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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Where other agents have failed, Tim's company managed to dig deep and come up with a successful address match within hours. Other agencies have taken months without results. I thoroughly recommend U... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hi, on Friday 17/07 I contact company, and text with Mr Tim Burchell about find phone nr or address 1 of that 2 brothers, that i have from land registry to buy property. I get respond quickly th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

if you have any inquaries regarding any background check, any suspicious people or other uspects of a personal matters, I higly recomend Tim Burchell. He is one of the best trustworthy and discreet w... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I rarely leave reviews, but this company absolutely deserves one. Their communication was outstanding, and every member of the team was pleasant to deal with. The service was efficient, reliable, and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Complete Service

Quick turnaround of my request and a very friendly team.

December 23, 2023
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Fahad,

Thank you. It was a pleasure to assist you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very quick response to initial enquiry.

Very quick response to initial enquiry.
Once process initiated, it was completed within 24 hours despite some slightly inaccurate information from me at the start

November 30, 2023
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Thank you David. It was a pleasure. Please get back in touch, if you require anything else.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I don't know what all these fake…

I don't know what all these fake reviews are about. Tim did a great job and found out who someone was for me in a very short amount of time when no one else I hired managed to. I asked him to find out who someone was and didn't have much to go on but he found them and for a completely affordable price. Would highly recommend.

November 8, 2023
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James, thank you. As you said, it wasn't easy, but we are glad that we obtained the details for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceeded Expectations

Having unsuccessfully endeavouring to trace a particular individual via other companies, UK Private Investigators impressively managed to locate this person within a matter of hours. UKPI significantly exceeded expectations at a most affordable price with Tim Burchell communicating in a timely manner.
If we ever need to trace anyone again, we'd instruct UKPI without hesitation.

October 27, 2023
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Georgina,

Thank you - the 25+ years of experience we have, means we can find people when other agencies fail. It was an absolute pleasure working for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My dealings with UKPI were swift and…

My dealings with UKPI were swift and professional. I am very grateful indeed for how quickly they found my cousin. Thank you.

October 12, 2023
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Elaine,

Thank you for your kind review. We pride ourselves on efficiency and excellent customer service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company is exactly what they say…

This company is exactly what they say they can deliver I got my results in 24 hours money well spent will recommend them 100%
Thank you Tim for your help will definitely recommend

October 13, 2023
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Jennifer,

Thank you for your lovely review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

FAKE PERSON

They were very quick at looking into what I wanted them to do which was to look into someone. Always helpful aswell with any questions I had. Would use the service again if I needed to

September 12, 2023
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Dave, thank you for your review. It's always great to hear that we have made a difference. Please let us know if there is anything else you require.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service!!

Superb company, would
Thoroughly recommend and would use them again should the need arise,
Provided plenty of information from very little to go on (just a mobile number and forename)

July 25, 2023
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Robert,

Thank you for your review. It is very much appreciated and as discussed, if you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helped trace someone for me who had…

Helped trace someone for me who had been scamming me. Fast response and very pleased with findings. I will certainly ask for help again if situation arises. Thank you Tim and Team. Antony.

July 10, 2023
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Antony,

Thank you for your review. It was an absolute pleasure to help you with this matter.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional service

Very helpful and supportive with a difficult issue.

Reasonable cost and did not charge extra for simple advice.

Confidentiality maintained for my safety.

July 3, 2023
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Emma,

Thank you for your very kind review. It is most appreciated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Results delivered as promised

Results delivered as advertised, as timely as advertised, and in a convenient, streamlined way. Then still went on to go above and beyond in my situation. Appreciated hearing back from a real live person in a timely way when first making my inquiry. Very much appreciate the excellent service, and would recommend this firm to anyone.

June 16, 2023
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Thank you for your review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

I needed to trace a person who has a very common name and the only other things I knew was that the person lived in the London area and had a mobile phone (which was never answered).
UK Private Investigators located the person within 24 hours.
Highly recommended.

June 6, 2023
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Ludwik,

Thank you for your review. It was a pleasure to assist you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent and great value for money

We had a great experience quick easy great value for money got the job done so fast would recommend and use these again.

