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Recurring themes from 3 customer reviews on Checkatrade.
“Sonny was fantastic and was able to point out the issue that caused our lock to break, rather than just fix the lock itself and head home. They took the time to fix the underlying cause” · Checkatrade, 11 Oct 2025
“I'm very pleased with the quality of the lock and the work.” · Checkatrade, 19 Apr 2025
“completed the works quickly and to a good standard.” · Checkatrade
“Punctual and informative.” · Checkatrade, 19 Apr 2025
“They arrived on time” · Checkatrade
“talked us through the issue that we could then send to our landlord” · Checkatrade, 11 Oct 2025
“Punctual and informative.” · Checkatrade, 19 Apr 2025
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The Lock Father Ltd is linked to a Companies House entry. This shows the business registration, not evidence of workmanship or service quality.
Why this helps you judge trust: this trader is linked to a registered company with named people who are legally accountable for it, on an official register anyone can check, a layer of accountability an unregistered trader doesn't offer. Around 15 years on the register also points to an established business rather than a brand-new one.
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“After a very bad repair by another company that left our house unsecure on a Friday night, The Lock Father came to complete the repair at very short notice. Sonny was fantastic and was able to point out the issue that caused our lock to break, rather than just fix the lock itself and head home. They took the time to fix the underlying cause and talked us through the issue that we could then send to our landlord who was trying to blame us for the damage even though it was caused by very poor installation. I would highly recommend The Lock Father, and will use them for any future repairs.”
“Punctual and informative. Basic call out includes 1 hour labour, and it was suggested that some additional work could be done within this time to make the door close slightly better by relocating the existing latch (?) by a few millimetres - see pic below. I'm very pleased with the quality of the lock and the work.”
These are the individual reviews we hold for The Lock Father Ltd, including the highlights above. The 814 headline total is the review volume reported across public review sources.
After a very bad repair by another company that left our house unsecure on a Friday night, The Lock Father came to complete the repair at very short notice. Sonny was fantastic and was able to point out the issue that caused our lock to break, rather than just fix the lock itself and head home. They took the time to fix the underlying cause and talked us through the issue that we could then send to our landlord who was trying to blame us for the damage even though it was caused by very poor installation. I would highly recommend The Lock Father, and will use them for any future repairs.
Punctual and informative. Basic call out includes 1 hour labour, and it was suggested that some additional work could be done within this time to make the door close slightly better by relocating the existing latch (?) by a few millimetres - see pic below. I'm very pleased with the quality of the lock and the work.
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Locksmith in Leigh on Sea, Essex.
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Locksmithing isn't government-regulated in the UK, so anyone can trade as one. The Master Locksmiths Association vets, inspects and background-checks its members - a useful extra assurance for this trade.
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The Lock Father Ltd has 814 independent public reviews, rated 5 out of 5. It is a registered business on Companies House, listed as active, and the public register shows no adverse status (no dissolution, insolvency or strike-off) against it. 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.
The Lock Father Ltd has 814 public reviews, averaging 5 out of 5. You can read the individual reviews and where each came from in the reviews section above.
The Lock Father Ltd's 814 public reviews come from a named public review source, and MyTrustedTraders links every one back to where it was published, so you can open the source and read them yourself rather than trusting a single curated page. MyTrustedTraders brings this public evidence together with no ads and no paid placement: we show where every review came from rather than selling rankings, so you can weigh the evidence for yourself.
We hold 2 independently sourced credentials for The Lock Father Ltd, including Master Locksmiths Association, TrustATrader Approved. Each is attributed to the body that issued it in the credentials section. For example, Master Locksmiths Association is the Master Locksmiths Association: the only UK locksmith body that vets and inspects its members (locksmithing is otherwise unregulated).
The Lock Father Ltd is a registered business on Companies House (company number 07844066), incorporated 11 Nov 2011, listed as active. This confirms the legal registration of the business, not evidence of workmanship or service quality.
The Lock Father Ltd lists specialist services including Locksmith. If your job is one of these, look for it in their listed services or ask them to confirm for your project.
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