Checkatrade: Hire Tradespeople

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About this app

With the Checkatrade app, you can easily find, book, and review over 50,000 vetted tradespeople. From emergency plumbers and electricians to roofers and local builders, manage all your home improvement tasks in one place - whose skills and price range best match your needs.

Why use the Checkatrade app?

• Find the right trade, instantly: Search by trade type or job — from emergency plumbers and electricians to builders, decorators, and cleaners — and browse trades that match your budget and location.
• Post your job in minutes: Describe your job, upload photos, and let trades come to you — ideal for complex or hard-to-describe jobs like roofing or refitting a kitchen.
• Fixed price jobs, booked instantly with Express: Tell us what you need, get an upfront fixed price, pick a time, and book on the spot. No waiting, no back and forth. Ideal for straightforward jobs like painting a bedroom or moving house.
• Know what to budget: Browse job cost estimates for home improvement and renovation projects in your area before you commit.
• Stay connected securely: Chat and call your tradesperson directly through the app — no need to share your personal contact details.
• Track your project: Get real-time notifications and reminders for appointments and upcoming milestones.

Every trade is checked, so you don't have to:
• Up to 12 vetting checks: Every tradesperson on Checkatrade — from gas engineers to landscapers — is verified before they can take on work.
• 6.2 million+ verified reviews: Read honest feedback from real homeowners in your area to make confident, informed decisions.
• The Checkatrade Guarantee: We stand behind our trades. Guarantee your work and claim up to £1000 if things don't go to plan (T&Cs apply).
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Updated on
Sep 30, 2026
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Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location, Personal info and 4 others
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, App activity and 2 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

9.82K reviews
Ian Barker
September 18, 2026
Generally easy to use when finding tradespeople. However, there are some design flaws, for example you can't withdraw a job from one tradesperson, only from everyone. Also when clicking 'Booked' there seems to be no way of allocating which of the people you've contacted it is allocated to.
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Checkatrade
September 21, 2026
Thanks for the feedback. We're glad you've generally found it easy to find tradespeople. We understand your frustration with not being able to withdraw a job from one tradesperson or clearly select who you've booked. We'll pass this feedback to the relevant team. Thanks, Checkatrade Team
Stuart Page
April 12, 2026
i find the app confusing and annoying and wish there was something better. i just want to post a job and let tradespeople contact me with offers to fix at what price or price per hour if they are available. i do not want to be mass messaging them to only be contacted days later. often i would just like to go with the first or second person to reach out and is available. i believe the reason it is like this is so that checkatrade can push sponsored listings to the top of a list you pick from.
25 people found this review helpful
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mossywell
July 5, 2026
1. unlike the web site, the app forces you to describe a problem so it can send out quotes. I just want to browse builders however. 2. the ai is just plain stupid! it does not listen and throws what it thinks is best and then doesn't allow any refinement once it has decided what you won't. avoid 3. the interface is very cluttered and hard to navigate.
5 people found this review helpful
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