£15 an hour. That was the figure being thrown around on a well-known social media platform — not Facebook — where customers were openly debating what tradespeople should charge. £15 an hour, or £130 a day, was being described as a perfectly acceptable rate.

Let’s make one thing absolutely clear: no legitimate tradesperson in 2026 can charge £15 an hour. That rate is virtually identical to the National Minimum Wage. And that’s the crux of the problem — people are confusing a business rate with a take-home wage. They are not the same thing. Not even close.

If you’re unsure of the options then this blog will hopefully clarify the way that pricing a job works.

Ahhh the elusive Weymouth Handyman.  Or should that be elusive tradesman (or tradesperson)?

If you have reached out to any trade (or even window cleaner or gardener) since about 2020 you may have experienced a common problem – zero availability!

Doing a quick check of the market would suggest Weymouth has a fair number of Handyman Businesses. For example, there’s RCD Contracts (South West) who come across as a fair-sized family team offering a large number of services.

 Then there’s Handyman Solutions (Andy, if you’re reading, I think your website is down or the link from Yell.com is broken?) with his distinctive silver signs – love them!

 Finally, in Dorchester is Handyman Hardy who has a great shiny website and looks similar to Handyman Solutions – a one-man band in a distinctive van.