Trusted tradesman mapped as expert reveals how to avoid rogue traders

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In the wake of the news that energy prices have skyrocketed, there is no better time to be wary of costs. It is therefore vital that we protect our time and money by only recruiting the services of trustworthy tradesmen! 

 

Caution is crucial, especially given the fact that 56% of brits have fallen victim to cowboy builders in the last year.

 

With this in mind, Heatingforce.co.uk decided to investigate which UK city has the most trustworthy tradesmen

 

By utilising the government certified site Trustmark,experts at Heatingforce.co.uk discerned the number of tradesmen in each city by inputting the ‘city’ and then the following professions ‘electrician’, ‘plumber’, ‘carpenter and joiner’, ‘plasterer and renderer’ and ‘builder’. The total sum of these jobs was used to see which city has the most trustworthy tradesmen. 

 

The Top 5 Cities With The Most Trustworthy Tradesmen

 

Rank 

City 

Number Of Trustworthy Electrician 

Number Of Trustworthy Plumber 

Number Of Trustworthy Plasterer and Renderers 

Number Of Trustworthy Carpenters and Joiners

Number Of Trustworthy Builders

Total Number Of Trustworthy Tradesmen 

1

London

1,016

149

192

419

988

2,764

2

St Albans 

881

125

173

388

901

2,468

3

Chelmsford

576

93

95

212

6

982

4

Lichfield 

442

62

45

88

220

857

5

Coventry

412

61

47

90

211

821