ComplaintCensus

Better Protect vs HomeServe UK: most-reported complaints compared

Most-reported issues at Better Protect and HomeServe UK, according to reviewers on Trustpilot — classified by our automated reader and backed by verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. This is a side-by-side of what reviewers report, not a score, rating or recommendation for either company.

Better Protect

TrustScore 4.9 · 1,166 reviews on Trustpilot.

228 reviews analysed, 2016-02-26 to 2026-08-17.

Complaint rate (recent window): 0%

0% of negative reviews get a company reply.

Support unhelpful30%
Support unreachable25%
Other20%
Billing errors15%
“Should have and could have been all done in one email or call, not several.”
3★ Trustpilot review, 2021-05-24

HomeServe UK

TrustScore 4.6 · 191,540 reviews on Trustpilot.

3,497 reviews analysed, 2026-03-04 to 2026-09-27.

Complaint rate (recent window): 9%

100% of negative reviews get a company reply.

Support unhelpful34%
Poor core service26%
Missed appointments25%
Faulty product8%
Support unreachable7%
“failed to resolve the problem. Each time I had to wait in for up to ten hours, they either failed to turn up”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-09-04

Reported on both

Issues with an evidenced category (at least two verbatim quotes) on both sides.

IssueBetter ProtectHomeServe UK
Support unhelpful30%34%
Support unreachable25%7%

Method: reviews are classified into a fixed complaint taxonomy by an automated reader; every category shown is backed by at least two verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. Figures are census classifications, not official statistics, and reflect what reviewers reported — not findings of wrongdoing by either company. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Trustpilot A/S, Better Protect or HomeServe UK.