Can you recommend someone? The dreaded question.

How many times does it happen? A neighbour, friend or family member, even a work colleague, will ask you "do you know anyone that could?" or ask you to recommend someone.

Unless you've had a similar home improvement done (and even then, you may not want to recommend that particular company), it can be very difficult to be help. You want to be helpful but either you don't know anyone or you're unwilling to put your 'neck on the line' by recommending someone.

For you, and your acquaintances, help is at hand.

The Home Improvement Quotes service works in 3 ways:

1) Homeowners can get an instant online quote, without ever having to call a company or suffer an pushy unknown company rep' in their home.

2) After using our free online quoting service, homeowners can discuss their project with us, completely impartially, over the phone.

3) If they're thinking of going ahead with the improvement and would like actual written quotes, based on a survey of their home and requirements, we can then put them in touch with the best 3 companies in their area, based on quality and price.

And if they want to read what other local homeowners thought about the companies we were able to put them in touch with, then they can review that written feedback first-hand, before inviting any of the companies into their homes.

This article first appeared in our weekly homeowner newsletter dated 24th October 2011. Click here to read the full newsletter.

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New Years Resolution - get that quote

Welcome back! Hopefully you all survived the festive holidays with little more than a wee hangover and a few less pounds in our pocket. If it only it were true of our waistlines.

We've been scouting around our database of recommended and approved (by us) home improvement companies and we've noticed quite a few of them introducing all manner of enticing deals including buy now, pay later, interest free credit and extended payment periods.

Judging by the amount of home owners who used our online quoting websites over the Christmas period and since, it's clear that more and more homeowners are turning their attentions (and their budgets) towards improving where they live, perhaps at the expense of exotic destinations - have you noticed how quiet the holiday companies have been on the TV this year?

So what we're saying is that at the moment, there are a lot of quality, approved and highly recommended home improvement companies in the UK offering some incredible deals on everything from double glazing and conservatories to loft and garage conversions.

If you'd like to get an idea of price without any commitment whatsoever, then why not try our 'Quoter family of websites which offer you instant online quotes - just type in your location, enter your approximate measurements, select options applicable to your project and our clever online software will give you a quote in minutes.

It's a completely free service but could save you pounds - the sort you'd rather not loose too easily.

Quality Feedback alerts - Update

Since the launch last week of our innovative Quality Feedback Alerts - another first from Home Improvement Quotes - we're delivered over 35,000 emails updating homeowners in Kent (roofing), Hampshire (kitchens), Hereford (fascias & Soffits) and Surrey (windows & doors).

Remember, this is actual recommendation from home owners just like you - it could even be your neighbour!

We'll be expanding the service over the coming weeks to include the whole of the UK as we receive 5 star feedback reports from home owners who have used our online quotation service and been visited by one of our recommended companies.

To read more about our Quality Feedback Alerts and how they can help you make an informed decision about home improvement companies operating in your area, click here.

To refer back to the previous blog article about the launch of our Quality Feedback service, click here.

Over 1.7 million quotes provided

Home Improvement Quotes provides home-owners with free, impartial advice on home improvement projects, as well as a nationwide directory of recommended companies – from local tradesmen to national organisations.

We deliver instant quotes to over 3,000 people every week through our ‘Quoter’ web sites which include Window Quoter, Paving Quoter and Kitchen Quoter.

Since its formation in 2000, Home Improvement Quotes has provided over 1,700,000 quotes for projects totalling £1.4 billion. The service was developed by Price Engines, the leading UK provider of targeted, qualified intelligence in the home improvements industries.

For more information, please visit www.homeimprovementquotes.co.uk and select the relevant 'Quoter website for an instant online quote.