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Leeds Plumber

PlumberLeeds4.699 reviews · 1 independent public source
Trust Score
42out of 100
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  • Rated 4.6 from 99 reviews

Newest review March 2017

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How this score is worked out
Rating4.6 / 5
Review volume99
Independent sources1 independent public source
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How this score is made up

What customers say32.4 of 60
Independent checks3.4 of 30
Track record6.3 of 10
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  • Licences and credentials0 of 10.3
  • Ways to reach them3.4 of 3.4
  • Reviewed on more than one site0 of 5.1
  • Registered company details0 of 5.1
  • Photos of their work0 of 4.3
  • Industry recognition0 of 1.7

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What customers say

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4.6out of 5
99 reviews in public evidenceReviewed on public review sources since 2016Most recent review

Across all 79 reviews on FreeIndex

5 stars65
4 stars8
3 stars1
2 stars3
1 star2
Where these reviews are published
  • FreeIndex99 reviews · 4.6 avg

Highlights

Have been using John for approximately 8 years and called him out 12 -16 times for various plumbing jobs have always found him friendly, professional and reasonably priced. Would not hesitate to recommend him for all your plumbing needs.

Steve KendellFreeIndex5.0 rating

Have been using John for approximately 8 years and called him out 12 -16 times for various...

Steve KendellFreeIndex5.0 rating

John responded to an emergency call out at 4. 30pm. He went immediately to the property and had identified and fixed the fault within an hour. Very reasonable price, great communication and pleasant to deal with. It's not easy to find a good plumber but I can highly recommended John, Leeds Plumber.

Duncan SaundersFreeIndex5.0 rating

Detailed reviews

Replies to reviews, including critical ones

These are the individual reviews we hold for Leeds Plumber, including the highlights above. The 99 headline total is the review volume reported across public review sources.

Bob Schiffrin4.7 / 5 ·

Excellent and very rapid service, came and installed a bathroom shower for me within a couple of hours of calling, with no fuss. Fair price. Would highly recommend. Thanks John, much appreciated :).

Scott McKenzie5.0 / 5 ·

I have a shower connected to a macerator in my basement which for years hasn't been draining properly and occasionally regurgitating waste water. Three other plumbers previously visited to try resolve the problem. I was told by 2 that they couldn't fix it and the third that it all needed ripping out. John came round and in little over an hour he had the problem solved (only charged an hour plus the parts). Shower is now usable for the first time in years. John was very professional and he explained in detail all aspects of what was a very difficult and cramped job to complete. Great service. Thank you.

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Andrea D'Ercole1.0 / 5 ·

Latest update. Dont use this guy, he posted a bad review on tripadvisor about my restaurant as I had said before, he is a cowboy and people like him should not be in business. I am now starting a legal proceeding for libel against him. Business that cannot accept criticism should not be in business, dont use it, there is much better than him. Really disappointed. First you check their website and it says no call out charge, then you ring asking to come and check and you are said that there is a call out charge, when mentioning the website, eventually, John came. He had a look at the job and agreed price and everything. He said that to do the job would have taken him about 1 hour for which he charges £67 plus parts. Got to where the job was taking place and seen that he had done it in about 20 minutes, so I asked a price reduction, he did not agree, asked to see the invoices for the parts, he is not supposed to keep them with him, all in all, felt robbed. Robbed because I am sure he knew that the job would have taken 20 minutes and if he had said so, I would have never agreed for him to come, £117 for a 20 minutes job? Not only, I cant comment yet on the job he has done, however, from the outside, it does not look some of the parts he used are of good quality, I am referring to the taps. Will I be using them again? No, sorry, you can be as good as a plumber can be, but never felt so robbed in my life.update. The above individual offended my by text for the review and threatened to write bad reviews on my establishment on tripadvisor and now is offending my intelligence . You quoted me by the hour, i can ask the staff to put their reviews if you want to confirming that your quote was by the hours, this is why I asked you to come down and quote me before I gave you the job, I always do , and never try to knock anyone down, in fact on my review I dont deny we had agree a quote, I simply said you robbed me. Dear friend, if you come to my restaurant and dont finish the meal because you dont like it I wont charge you, and you are charged by the courses and not by the "meal", so if you only have half you are charged for half. As per the recipes, if you quote me £67 per hour plus parts, the least I am expecting is to see the cost of the parts, otherwise you could have just quoted me for the full price and I would have said "thanks, no". Said that, I lived in England enough and never liked cricket, you may do, and you got till the last penny as agreed, you even complained because I paid by card. As per the future, you are never going to do any job for me and can be certain I would never recommend your services to any of the people I know.

