HOW TO HIRE · HOME REPAIRS & HANDYMAN · CHECKED OCTOBER 2026
Hiring a handyman in Ireland
No licence applies. These checks do.
32 guides for hiring handymen in Ireland, each one checked against the regulator, the statute or the official consumer guidance, with the sources and the month at the end. No register applies to this kind of work, so each guide says so and sets out what to check instead.
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Grouped the way you would ask for them. Every guide covers the checks, the questions and the quote for that job — then takes you to the handymen who cover your area.
Upkeep. You book a person for a set number of hours and they do what you ask: there is no scope and no quote, just the rate, the hours and the list.
Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.
Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.
Skilled, deep and specialist work. These are priced as a job, not as an hour, because they need equipment, a method or a team — and the quote is the thing to compare.
Upkeep. You book a person for a set number of hours and they do what you ask: there is no scope and no quote, just the rate, the hours and the list.
Skilled, deep and specialist work. These are priced as a job, not as an hour, because they need equipment, a method or a team — and the quote is the thing to compare.
Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.
Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.
What every home repairs & handyman guide covers
The checks before you book
TrustMark, a building control completion certificate and public liability, and professional indemnity from whoever designed it, and trader status under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 — each guide says which of them applies to its own job.
The questions worth asking
Six to eight questions for the job — what is included, who actually comes, what happens if something is damaged — each with what a good answer from a handyman sounds like.
What a fair quote looks like
What the written quote should contain, the warning signs, and what you should be handed when the job is done — the invoice, and a building control completion certificate where the job produces one.
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Home Repairs & Handyman businesses on Locufy, across the UK
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How these guides are made
Questions people ask
No. No register or licence applies to handymen in Ireland, and nobody can be struck off a register that does not exist. The checks that matter are trader status, insurance, references and a written scope — each guide sets them out for its own job.
The work itself, what is not included, the materials, the call-out if there is one, the dates, and the total with VAT shown separately. The quote should state the VAT rate; most work in this family is at 20%, so a price 'plus VAT' is that much dearer than it looks. In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts.
a building control completion certificate, issued by the building control body (local authority or registered building control approver in England), in England usually within 8 weeks of completion under a full plans application, if the work complies. Keep it: without it you may not have the certificates you need to sell the home. Plus the invoice and any guarantee.
Say what is wrong in writing first: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 a service must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and work that is not must be put right. If that fails, the Small Claims procedure handles consumer claims up to £10,000 (small claims track) in England and Wales, £5,000 (simple procedure) in Scotland and £5,000 (small claims) in Northern Ireland.
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Sources — checked October 2026
- TrustMark — the Government Endorsed Quality Scheme
- gov.uk — building regulations approval (England)
- gov.uk — building regulations: how to apply
- gov.uk — building regulations: use a competent person scheme
- gov.uk — building regulations and Approved Documents index (England)
- gov.uk — competent person schemes: current schemes and how they are authorised
- FENSA — replacement windows and doors
- CERTASS — competent person scheme for windows and doors
- mygov.scot — if a builder is doing the work for you
- nidirect — how to apply for Building Regulations approval
- gov.wales — building control approval for higher-risk buildings
- gov.uk — party walls and building work
- HSE — CDM 2015: domestic clients
- HSE — deciding if asbestos work must be done by a licensed contractor
- HSE — asbestos: frequently asked questions
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, regulation 8 — licensing
- Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
- gov.uk — VAT rates
- gov.uk — VAT on energy-saving materials and heating equipment (Notice 708/6)
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 54 — what you can ask for when a service falls short
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 30 — the 14-day cancellation period
- Citizens Advice — problem with building work, decorating or home improvements (England)
- Civil Procedure Rules Part 26 — the small claims track limit (England and Wales)
- Scottish Courts and Tribunals — making a claim under simple procedure
- nidirect — the small claims process (Northern Ireland)