Extra Help Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Looking at 39 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptional staff, describing them as kind, professional, cheerful, and always willing to go the extra mile to support families. The reliable home help and compassionate companionship provided have made a significant positive difference in the daily lives and independence of elderly relatives. Some people also felt that finding this bespoke assistance was an essential lifeline when dealing with overwhelming personal anxiety and difficult situations. Reviewers frequently note that the flexible care packages and attentive management successfully meet specific household duties and individual daily support needs.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Clare is absolutely wonderful, I struggle with massive anxiety amongst other things and don't like strangers in my house and need help with the the house work, sometimes it can be really messy and clu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company helped my father with his shopping but, when he became unwell, they went above and beyond to help him even more. Carol and Dawn were wonderful, supporting both him and me in his last few... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sue and Lindsey have been so good with my parents who both have dementia. They are warm, caring and extremely accommodating and flexible. Both Sue and Jill try very hard to accommodate our wishes and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have nothing but nice things to say. I was looking for a long time, trying to find someone that would be able to do what I needed at a reasonable price. Alexandra from Extra Help was extremely h... See more

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Company details

  1. Home Help
  2. also in
  3. Cleaning Service
  4. Disability Services & Support Organisation
  5. Home help service agency
  6. House cleaning service

Written by the company

Extra Help is an award winning home help franchise - originally set up to respond to the needs of home help for elderly people who were still living independently and needed a helping hand. We recognised that many elderly people didn’t necessarily need a full-time or live-in carer, but having help with domestic tasks could significantly prolong the time that they were able to stay in their own homes. And sometimes, it’s just about providing company; a friendly smile and a small chat which could mean the world to someone who lives alone. Since launching, we have expanded our range of services to include parent’s help and domestic cleaning services. This enables us to provide ad-hoc or regular assistance to new and working parents, working professionals and just about anyone who needs us. We can help with all sorts of domestic tasks and nothing is too much trouble. Our experienced, trustworthy and fully reference-checked home-helpers are always on hand with a friendly smile to help with a diverse range of everyday jobs, from cleaning to gardening, shopping and meal preparation. We aim to always provide you with the same home-helper but, if this is ever not possible, we’ll always honour our commitment to you and send an alternative. Our charges are simple, straightforward and affordable so that clients can easily keep control of their home-help budgets. We can provide you with a one-off, occasional or regular home-helper to meet your requirements, and our comprehensive range of services means that you only ever need one point of contact for all your domestic needs. So no more time wasted talking to different companies to source a cleaner, gardener, dog-walker, senior sitter or driver – simply talk to Extra Help and let us give you the helping hand you need. We are accredited by the British Franchise Association and won the BFA HSBC Lifestyle Franchise Award in 2023, we have over 30 branches nationwide currently - please mention your local branch in the review!


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

awful customer service

the initial experience was good and professional and my cleaner was reliable and even though there was room for improvement she was good, her main issue was that she was very rough and quite brut, I received complaints from my family the days I was at the office about the way the cleaner was handling their stuff, she always seemed to be beating up the Dyson, my husband was always saying, she is going to break it, but I didn't wanted to say anything . and she did ended up breaking my Dyson . when I reported this , Rose Ogborn from the Bath office basically calls me a liar, saying that my Dyson is older than I am saying it is. I can proof it is not. is registered. saying it was faulty or that still useable even though I have said it is not!, I wonder how on earth can she possibly know That without seeing it. Anything to avoid taken responsibility and claim to the insurance. I will report this to the trading standards office if I need to and make a small claim but I just won't let it go out off principle!

28 July 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Extra Help

I have used this company a couple of times.
They have been prompt, caring, friendly and efficient and proffesionals. The staff were friendly and competent.
On both occasions a very good job was done.
I am delighted and will be using this company again soon.
I think that Extra Help offers exactly that.

8 February 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Home clean

Organised for a one off home ‘deep clean’ through this company. Firstly, after organising a date well in advance the company message me the night before having to cancel without giving me any real solid reason as to why this was. I had to change my work pattern to accommodate which caused me difficulties. But the flat needed to be cleaned so agreed to a date a few days later.

I was told a 2 hour clean should be enough time for a relatively small flat like mine. I decided to ask for a 3 hour clean to be safe and asked the clean be extended to the windows and fridge. On my return to my flat 3 hours later I was absolutely appalled to see that the flat had barely been cleaned. The TV, it’s stand, not even touched. The large lamp not even touched. None of the radiators / light switches had been touched. The front of the oven still had stains on the glass fronting. The work top had not been wiped down properly either, I moved certain objects such as the microwave/ toaster etc there was muck all around it, as the cleaner hadn’t even bothered to move worktop items to wipe underneath/ around them.

The bathrooms didn’t seem to have been touched!! No bleach used in the toilets you could still see a tissue in the bottom of the bowl. The bathroom shower had not been touched there was still muck covering the taps and soap holder. I don’t actually think the cleaner went into my en-suite bathroom. There was stains around the shower sink hole. None of the shower separator had been touched, not even a wipe down. I was truely shocked that I had paid for an extra hour over recommended, when there appeared to be rooms that hadn’t even been entered!

I took around 40 pictures of the uncleaned flat and sent it immediately to the company. They replied agreeing it was not a sufficient clean and that a complete re clean needed to be done. I asked that this was done early the following week as it was problematic for my work schedule (I’m a key worker) they said they would try before eventually coming back and stating they could only do the end of the following week. Reluctantly, I agreed to this. I then receive a text message a couple of days before they are due to come cancelling yet again, saying they would have to put it off for the following week! By this point enough was enough I cancelled and asked for a full refund of my money.

I am a 30 year old guy who hardly has high expectations when it comes to the cleanliness of my flat, but this whole service has been truely awful. Save yourself the time and money and do not use this company! There are much better services out there! :(

1 April 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

In response to ExtraHelp..

In response to ExtraHelp... Again, this is a warning to anyone considering using the company. The owner has responded with an absolute lie. I had reached out several times to the office to complain about how my Father was treated and was told that no one but the abuser was in charge that I could report the matter to therefore, I took thae stance I did.

18 December 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Extra Help

I’m not really sure why you keep leaving bad reviews about our company. You unfortunately had a bad experience with one franchisee, I have looked into this personally, chatted to other clients of this franchisee who have no issues. I’ve fed back to you personally. You’re not replying to that you just keep posting here. Again I’m sorry for the experience you and your father had but if you look on our website we have glowing reviews as a company.

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