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UK tradespeople: plumbers, electricians, builders and what to check before you hire
VettedHome publishes guides on working with local trades: plumbers, electricians, builders, roofers, plasterers and more, and you can send us an enquiry, which we read and reply to by email. We do not sell your details to anyone.
General trades are the most-searched home services in the UK, and also the most crowded online. Our answer is not another open directory. We read each enquiry and reply by email.
Pick a trade or service below. Each links through to what the job involves, what an honest quote should include and how to check a named engineer against the relevant register yourself, plus our plain-English cost and how-to guides so you know what a fair price looks like before you book. Our trade content folds in from FindATradey, which will redirect here.
Already know what you need? Tell us the job and your postcode and we will read it and reply by email.
Which trade or service do you need?
Plumbing
Electrical
Heating
Wondering what "VettedHome" actually means, given no installer is vetted by us? Read how we check what we publish.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from an open trades directory?
Open directories often sell one enquiry to many trades, so you get swamped with calls. VettedHome does not pass your enquiry to any trade today: we read it and reply by email, and we do not sell your number to dozens.
What does "VettedHome" mean here?
It's our name, not a claim every trade has already been checked by us. Register membership, Gas Safe for gas work, a competent-person scheme such as NICEIC for electrical work, MCS for heat pumps, is something you can check yourself for free on the official register, and we link to them. Where we can, we name the engineer rather than hand you an anonymous lead.
Is it free for homeowners?
Yes. VettedHome is free for homeowners. We read your enquiry and reply by email; we do not pass your enquiry to a trade. We are not a lender or an installer.
Want to ask us about it?
Free for homeowners, no obligation. We read your enquiry and reply by email; we do not pass your enquiry to a trade.
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Editor, VettedHome
Adam leads VettedHome's editorial coverage of UK home services. He is the founder and managing director of Muswell Rose, the commercial strategy and modern systems business behind a portfolio of UK information sites, and he researches and writes the plain-English guides that help homeowners choose between installers and trades, drawing on the standards set by the relevant bodies for each job, such as Gas Safe Register, NICEIC, MCS, TrustMark and the Property Care Association. He is clear about what to check before any work starts.
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