Home Improvers Should Be Wary Of Tradesmen Touting Door to Door

Ratedpeople.com, the UK's largest match making service for home improvers and recommended tradesmen, has advised home owners not to consider tradesmen who use door to door methods of touting for work, and has suggested that residents take care when employing repair and maintenance workers.

More and more customers are being left out of pocket with poorly completed or unfinished jobs, as itinerant tradesmen, masquerading as professionals, approach home owners on their doorsteps posing as anything from local roofers to gardeners, trying to talk them into offering work.

Trading Standards has recently stated that it receives numerous complaints every year from home owners that have fallen foul of poor workmanship, inflated prices and even aggressive behaviour advising that care should be taken when employing repair and maintenance workers.

Indeed, government-endorsed TrustMark, has gone as far as to state that home owners should completely avoid workers who say they just happen to be in the area and try and talk them into a spur-of-the-moment decision.

However, Ratedpeople.com provides individuals with the means to avoid this, potentially very expensive, problem in the first instance. With a nationwide network of recommended tradesmen, from local builders to recommended bathroom designers, Ratedpeople.com has helped thousands of its users find a commendable tradesman within their local vicinity.

Ratedpeople.com looks to connect home owners and developers with interested local tradesmen who have been rated by their previous customers. The website aims to promote higher standards of home improvement, whilst creating an equal platform on which both businesses and consumers can communicate.

With over £30m in project value posted and monthly additions of more than 1,000 new tradesmen, Ratedpeople.com is the UK's largest match making service for home improvers and recommended tradesmen. The site has more than 55,000 unbiased ratings to date and ensures that tradesmen are only rated by actual customers.

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