32 businesses
Architects & designers
Leeds
Small residential practice — extensions, sustainable design, and mechanical and electrical design.
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checked 11 Sept 2026
AJB Joinery & Building
Avisons Law
SRA regulatedB B Building Services (Yorkshire)
FENSA approvedBondmor Building Services
Chameleon Decorators
CJA Architecture
On the planning registerD&P Flooring
Dodsworth Gas Services
Which? Trusted TraderDoor Repairs (UK)
ADIA memberElecSafe Services
TrustMarkFurry Tail Groomers
G Bull & Sons
Greenshire Recycling
Hands Surveying
RICS regulatedHelpfix
Horsforth Heating Solutions
Which? Trusted TraderICF Bondmor
Passivhaus TrustInnova Legal
SRA regulatedK & A Cleaning Services
Kilmartin Plowman & Partners
ARB registeredLS1 Plumbing
TrustMarkMichael Heath Solicitors
SRA regulatedMondial Lighting
NH Property Services
Norton Connor
SRA regulatedPro-Fit Electrical Services
Rouse Electrical Contractors
T.C.N Roofing and Gutters
TC Roofing Maintenance
Vaughan Monckton Architecture
West End Landscapes
Nothing listed under that yet. The trade guides below still apply — they tell you what to ask for when there is no one to point you at.
Before you hire
Every trade, and what can be checked
A register exists for some trades and not others. Each guide says which one applies, how to search it in under a minute, and what to ask for when there is nothing to look up.
Building & structural
Anything that changes the shape of the house.
Builders & extensions
Partly regulatedRoofers
Partly regulatedWindows & doors
Government-authorised schemeHeating, plumbing & electrics
Includes the only two trades where working unregistered is a criminal offence.
Gas & heating engineers
Required by lawPlumbers
Partly regulatedElectricians
Government-authorised schemeInside the house
Finishing and upkeep. Largely unregulated, so what you ask for matters more.
Plasterers, tilers & carpenters
No register existsPainters & decorators
No register existsCleaners & handypeople
No register existsGarden & clearance
Where the licence that counts is the one for taking things away.
Gardeners & landscaping
Partly regulatedWaste removal & house clearance
Required by lawProperty & legal
Protected titles. Each has a public register you can search in under a minute.
Architects & designers
Required by lawSurveyors
Government-authorised schemeSolicitors
Required by lawFamily & pets
Where people ask about DBS checks — and where no directory can verify one.
Tutors & childcare
Partly regulatedDog walking, boarding & pet care
Partly regulatedWhat the badges mean
They say how much you can verify before you hire, not how good anyone is — a decorator with no register may well be the best in Horsforth.
- Required by law
- Working without registration is a criminal offence. The strongest check there is.
- Government-authorised scheme
- Registration lets them self-certify that work meets the Building Regulations.
- Partly regulated
- Part of the job is regulated and part is not. Check the regulated part.
- No register exists
- No licence, no register, no mandatory qualification. Judge the work and the paperwork.
Worth knowing
Three things that catch people out
Nobody can verify a DBS check for you. There is no public register, and a directory has no legal entitlement to look one up. Any site telling you a tutor or carer is "DBS verified" means the person said so. Ask to see the certificate yourself.
If your waste is fly-tipped, you can be prosecuted. Not just whoever dumped it. The duty to check that whoever takes your rubbish is a registered waste carrier sits with you, and the register is free to search.
Trade association membership is usually paid marketing. Some schemes assess competence and some simply take a subscription. The pages here say which is which for each trade, and the difference matters more than the badge.