Reply from the business

Hello Andrea, I am very sorry you feel this way indeed. The job was to replace the entire commercial sink waste. I went out to your establishment which is in the city centre of Leeds for a free call out charge which you received. I quoted you for a full job price not by the hour as you requested , which means if the job went on for longer than expected then you would not be charged anymore money. Would you have been happy to pay more than an hour if it went on for such a length? The full price was £117 for an hours labour in Leeds city centre at £67 pre booked plus parts at £50. I used a double Macalpine (leading waste company) sink waste and 2 x adaptors at a cost of £36 plus a £14 tap gland set. I didn't mark up the parts even though this is normal business practice for any business as you yourself run! I arrived on time and paid for my parking, the manager who let me in was ten minutes late, which was fine. I did the job in around 45 minutes as I assembled the trap waste mechanism before arriving onsite to save time. I do not need to give you my invoices as these are my personal business documents that I need for my tax purposes. I am a very pleasant trustworthy plumber who gave you a solid unchangeable price which I honored, for which you tried to knock down AFTER I finished the works, threatening a bad review if I don't. This is not how I conduct business, If you are not happy with the prices then simply call another company or i'll explain in detail the competitive charges that I offer . As for the works carried out I used Macalpine branded WRAS approved products. The customer agreed to the charges and tried to barter after completion. Thoroughly unjust review. Kind Regards, John McGinty.

Andy Hunter5.0 / 5 ·

We rang John after having a leak in our home, he came out straight away and located the cause for it quickly and did a great job fixing it and helping us with a couple of ongoing problems. He was very friendly, professional and thorough. I would definitely recommend him for any plumbing problems.

Darren Smith4.7 / 5 ·

Massive thanks tonJohn at Leedsplumber, he came round on a Sunday at drop of a hat and sorted our kitchen leak. Wife is going back to work after 6 months maternity so it saved our day yesterday, thanks. Darren.

Terry Stockill5.0 / 5 ·

We needed a plumer out fast and we got one. A plumer called john. We was good at his job. New what needed doing and got on with it. No messing. Will keep his number if I need a plumer again. 10 out of 10.

Roger King4.3 / 5 ·

I contacted John for help regarding a faulty shower in a flat. John liaised with the tenants and replaced the shower unit - all on day one. Unfortunately, the new shower developed a fault. Once again John's response was excellent, and he installed a new unit. Throughout John was professional and cooperative.

Rachael Louise1.0 / 5 ·

Would not recommend. He cut big hole where not needed to be in my storage cuboard. Did not do the work where he said he would and removed kitchen units and caused damage. He got aggressive which resulted in the police being called as he refused to repair damaged units. He threatend and swore infront of my disabled child and caused fright to me and family. Police did nothing and he got away with it leaving me with a hole in wall leading to outside. Kitchen looks a state. Do not have him do work. REPLY TO COMPANY RESPONSE: i asked you why you created such damage to my units and u resorted to aggression. As for smoking i smoke at the door. And dont automatically assume when somebody has a council house they are on benefits. My children are happy and loved get what they need. Then you come into my home and damage it. I was the one who called the police. And ive read another review of your work where all the water went through the ceilings and walls 3 weeks after you carried out your work. Not the first time you have caused damage in a property with your skilled job. As for stealing your equipment i locked my door due to your language and aggression infront of my children. Its totally unacceptable and your obviously protecting your reputation by telling lies. I took photos of everything you damaged today.

