM, VANS ETC ETC ETC...NOW MY PARTNER IS A 20 YEAR VETERAN OF THE MET POLICE, IM MORE THAN AWARE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND WE HIRE AN 18 YEAR BOY TO "POST" LEAFLETS THROUGH DOORS, SO I CALLED CHECK-A-TRADE, AS ONE COULD IMAGINE, A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF EVERYTHING WOULD COST IN THE THOUSANDS TO REMOVE & REPLACE, SO SURELY, THERE MUST BE SOME FORM OF PROOF THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS, SO I GOT THROUGH, SPOKE TO A TEENAGER, WHO WAS AT HOME, READ THE EMAIL HE HAD ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF HIM, AND ROBOTICALLY SAID ITS AGAINST OUR POLICY TO COLD CALL, I EXPLAINED THIS WAS WRONG, AND THAT WE WERE POSTING LEAFLETS, HE SAID IVE SENT AN EMAIL TO MY MANAGER, AND WILL CALL YOU BACK IN THE MORNING...NOBODY CALLED, MY PROFILE WAS DELETED, EVERY ONE OF THE REVIEWS I AND MY TEAM WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR !!! GONE/DELETED, AND WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A MANAGER TO CALL ME & SAY, "WELL HANG ON, THIS COULD BE A MALICIOUS CALL, OR MAYBE EVEN A GRUMPY PERSON WHO HATES LEAFLETS COMING THROUGH THEIR DOOR SO MUCH, THAT WITHOUT REALLY THINKING OF THE DAMAGE THAT MAKING AN ACCUSATION LIKE THIS, COULD CAUSE TO SMALL COMPANIES LIKE MINE, THAT WORKED DAY AND NIGHT TO BUILD THEIR COMPANY FROM NOTHING. SO NOW JUST THINK FOR A SECOND, IMAGINE, ANYBODY COULD RING,COMPETITION MAYBE,OR A DISGRUNTLED PERSON,MAKE AN ACCUSATION OF COLD CALLING, AND THEY WILL DELETE EVERYTHING, WITHOUT OFFERING A SHRED OF PROOF, LITTERALLY NO EXPLANATION, OTHER THAN "SOMEONE SAID", NO MY VANS HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN FOR LOGOS TO BE REMOVED, NEW UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COMPANY,A WEB DESIGNER WILL NEED TO BE PAID TO OVERHAUL THE SITE REMOVING ALL LOGOS, DIARY'S, BINNED,STATIONARY, BINNED...BUT MOST OF ALL, THINK ABOUT THE REVIEWS YOU WILL LOSE...I PAID FOR MEAL OUT FOR EVERY SINGLE REVIEW MY CUSTOMERS LEFT US, A DINE OUT CARD WAS SENT AS A THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW US...I AM A 1 IN A MILLION COMPANY OWNER, WHO HAS WORKED FOR THE PEOPLE WHO JUST WANTED THE MONEY, DID RUBBISH WORK AND LEFT THEM CALLING WITH NO ANSWER...I MADE SURE I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT, I KNEW HOW TO MAKE MY CLIENTS HAPPY, AND IF THAT MEANT PAYING SOME COMPANY TO SAY I AM A "CHECKED TRADER" , THEN SO BE IT...SND FOR IT TO END IN SUCH A DISRESPECTFUL WAY, IS UTTERLY UNBELIEVABLE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT TRUST A TRADER ARE AWARE OF MALICIOUS CALLS SUCH AS THE ONE THATS GOING TO COST ME £1,000.00s , AND TO COMBAT THIS, THEY ACTUALLY BUILD A CASE, ASK FOR SOLID PROOF, FOR EXAMPLE, VIDEO FOOTAGE OF A PERSON DOING THE DEED ITSELF, PRESENTING IT, WAYYYY BEFORE DELETING YOUR ACCOUNT AND EVERYTHING IN IT....I WASNT GOING TO EVER TOUCH A COMPANY SUCH AS THIS AGAIN, BUT KNOWING THAT TRUST A TRADER WILL ACTUALLY DO SOME BASIC CUSTOMER CARE CALLS, AND INVESTIGATIVE MEASURES, BEFORE CUTTING YOU OFF AT THE KNEES FOR SOMETHING THAT NEVER HAPPENED...WELL I HAVE NO CHOICE...I WILL HAVE MY ADMIN LADYS SPREAD THIS THROUGHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO RAISE TGIS AWARENESS, AND REALLY TO WARN PEOPLE OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF SIGNING UP WITH THIS COMPANY....WHO BY THE WAY DID ABSOLUTELY NO CHECKS ON MY COMPANY WHATSOEVER, NOR DID THEY CALL AND CUSTOMERS TO CHECK QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP BEFORE ALLOWING ME TO BE REGISTERED AS A "CHECKED AND VERIFIED COMPANY"....SO THE WHOLE THING HAS BEEN ONE LARGE MONEY MAKING TRANSACTION FOR THEM, ONLY TO FINISH WITH A MASSIVE BLOW FINANCIALLY FOR MY COMPANY. I FLEW YOUR FLAG FOR OVER A YEAR, SPREADING GOOD WORD ABOUT YOU, AND ADVERTISED YOUR COMPANY FOR YOU, WHILE PAYING YOU! YOU SHOULD BE NAMED AND SHAMED FOR THE CROOKERY IN WHICH YOU TWLL THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT YOU CHECK COMPANIES, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY ONLY CHECKED THAT I HAD A PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE IN PLACE BEFORE PUTTING ME ON YOUR BOOKS, AND HOUNDING ME FOR MONTHS TO UPGRADE TO THE ULTIMATE TRADESMAN ACCOUNT. WHICH BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS ABOUT TO DO, TO UTILISE YOUR LEADS. .. THANKS FOR NOTHING "CHECK-A-TRADE" !”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I had 4 years of hell home improvements most via checkatrade and checkatrade smiling, who cares eh. The tick you cannot trust! I ended up writing a book about it, I was so stressed! I called the book the cowboy hounds, unfortunately by law I am not allow to name and shame, but they read it with one of their people even posting a bad review about my book though they have not purchased so not read it.”

