A short list of trusted handyman and tradesperson websites we have worked with or recommend. If you are outside our service area, one of the sites below may be useful to you.
Trusted Handyman Sites
- Handy Andrew
- Handyman Newcastle
- Handyman Sunderland
- Handyman Durham
- Handyman Darlington
- Handyman Middlesbrough
- Handyman Ashington
- Handyman Hexham
- Handyman Alnwick
- Handyman Rotherham
- Handyman Maidstone
- Handyman Suffolk
- Handyman Norfolk
- Handyman North London
- Handyman Chelmsford
- Handyman Essex
Friends
Want to Be Listed?
If you run a small, honest, well-reviewed handyman or trade business in a different part of the UK and you'd like to be listed here, drop us a line at info@handymansunderland.co.uk. We don't charge for listings, but we do ask that the site is genuinely yours, and that you have a track record of satisfied customers.
Outbound links are provided as a convenience. We have no control over the content or business practices of third-party websites and we do not endorse anything on them. Please make your own enquiries before booking work.
Choosing a Handyman From the List
Every business on this page is one we have either worked with, swapped advice with, or know by reputation through trade contacts. That said, no list is a substitute for doing your own homework. Whenever you book any tradesperson — from this list or anywhere else — we suggest a short checklist. First, look for a real business address or at least a real geographic area of operation: be wary of generic "national" handyman sites with no specific base. Second, ask for the name of the person who will actually do the work, and whether they will be doing it themselves or sub-contracting it. Third, get the quote in writing and check whether it is fixed or estimated. Fourth, ask what guarantees they offer on their work, and whether it is in writing. None of these are unreasonable questions and any honest tradesperson will be happy to answer them.
Why We List Other Handyman Sites
We are sometimes asked why we link to other handyman websites — surely they are competitors? The answer is no: a handyman business in Maidstone or Cambridge is not competing with us for work in Sunderland. The geography of small trades means our market is very local; we genuinely cannot help someone in Norfolk, and a Norfolk handyman cannot help our customers in Sunderland. Linking to one another makes the whole craft more visible and easier to find for everyone, and it gives a small leg-up to other small independent businesses doing the same work we do. The web is a more useful place when small businesses help each other.
Outside the UK?
This list is UK-only. We don't currently have trusted contacts overseas, and we'd rather not recommend businesses we don't know. If you are reading this from outside the UK and you need a handyman in your local area, we suggest using your country's equivalent of Trustpilot, Google Reviews or the local equivalent of Checkatrade, then applying the same five-point checklist above.
What If a Link Is Broken?
Websites come and go, especially small businesses that may be run by one or two people without a full-time webmaster. If you click a link on this page and it doesn't work, please let us know and we will check whether the site has moved or closed. We try to review this list at least once a year.
A Note on Trade Directories
You will notice this list doesn't include the major paid directories — Checkatrade, Rated People, MyBuilder, Trustatrader and so on. We're not opposed to them; many good tradespeople list on them. But our experience is that they tend to push customers toward whoever pays the highest membership fee, which is not always the best person for the job, and they often charge tradespeople a percentage of every quote regardless of whether it leads to work. We prefer to keep things lean: a small site, a clear list of services, direct enquiries, no middlemen. The handful of sites listed above are run on the same principle.
How to Tell a Good Handyman Site From a Bad One
A few quick signals to look for. A good handyman site has a real geographic area: it tells you exactly which towns or postcodes it serves. It has named services with detailed descriptions, not just a vague "we do everything". It has an actual contact form or email address, not just a generic "request a quote" widget that goes to a call-centre. It explains what it doesn't do as well as what it does. It mentions insurance and gives the cover amount. And — most tellingly — it has a privacy notice. Sites without one are almost always either too new to be properly set up, or being run by people who haven't thought hard about what they are doing with your data.
If You Want to Recommend a Site
If you have had genuinely excellent work done by a handyman or trade business somewhere else in the country and you would like us to consider listing them, please send us their website address and a brief note on the work they did for you. We can't promise to list everyone — the list is small on purpose — but we always read recommendations.