The statistic shows the checks that homeowners carry out before hiring a tradesman in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2015, by activity. The most important check carried out was a personal recommendation of the handyman by someone the homeowner knew well: family, friends or neighbors. Approximately 81 percent of the sample resorted to recommendations, whereas 79 percent paid attention to the fact, that a contractor could specify the cost of their work up-front. The fourth and fifth most important checks carried out both involved the internet, with 63 percent of people searching online for reviews and 61 percent searching for the tradesman's website.
Checks carried out by homeowners before hiring a tradesman in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015
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YouGov, & HomeOwners Alliance. (April 18, 2015). Checks carried out by homeowners before hiring a tradesman in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428768/uk-homeowners-hiring-tradesmen-criteria/
YouGov, und HomeOwners Alliance. "Checks carried out by homeowners before hiring a tradesman in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015." Chart. April 18, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428768/uk-homeowners-hiring-tradesmen-criteria/
YouGov, HomeOwners Alliance. (2015). Checks carried out by homeowners before hiring a tradesman in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428768/uk-homeowners-hiring-tradesmen-criteria/
YouGov, and HomeOwners Alliance. "Checks Carried out by Homeowners before Hiring a Tradesman in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428768/uk-homeowners-hiring-tradesmen-criteria/
YouGov & HomeOwners Alliance, Checks carried out by homeowners before hiring a tradesman in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428768/uk-homeowners-hiring-tradesmen-criteria/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Checks carried out by homeowners before hiring a tradesman in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015 [Graph], YouGov, & HomeOwners Alliance, April 18, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/428768/uk-homeowners-hiring-tradesmen-criteria/