Reply from the business

An overly inebriated review! Once in a while as a professional plumber I will be called to a job where the tenant is not allowed to authorise any work, this may not be clear from the start of the job as in this case. The property involved in this instance was a council house in which the tenant required an outside tap. To conform with water regulations I needed to install a double check valve to prevent cross contamination and an isolating ball type valve so it could be switched off in winter. I also needed to attach these components to the incoming main supply which was behind a cabinet. On top of this there was a previous live outside tap to avoid drilling into in the cavity that the kitchen fitters plastered over. The wall was 2 feet thick. Due to these reasons I needed to make a hole big enough which was to be around 150mm squared in the back of a cabinet behind a drawer, which is normal for this type of work. It soon became clear that if it was seen by the council the tenant maybe in trouble. The tenants behavior in this circumstance became intolerable and unacceptable. Abuse will not be tolerated to myself or any member of my staff. I acted gracefully and professionally as always. There was no swearing or any aggressive behavior from my side. As I was packing my tools away the tenant decided to steal my main toolbox. This is why I myself called the police as it was the correct procedure in terms of health and safety of myself and any staff. The policeman was incredibly helpful and I cannot thank him enough. I'm even booked in to fix his radiators! Please see the other excellent reviews for a more accurate representation of my working practices. Kind Regards, John.

Alice Bartholomew5.0 / 5 ·

I called Leeds Plumber out late on Sunday afternoon, he gave helpful advice over the phone and arrived promptly. Professional and Friendly service - would recommend and use again. Thank you!

John S. Hodgson5.0 / 5 ·

John arrived promptly after our emergency call out on Sunday afternoon. He was able to quickly ad calmly locate our stop tap and stop the flow of water from a leak on a washing machine valve which threatened to flood our kitchen. He speedily repaired the fault, turned the water back on and left us able to clean up and get back to normal. We woud certainly call him again.

Niall (Leeds)5.0 / 5 ·

Needed work done on bathroom fault. Fast response to contact. Fairly and reasonably priced. Professional service. Highly recommend and would definitely use services again.

Emmaus Leeds5.0 / 5 ·

John has been looking after our plumbing needs at Emmaus Leeds for over 3 years, and he always gives a great service. We call him out frequently, as we have 26 bathrooms to maintain, and without fail he is here the same day, fixes the problem and charges a fair, realistic price. In addition, he is friendly, and will go the extra mile to help our charity. We are lucky to have found him. Gina - Administrator, Emmaus Leeds Ltd.

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What customers consistently say

Recurring themes from 25 customer reviews on FreeIndex. Analysis updated 18 Aug 2026.

Quick to respondQuoted from 3 reviews

John responded to an emergency call out at 4. 30pm. He went immediately to the property and had identified and fixed the fault within an hour. · FreeIndex, 8 Mar 2017

Excellent and very rapid service, came and installed a bathroom shower for me within a couple of hours of calling, with no fuss. · FreeIndex, 31 May 2016

We rang John after having a leak in our home, he came out straight away and located the cause for it quickly · FreeIndex, 27 Apr 2016

Reliable and punctualQuoted from 2 reviews

John arrived promptly after our emergency call out on Sunday afternoon. · FreeIndex, 5 Apr 2016

without fail he is here the same day, fixes the problem and charges a fair, realistic price. · FreeIndex, 14 May 2015

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Leeds Plumber UK has many years' experience in the plumbing line of work, and provides plumbing to the general public throughout the Leeds area. The...

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What this business says about itself

  • Emergency availability: within 1 hour
  • Insurance: fully insured
  • Areas served: Headingley, Horsforth, Garforth, Armley, Hyde Park, Adel, Weetwood, Meanwood
  • Good to know: Free quotes · No call-out fee

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How long they've really been tradingOperating since at least 2016 (10 years), according to an independent source, not just their own word.
FreeIndex lists in business since2009Website online since2014First public review2016
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Is Leeds Plumber a legitimate business?

Leeds Plumber has 99 independent public reviews, rated 4.6 out of 5. This is independent public evidence gathered from named public sources (no ads, no paid placement), not a guarantee of workmanship. If anything here is out of date, the business can request a correction.

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Leeds Plumber has 99 public reviews, averaging 4.6 out of 5. You can read the individual reviews and where each came from in the reviews section above.

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Is Leeds Plumber insured?

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What areas does Leeds Plumber cover?

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Leeds Plumber's website has been online since 2014, according to the public domain registry. This dates the website, not necessarily when the business began trading.