May 31, 2023
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Thank you for your honest and very kind review. It was a pleasure to assist you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I needed evidence to prove who was living at a property in dispute

I needed evidence to prove who was living at a Co owned house, as I am out of the country I could not confirm my suspicions. Uk private investigators quickly provided information which I can now act on. I would highly recommend them and would not hesitate to use again

May 23, 2023
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Thank you for your review, Tony. Please let us know if you require any further assistance.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Company failed to honour its refund policy and provided false information from a search

I hired this company to find the mobile number of the father for the boy who was beating up my 23 y.o daughter. I chose this company because of their "No quibble, full refund" policy as they stated in emails I retain. I called the number Mr B gave me and was for some woman in a different Shire, a totally different last name and gender and who had retained that number for years. It wasn't a new number for her! When questioned Mr B stated the number was correct and they must be hiding him. I have no idea why the father would want to be hiding but I confirmed by hiring another company, Ingram Associates, who did a proper search and got me the number I required. I tried to call Mr B but the moment I requested he honor the refund policy they tout, he no longer took my calls and just sent me emails stating the number was correct "at the time". This was false and is a total lie, the number I received from Ingram Associates was correct, he just gave me a random number and used the "at the time" to avoid the fact he failed. Either way he never honoured the refund policy which I am happy to publish. My daughter remained at risk of further abuse while I had to find another company, them do the search, call the father and sort the issues. I hold Mr B directly responsible for this delay. He has never been in touch again and has never provided a refund. Use UK Private Investigations at your own risk and those you care for.
Mr B response is again a lie, the number he gave was not for the person in question. and My daughter and I have constant contact 24/7 so he is trying to make out that she is trying to hide from me. Which she is not, take responsibility Mr B and own up that you failed. the number was never ever for the subject, if it was,,, why would I be complaining... I wouldnt, Id be happy and not have had to pay someone else to do his work. Additionally, in his reply he does not mention anything about the no quibble refund, again, the truth comes out. I would not be wasting my time on this if what I have said here, was not true. The fact he wanted me remove his name from this review says it all.

May 2, 2023
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Reply from UK Private Investigators

Dear Mr Shaddock,

Thank you for your post.

At the time of completion, we provided you with the details as requested by you - said details were verified with MULTIPLE sources and were confirmed as both accurate and current. Subsequently, we have ourselves spoken with the subject on the number provided to you.

Your post on here is wholly inaccurate and defamatory in its very nature. We would, once again, suggest that you have a conversation with your daughter, who will, we are sure, be able to shed some light on her reasons for not wishing to have contact with you.

If there is anything else we can assist you with, please don not hesitate to get in touch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best value in the game.

Got me the information I needed on a background within 72hrs. Highly recommended

April 14, 2023
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Brandon,

Thank you for reviewing the service you received. It was a pleasure to help you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thieving builder

My wife got taken in by a scamming builder to the tune of 40K. I trawled the public databases, social media etc but this career criminal keeps a low online profile. If I couldn't find this blokes address I was in trouble. I've never use a private investigator before but thought UKPI's flat fee of £120 was worth a shot.
BINGO, I was given an address within 24hrs that I was able to cross reference with other info.
Wanting to nail him in court I requested a couple of other searches.
One was dissapointing but that was no fault of UKPI's.
However I hit the jackpot with the other.
I'm 98% sure I can prove to a court that a 500k asset in his partners name was paid for by him and can be seized if he doesn't pay up or tries to go bankrupt.

I'm very happy with the service I've had from UKPI.

My only criticism is their payment system is a little clunky but no ones perfect :).

Thank you Tim

March 20, 2023
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Simon, it was a pleasure to assist you (sorry about the payment system - that is out of our hands I am afraid). It was a pleasure to help you with this.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I am in the middle of a court case that…

I am in the middle of a court case that has dragged on for months. Simply put the case was won back in September, however the court order is in the details of the company (a 'trading as' entity) and said company own no assets and so no money can be collected by the Bailiffs.

