Financial pressures from high living costs, interest rates, and electricity prices are pushing South African homeowners to choose the cheapest available contractors for household repairs, often selecting unregistered and unverified service providers. This trend poses serious safety risks, particularly with electrical work where unqualified “pirate” electricians create potentially deadly installations.
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Hidden electrical faults may not be immediately apparent, while insurance policies can be nullified if work is completed without proper certification.
To address this, GoodApp has developed a seamless, trustworthy platform that connects homeowners with accredited service providers such as plumbers, electricians, domestic cleaners, and beauty therapists – all within an approximate two-hour turnaround times.
The platform follows a rigorous vetting process on all potential service providers, that includes banking-level KYC screening, submission of original certified documents, credit and criminal checks, and mandatory industry registration for specialised trades.
Unverified home maintenance artisans
There can be no doubt that considering the soaring costs of living, higher interest rates and rising electricity prices, South African consumers are facing enormous financial pressure.
With that in mind, when those unforeseen – and often pricey – household repairs hit it’s tempting to go with the cheapest contractor available, who may be unregistered, undocumented and, unverified. Which leaves you, the unsuspecting homeowner, vulnerable and open to exploitation.
As a case in point, employing the services of ‘pirate’ electricians presents far more dire consequences than just the obvious cost implications. Where electrical work is undertaken by an unqualified, and therefore, unregistered supplier, the installation may be unsafe, possibly even deadly. Additionally, the electrical installation may be unsafe, but due to the latent nature of certain electrical faults, the hazards may not be immediately noticeable, which is not a chance you want to take.
Furthermore, using an unregistered electrician may nullify your insurance cover, and in the unfortunate event of an electrical fire, your insurer may repudiate any claims if the Certificate of Compliance certificate for the property was fraudulently issued by a pirate
Approximate two-hour turnaround time
Enter the GoodApp, the go-to platform for South African homeowners looking for trusted, accredited service providers such as plumbers, electricians, home cleaners, hairdressers and even beauty therapists.
Better yet: their approximate two-hour turnaround time means you get a verified supplier, that fits your budget, and in record time.
