What a quote from a UK tradesperson should include
One guide per trade, written for that trade rather than stamped out of a template. What the quote should itemise, the registration that trade actually needs, and the thing that most often goes wrong.
One guide per trade, each written for that trade rather than templated: what the quote should itemise, the registration that trade legally needs, and the thing that most often goes wrong. Where Tradelynx has nobody in that trade, the guide says so rather than implying otherwise.
Getting painting and decorating quotes in the UK
The cheapest quote is usually the one missing a coat
Getting quotes for electrical work in the UK
No certificate is not a saving, it is a cost deferred to your sale
Getting plumbing and heating quotes in the UK
The warranty is usually lost on paperwork, not on the work
Getting roofing quotes in the UK
Nobody inspects the part that fails
Getting quotes for an extension or building work
Stage payments against dates rather than stages
Getting plastering quotes in the UK
Painting it too soon
Where we can and cannot help
We only route work in Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton, and only in the trades we have people for: right now that is builder, carpenter, electrician, handyman, landscaper and roofer / guttering. Everywhere else, and in every other trade, we are still building our supply and would rather say so than pretend.
Each guide says plainly whether we have anybody in that trade. Several say we do not. The HomeLynx Passport is free for every UK home either way.