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Servicestart UK is a major online service intermediary, connecting 

buyers and sellers of all common household, building and business 

services. Servicestart has more than 18 000 registered companies 

responding to requests and is growing rapidly. 

Telephone : 020-8150 8085 (8am-5pm, mon-fri) 

Email: support@servicestart.co.uk (all days)

Servicestart can give you a good start when you need help in your 

home, at the office or in your neighbourhood. This is how it works:

1. Post a request - Reach all interested providers with a single click

2. Receive up to 5 quotes for your job - compare ratings & offers

3. Pick your provider and get the job done

It is free to post a request and there is no obligation to hire any of 

the companies offering you quotes. The providers pay a small fee to be able to contact you and spend time on sending you and offer. 

Hence, please use the service in a responsible manner and reply to 

their offer, even if you decide not to accept it for any reason.

Your information is secure. Your name and contact details are 

shown to a maximum of five providers and only after they confirm 

a serious interest in helping you. You receive an email from 

Servicestart as soon as a company wants to give you an offer. You 

are given the name and contact details of the company and access 

to the ratings and reviews from other users who hired the company 

previously. Your request is automatically closed when five 

companies have reported interest in providing you with their quote 

but you may close it before this at any time.

Questions? Or do you want assistance with filling our your request?

Please contact Servicestart , They would love to help.

Telephone : 020-8150 8085 (8am-5pm, mon-fri) 

Email: support@servicestart.co.uk (all days)

More advice for a successful project

Please consider that a well-written request receives more and 

better quotes. Hence, try to write a clear project description. You 

may take use of the pre-defined questions to add as much 

information as possible about your job. In addition, please use the 

free-text box to give your own description.

Compare quotes, ratings and qualifications

Once you have been put in contact with interested providers you 

are able to compare them. You are given the company details and 

reviews from previous clients they have won through Servicestart. 

Make sure to ask the company for any additional qualifications 

needed such as professional licenses and certificates.

Book an appointment

A personal meeting will give you the chance to ask questions 

directly to the provider and to evaluate how suitable they would be 

for your job. The meeting will also allow the provider to better 

calibrate their offer and price estimate to you. Many providers 

cannot give an exact price quote unless given the chance to meet 

and evaluate the project on-site. Of course, this mainly applies to 

building projects.

Select your provider and sign a contract

Sign a written contract

In most cases when buying a service it is wise to use some sort of 

written agreement. This reduces the risk of disputes and 

misunderstandings.

Buyer's Check List

Servicestart is founded on the conviction that the Internet will 

improve the transparency and efficiency of the market for services, 

that will benefit both buyers and sellers. Buying services will 

however remain more complex, compared to purchasing goods, 

and this is why it is important to be thorough in your choice of 

service provider and make sure you have a contract that regulates 

the affairs between you. Listed below are a few points to consider 

before entering into an agreement with a service provider.

Things to check before entering into an agreement

Verify details regarding the service provider:

Fiscal status - registered for corporate tax or not. In the case a 

provider is not registered for corporate tax it is the buyer who will 

be responsible for any tax payments.

Insurance - to what extent will they be able to cover any mistakes?

Licensing - In many industries there are established charters or 

licenses given to professional providers.

References - Alongside the ratings provided through Servicestart it 

is wise to ask for references from previous customers.

Verify details regarding the project:

Type of remuneration - fixed or variable

Time schedule

Guarantees

Post-project inspection

Once you feel confident you have found the right provider it is 

important that the job is performed according to expectations. 

Make a detailed agreement with your provider to cover time 

schedule, type and level of remuneration, inspection and quality 

control and guarantees.

Are you a private individual and want to know about your 

consumer rights and how to handle any disputes? Contact 

Consumer Direct on tel. 08454 040506.

Good luck with your project!