Many of your customers may have been dormant due to furloughing and the lockdowns but when furloughing ends thousands of firms could go into administration. That means you may not get paid. Things have changed during the pandemic. Do a credit check on them first with Checkaco to see if they are still solvent. The ratings are poor, […]
The builders have done a runner!
Paying a big deposit? Do a Checkaco first! If you are paying a hefty deposit for building work, a new conservatory or a new extension then do a credit check first with Checkaco. You’ll see if the builders you are using are reliable. The ratings are poor, fair, good or excellent – find out now for […]
Have you checked your credit rating?
Potential clients will invariably do a credit check with you before they order work – if your credit rating is poor they’ll run a mile. Check what they see with Checkaco and update it if it’s incorrect Is it poor, fair, good or excellent – find out now for just £5.95!If a potential customer uses an […]
Behind the Mask
Beware the phoney face mask seller – don’t part with any cash until you’ve checked them on Checkaco.com. Thousands of people are ordering face masks and other PPE items every hour of the day in the UK as the Covid-19 outbreak continues and the call to return to normal grows. However Checkaco has come across […]
Beware the get rich quick Ponzi schemes
Beware the get rich quick Ponzi schemes – like this one that left people in the UK £21m out of pocket. Ever since Charles Ponzi promised investors in American in the 1920s 100% profit on investing in his scheme within 90 days, Ponzi schemes have tempted the public to part with their cash. Oh course […]
Flowers, plants & shrubs… oh my!
Thank goodness garden centres are reopening as there are rogue sites online that say they sell plants but they never arrive. There have been a string of complaints about online firms who claim to stock flowers, bedding plants and shrubs which can be ordered and delivered during the lock down. Often they are set up […]
The coronavirus catch: builder won’t return buyer’s deposit
The Guardian’s Miles Brignall has written about the case of a house buyer who said they have been well and truly stitched up Redrow Homes this April. The reader contacted Miles Brignall to say: “Earlier this year, we agreed to buy a newly built home in Kent from the developer Redrow. We had sold our […]
Classic example of why to use Checkaco: the hotel that keeps going bust
When bride-to-be Roxanne Reeve paid a £500 deposit to the Lenwade House Hotel for her September wedding last year at the posh Norfolk venue she had no idea it would go bust. She was doubly shocked when not only did she lose the £500 deposit and her dream wedding but she discovered the hotel had […]
Checkaco a new landlord before you pay your deposit (so you don’t lose your cash)
My daughter recently left her flat to rent a new property in Cardiff but was told her £300 deposit on the old flat would not be returned as the landlady had to clean the flat. When my daughter pointed out she had cleaned the flat from top to bottom and left it immaculately clean she […]
Offered a new tarmac driveway?
Offered a new tarmac driveway?