The average cost of getting building work done by tradespeople has risen to over £12,000, new data from Checkatrade reveals. While prices are on the up, the quality of tradespeople remains mixed, with ...

In March, I hired a roofer via Checkatrade to repair my chimney, as it was damaged and water was leaking in. I paid the roofer an initial sum of £500 to have scaffolding put up, which he sent a ...

A building firm whose owners were jailed over "bodge" roof repairs remained listed on an online trade directory after they were sentenced. Dean Smith and brothers Matty and James Rossiter were jailed ...

A “complete bodge job” by Checkatrade-vetted “cowboy” builders has left a couple £26,000 worse off and considering selling their “dream home” after their roof was left leaking and riddled with holes.

Checkatrade can still do more to protect customers from rogue traders despite blocking a record number of applicants last ...

Checkatrade can still do more to protect customers from rogue traders despite blocking a record number of applicants last year, its chief executive has said. Jambu Palaniappan, speaking during the ...

Enquiries about 'big ticket' home improvements increased in the last quarter, according to new data from Checkatrade. While the quarter-on-quarter figures were strong, the year-on-year picture was, ...

Leaving an online review can help future customers make the correct choice with many not putting their hands in their pockets until they have sort out what is said by others. New research from ...