Follow the latest home improvement trends and updates from the Rated People business. We’re happy to help with any questions and queries between 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Our Customer Care team can provide additional support at https://www.ratedpeople.com/contact-us.
House Rules:
Our service connects good people with good people, so we’ve set up some house rules to make sure the excitement of home improvement is the only thing on our users’ minds. Comments that violate these rules will be removed; users who persist in violating them will be banned from the page.
- Abusive language, swear words, obscenities, sexism or racism are not acceptable
- Harassment, threatening or stalking of members of staff, tradespeople, homeowners and other members of the community will not be tolerated
- Anything we consider spam – such as repetitive posts, and commercial promotional posts not connected to the service – will be removed
- Formal investigations currently underway must not be discussed for legal reasons
- Users must not share their personal details or those of others publicly
House Rules:
Our service connects good people with good people, so we’ve set up some house rules to make sure the excitement of home improvement is the only thing on our users’ minds. Comments that violate these rules will be removed; users who persist in violating them will be banned from the page.
- Abusive language, swear words, obscenities, sexism or racism are not acceptable
- Harassment, threatening or stalking of members of staff, tradespeople, homeowners and other members of the community will not be tolerated
- Anything we consider spam – such as repetitive posts, and commercial promotional posts not connected to the service – will be removed
- Formal investigations currently underway must not be discussed for legal reasons
- Users must not share their personal details or those of others publicly
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $15.53M
Founded date: 2005
Investors 3
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 11.02.2014 | Pre-IPO | $10.69M | - |
| 15.02.2011 | - | $4.84M | - |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.02.2014 | RatedPeople.com Raises £6.5M in pre-IPO Funding | RatedPeople.com, a London, UK-based platform that connects homeowners with local tradesmen, raised £6.5m in pre-IPO funding. Backers included Frog Capital (£5.5m) and Western Technology Investment (£1m of venture debt). In conjunction with ... |
| 26.10.2012 | Rated People Announces Appointment of Chris Havemann as New CEO | UK’s largest online trade recommendation service gears up for growth Rated People, the UK’s leading online service helping homeowners find reputable tradesmen, is gearing up for further growth with the appointment of Chris Havemann as its n... |
| 01.03.2011 | Cisco and Management Today Award 2011’s Business Heroes | Britain's most resilient firms celebrated 01st March 2011 - Businesses from across the UK were named "Business Heroes" as Cisco today announced the results of its hunt to find Britain's smart businesses. In its inaugural year, the... |
| 15.02.2011 | Rated People Receives £3M Investment from Frog Capital | Rated People, a London, UK-based online service connecting homeowners with local and recommended tradesmen, has received a £3m investment from Frog Capital. The company intends to use the funds to continue recruitment and invest in its onli... |
| 22.11.2010 | Skillendar is like a Tungle.me for service providers | Skillender recently launched the beta version of its site. It’s a place to share your “skills” but with the added element of your availability. One the one hand if you are a someone with the skils to provide (like a builder), Skillender is ... |
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