askporter meets checkatrade

Empowering Landlords with Nationwide Maintenance

At askporter, we understand that managing property repairs and maintenance, especially when scaling into new regions, can be a logistical burden. We have partnered with Checkatrade to provide landlords with a seamless, "hands-off" solution that combines our AI-driven communication platform with vetted tradespeople from the UK’s leading platform for home improvement.

Using askporter's chat assistant to book an appointment
Enhance efficiency
Reduce costs
Elevate tenant services
24/7 support

Features

Key Benefits for Landlords

This partnership is designed to reduce risk and save you time by streamlining the entire repair lifecycle:

Instant Resource Availability

Access professional tradespeople for all job types, even in areas where you lack existing contractor relationships, including Scotland and Wales.

12 Months Free Access

Benefit from the Checkatrade integration as a value-add to your core askporter service, allowing you to access their service without additional bolt-on fees for the first year.

Vetted Peace of Mind

Every tradesperson is vetted and reviewed, ensuring only the best professionals enter your properties.

Digital Paper Trail

Every quote, message, and payment is recorded in one auditable system, providing complete oversight without the manual admin.

Hands-off Coordination

Once you approve a price, the system automatically facilitates the "when and where" directly with the tenant.

Tenant Trust

Give your tenants a seamless journey, from the moment an issue rises to getting it resolved using one solution.

The challenges you face, the solutions we provide

Increasing staff costs

Smarter triage, fewer failed visits, increased first time fix.

Increasing staff costs

Smarter triage, fewer failed visits, increased first time fix.

Increasing staff costs

Smarter triage, fewer failed visits, increased first time fix.

Increasing staff costs

Smarter triage, fewer failed visits, increased first time fix.

Increasing staff costs

Smarter triage, fewer failed visits, increased first time fix.

How it works

A Unified Journey

We have simplified the maintenance process into one straight flow to ensure a coherent experience for both you and your tenants.

A tenant notifying the property manager of an issue
1

Ticket Raised

A tenant reports an issue through the askporter digital assistant.

woman working on her computer
2

Landlord Approval

You receive 5 vetted quotes to choose from. If you do not accept, you can decline and request more quotes.

An engineer holding a wrench
3

Job Acceptance

A vetted tradesperson accepts the job on spec. If they propose a price adjustment, you have the final say on whether to approve or repost the job.

A tenant holding his phone and happy that an appointment is booked
4

Tenant Coordination

The trade and tenant confirm the appointment time directly within the system.

A checklist involving financial information
5

Completion & Payment

The job is signed off and payment is made securely through the Checkatrade platform.

Insights from the Experts

Watch our interview with Hamza Anjarwalla, Product & Commercial Owner at Checkatrade, to learn how this partnership provides landlords with immediate resource availability and high-quality service standards.

Ready to simplify your property management?

This integration is a value-add feature for askporter users, helping you manage reactive repairs with transparency and speed.

Facilities manager reviewing task reports in modern office
Operations team member coordinating workplace maintenance tasks
Property manager using askporter platform for issue tracking
Facility technician receiving real-time task notifications
Building operations professional managing service requests