128 community reports tagged Home improvement across 111 numbers.
Reports tagged Home improvement are steady: 2 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1.9 reports a week.
Friday is the busiest day for these reports, and 59% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Home Improvement Scam (Loft, Damp, etc).
Reports tagged Home improvement cover 111 different numbers. 9 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
Most common call type: Home Improvement Scam (Loft, Damp, etc)
All reports by the day they were submitted.
When reports are submitted, UK time.
"Someone calling about damp"
"Called about a housing issue that wasn't real. When questioned they hung up."
"Asked my name and if I was an about my solar panels hung up when I said I hadn’t asked about solar panels"
"Said he was Harry from a housing company checking up on a damp problem report or leak that needs fixing."
"Soooooo rude! A man told me my cover for pipes and plumbing was running out and asked how the plumbing was doing. I told him it was all fine and then he said he would extend my cover for another year. I told him he hadnt asked me and he said he was going to cancel my policy and charge me a cancellation fee for being rude!! OMG - what kind of service is that. Clearly a scam and in a panic I cancelled my DD with Severn Trent Water!!"
"Spam call from windows & doors company, seems like a chatbot that can't answer basic questions."
"Sounded like a robot voice telling me about help for buying windows."
"Pretending to give away or sell solar panels. Asking lots of questions to collect your details."
"This number keeps calling saying there is outstanding work on a council property. There is no such work. They are trying to sell repairs."
"Tried to sell me windows and doors. Wouldn’t say where he got my number."
"Said they were from a housing repair company asking about damages to my property (which I hadn't reported), then couldn't explain how they had my name and number but didn’t know if it was a council home."
"Said they were a local energy advisor - they are two counties away so not very local at all. They wanted to check my loft insulation in my loft that doesnt exist. They ring every few months from different numbers saying the same thing."
"They called me even though I'm on TPS. I asked how he got my number. He said they had everyones number. I told him again about TPS and he told me "it does not matter as we legally have to do a mandatory loft inspection". Then told me I did not understand TPS."
"Didn't verify their identity they would not give me the name of the company, started asking what type of property we had what type of loft insulation we had and if it was fiberglass insulation it could cause chest problems. When I asked again which company she was from she put the phone down."
"Called wanting to check my roof and asked for my age. one way!"
"They are selling windows using automated calls, and they keep ringing every week."
"Says they can do a solar survey to get into your property"
"Scam call wanting to know about housing repairs I apparently reported."
"Someone from the housing association phoned about repairs I asked for. They hung up when I asked what repairs they were referring to."
"help to buy windows Unsolicited sales call"
"Solar scam, called using similar numbers"
"Housing and Repairs robo call. Blocked caller"
"Unsolicited home improvement offer "Rose" in Punjabi, with English accent..."
""Harry" said he was calling about a report of damp or cracks in my property. I asked how he got my mobile number and he hung up."
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