This is where UKPI enter the scene. I needed the name and home address of the owner of the company so that I could get the court order amended to reflect those details. Amending a court order is not cheap, the details have to be correct or I will lose any money spent on said amendment and have to start again.

Initially UKPI seemed just the ticket. Their response was almost instant to any email. Tim Burchell assured me that they could quickly and efficiently get the details that I needed subject to a fee of £120.

After a couple of days of reflection I went ahead and ordered their services. I received the details within a few hours and all seemed above board and correct.

I informed the company that I now had the details of the owner and asked them to settle up or face further court action. At this point they claimed that the details I had were wrong and wished me luck with the additional costs. I immediately emailed Tim Burchell to get reassurance that the details they had were correct. Tim ignored this email.

Hoping for the best I began the court order amendment process and paid £108. 11 days later the court confirmed that I would have to hand over a further £167 to go to a trial. This is because the company had claimed in writing to the court that the details I have were wrong.

Based on this and before risking a further £167 I once again contacted Tim Burchell asking him to confirm that he is sure the information that he supplied is correct. Tim once again ignored this email.

From 22/02 - 28/02 I placed 5 phone calls to their offices. Their receptionist is lovely and confirmed that all of my messages were passed on to Tim and they could not understand why he would not reply to my emails or call me back. I advised that if I did not hear back from him by 17:00 today I would have no choice but to request a credit card charge back and go with another company... No contact was made, so the charge back has been requested and this review is now being left.

The reason I am giving a 2 star review as opposed to a 1 star review is that I am trying to be fair. The information UKPI supplied may indeed prove to be correct, however as they will not communicate with me nor reassure me that the information is correct I simply cannot use it.

The beginning of the process was top notch, their reception staff are lovely when you get through on the phone. But unfortunately I have had a bad experience overall and my review score reflects this.

*** Edit following reply ***

For those reading the reply from Tim you'll note a misdirection technique at play.

First of all Tim did not respond at all over a 6 day period, despite the fact that he was well aware of my communication.

Interestingly he managed to respond within 11 minutes of me informing him that I had just posted a review to Trustpilot...

Tim could not confirm that his information was correct, simply that in most cases his information is accurate. Not exactly helpful, especially with a court case riding on the information.

As it happens the information he provided was incorrect, thankfully I employed a better company on the second go around. It cost more, but they actually provided evidence and the correct information.

If I could I would amend this to a 1 star review. Tim was belligerent in communication following the posting of this review and made no attempt to have a happy customer, I am still fighting with the bank to get my money back. Avoid.

February 9, 2023
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Reply from UK Private Investigators

Dear Mr Robinson,

Thank you for your review. We provide you with the service as requested and within the quoted time. the details that were provided were verified with a number of VERY reliable sources, prior to reporting to you. We endeavour to respond to every email within 24 hours and every call within 30 minutes. I am sorry that you felt we did not respond rapidly enough. When we did return your calls, your phone was either engine for switched off - due to the personal nature of your case, it was felt that a voicemail was not appropriate.

All correspondence was provided to you card provider and as such, it seems that they agreed with us and could see that the source was duly provided, as requested by you.

Thankfully, the vast majority of our clients appreciate the extra mile that we go for them and would not dream of leaving a 2 star review, simply because we could not be available to them every time they called.

We wish you well with your case.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional and fast

I reviewed this company when I received my report quickly and professionally at the beginning of January 2023. I was able to advise Tim yesterday that I received a lovely reply (even though it took nearly a month to reach me from one side of world to the other), and that the reconnection will continue by mail + email. Thank you

January 3, 2023
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Reply from UK Private Investigators

Sue, thank you so much for the updated review - it's always lovely to hear the outcome of the work we do on behalf of our clients.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend!

I would highly recommend this company. I have used twice and they have come back with everything I asked for.
I find them extremely friendly, and very professional.

February 1, 2023
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Reply from UK Private Investigators

Thank you for your very kind review. We always try to go the extra mile to help and are so glad that we managed to help you again. Please get in touch if you need anything else.

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