Welcome to the UK Trades Confederation Website

Q: Where do you get references for trade professionals?

A: From people like you. To become a member of the Quality Assured trade association, trade professionals must allow us to vet them and take the names of 3 referees at random from their work files. We then check these out independently. When contractors become members of this service, their performance is regularly appraised by their new clients - reporting back to us.

Q: What happens if I don't get a suitable trade professional?

A: It is possible that some requests in some areas will be difficult to match at first. When this happens, we will do our best to recruit new, vetted trade professionals to meet your needs as quickly as possible. We hope that you will bear with us as we develop this service.

Q: I'm not sure about giving out my contact details to lots of builders. Won't I be pestered with calls?

A: No. We give your name and telephone number to no more than three trade professionals, and give their details to you. You then call them to arrange an appointment. They may also call you.

Q: Once trade professionals are registered are they lifetime members?

A: No. We monitor performance regularly and if they fall below our standards - whether from a credit, legal or reference point of view - we rescind their membership.

Q: What happens if a trade professional does a bad job?

A: EasyquoteUK.com's careful vetting should make this a very rare occurrence. However, if you do have any issues with the trade professional during the job our free conciliation service can help to resolve matters. If an issue is discovered after the work has been completed and paid for, we will help you to get the original trade professional to put it right, or the Insurance Backed Guarantee will take over if he or she is no longer trading.

Q: Can you supply a list of trade professionals so I can choose one myself?

A: The value of our service is in matching you with the most appropriate trade professionals who specialise in your chosen project. Also our matching service will only pair you with trade professionals who are available to do your job to your timescale, saving you and them the hassle of numerous fruitless calls. If you just require a list, simply call our national helpline 020 8842 4442 or E-mail us.

Q: I'm interested in your service but want to speak to someone from EasyquoteUK.com. Who can I speak to?

A: Call us on 020 8842 4442 and we'll be delighted to help.

Q: Why not pick a contractor from the phone book?

A: This approach can be very time consuming and fruitless if none of the contractors are available, and may even result in you using a 'rogue' contractor with all the associated issues. With EasyquoteUK.com you know that each trade professional who contacts you has been vetted and recommended, and is available and qualified to do your job.

Q: How does EasyquoteUK.com protect customer information?

A: When you submit your project information, we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of all information submitted to prevent any unauthorised access (as required by the UK Data Protection Act 1984). This security means that we occasionally require proof of identity before disclosing sensitive information to site users.

Warranties and disclaimers

Any link to third party Websites by this web site are provided solely for the purpose of convenience of those browsing this web site. Please note that there is no control by us over the content on these sites. Should you decide to use them, you do so entirely at your own risk of what may appear on them.

The U.K. Trades & Allied Trades Confederation does not guarantee members work or any of the information on this web site is absolutely correct. Obviously we attempt to provide good information, but will not be held liable for any problems caused.

In using services provided by the U.K. Trades & Allied Trades Confederation, you acknowledge that the U.K. Trades & Allied Trades Confederation is not acting as your general contractor, agent, or lawyer. It is your responsibility to select a contractor and to negotiate the terms for any work performed, not that of the U.K. Trades & Allied Trades Confederation. The U.K. Trades & Allied Trades Confederation relies on data provided by third parties and on statements made by contractors and service providers and their references to determine which contractors to include on our site. Due to the time delay in the data gathering process, pending actions or other issues affecting a contractor's record may have occurred which are not included in the third party data supplied to us. We recommend that before you hire a contractor, you obtain confirmation of their details from them (such as their insurance cover, guarantees offered, qualifications etc.).

If the U.K. Trades & Allied Trades Confederation refers to any other companies or individuals in any manner, we are doing so for the purpose of supplying information. We do not profess to own any of them and have no intention of violating any of their copyrights. The U.K. Trades & Allied Trades Confederation accepts no liability for its member's work, as we are in no way connected to them.

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