Checkatrade.com 1 star review on 6th March 2023

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Posted 1 year ago

“On joining Checkatrade you will be promised the earth but in reality will receive very little. Checkatrade’s answer is always to speak to one of there advisers who will always try to sell you different areas at crazy prices or to pay extra to have an advantage. They always talk about fair competition and doing the right thing but again in reality they really do fall very very short. You are tied into a contract and are made to see out the contract even if you receive very little or no responses. You can ask them if your ad is ok and they will reassure you that you have a great add. Next it will be you need more reviews so you get loads of reviews from jobs and still no change. Last word rip off, con, day light robbery or any other negative you can think of. Please please think twice. If I can help one person not to make the same huge Checkatrade mistake then I am a happy man Date of experience: 01 February 2023”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Scammers Scammers! Stay away!!!! After being missold a contract to me offering jobs starting from 1K mark, discounts as a trader, i got into a contract paying £175 monthly fee yet its already 2 months and i had not even 1 single job. Everytime i complained, they kept offering me new things but none become true. The last manager i spoke to (Richard) offered me 1 month free as an apology but again that was a lie, they still took the money from my account. Keep away. These people only take your money. You will not get any jobs. They are well trained to make lies and they dont stick to anything they say apart from forcing to keep you in contract! Do not get fooled like me!!! İm a trader! There is no real genuine jobs!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I urge any trades man thinking of joining checkatrade to avoid them at all costs they take your money give u very poor leads and throw u of there site for one customer compliant I have been with them for five years and just had my membership cancelled after one customer compliant. STAY CLEAR AND AVOID AT ALL COST THE MONEY THEY CHARGE NOT WORTH IT.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I emailed twice EARLIER THIS YEARS STATING i DO NOT WANT TO RENEW MEBERSHIP Today I received an email stating my membership is renewed and I have have 24 hrs to cancel, I discovered the email on Sunday afternoon, which had been sent to me on Thursday 4 days before. The email sdted i have 24 hrs to cancel from once the email is recieve, if i go over this time period, then that means my membership will renew by default. SCAM SCAM SCAM STAY AWAY.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Absolute rubbish... Been with them from their conception... they failed to take a payment from my account and soon the debt collection letters arrived. This has now happened twice. One this occasion to have my account reinstated they want me to commit a brand new 12 month contract. Or the debt collectors will pursue me for the remaining contract payment... get stuffed.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I saw a company advertising on their website, with glowing reviews. All good I thought. So I checked on Companies House to find about them, but they were dissolved and only been around for less than 2 years. Warning bells went off in my head, a sign of cowboy outfits can be short-lived companies - who can claim against a company that no longer trades, right? Anyway, I wrote to checkatrade who wouldn't explain. Just said it was 'complicated'. So I will avoid using anyone on this website. Oh, this is the second time I've written about this, so I guess reviews.io are being leaned on to have the review removed. Am happy to supply reviews.io with proof so they don't become another review company who is biased towards the company and are someone we, customers can rely on.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“This crowd are absolutely awful. I emailed twice prior to my renewal date staying I did not want to renew for another twelve months. Today I received an email with an invoice attached for £146.40. they do not recognise anything in writing and insist you can only cancel over a phone conversation. After a five minute conversation, it was concluded there is nothing I can do and have to fulfill my twelve month subscription despite having written confirmation that I did not wish to. Any tradesperson thinking of joining, believe me it is such a waste of money.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Checkatrade we caught you out AGAIN ….. how many more times and chances do we have to give you wrong uns! What you have done is like catching a member of staff with there hand in the till Trying to sneakily take an extra £135pm without any notice or communication. (Tut Tut) You are nothing more than low life chancers trying to leach of a company that have shown you nothing but loyalty for over 8 years. We explained your underhand behaviour to our bank and within seconds agreed with us and have agreed to get our money back. Worryingly they also stated “for our own protection they have cancelled the direct debit” I may be wrong but for a bank to act that quick and make a comment like that I tend to think I’m not the only one you have tried to sneakily try to scam . Well your low life behaviour is nothing more than blatant fraud, what’s worse if you do this to trades that have lined your pockets with thousands and thousands of pounds over the years, what would you do to a customer, Maybe I’m just being cynical but I don’t trust you and I wouldn’t trust your guarantee like I said your Wrong Uns Protect customers from cowboys lol your the biggest cowboy out there if I’m wrong why is there a Facebook group set up by trades all with horrific stories to talk about the way you have treated them You say reviews are posted good or bad on members profiles so if that’s the case you won’t delete this and let others read how you treat your paying members. 🤠💰”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I’ve been with checkatrade as a tradesman for 10 years now and missed a payment on my account over Christmas. Get a phone call 6 weeks after. Then a week later sending a solicitors letter demanding I paid the next 10 mouth upfront and kicked off the site. Seen Homeserve took over they have gone down Hill. Only interested in the money and not the tradesman. When the other owner was there they would phone you monthly , text you and evening send a letter. Which they done do any more. But happy to take £168 per mouth. Even when you have no work. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE ANYMORE. PLEASE DONT THORE FOR THE LIES. AND JOIN A DIFFERENT COMPANY LIKE KEVIN BYRNE NEW ONE.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Egress with traders. It a wellspun money making scheme for the site. Traders get shafted and customers fall for it.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Checkatrade.com is rated 2.0 based on 544 reviews