John S.

Rated People do not sufficiently vet the tradespeople they advertise on their platform, they only check the current credit score of anyone applying to them. This means that an individual can open up a LTD company and apply with a clean record even if they have a dubious history and scores of scam companies behind them. They only trades they check for are plumbers on the Gas Safe register. No other competency checks are performed for other trades. It means that anyone with a screwdriver can pretend to be an electrician. The reviews on the platform can be easily faked and are not a true indication of competency. A rogue tradesperson can have people they know advertise fake jobs, then they pay for the lead, both pretend it's been done and submit a 5 star review. I am sure that the platform has a majority of reputable trades on there but if anything goes wrong, you are on your own. In this current day and age, people are crying out for quality trades, most of whom seldom need to advertise. So who are the people on here? We are currently taking a conman to court over electrical work, sourced via Rated People. He has falsely advertised NICEIC membership, he has owned, operated and closed 12 LTD companies in 7 years and this is "Vetting" for you. Beware. 2 Stars is for the fact that they removed this scum from their platform, he should never have been on there in the first place.