All the guys from HOCU are very efficient, do a thorough job, arrive quickly to sort out any problems, work in a very clean and tidy manner and are very polite and helpful. Highly recommend.
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Helen
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Kent
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What Our Clients Say
Real feedback from homeowners and businesses who trust HOCU for reliable heating and plumbing services across Kent, delivered with care, quality workmanship, and genuine attention to detail on every job.
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If you are searching for honest plumber Kent reviews before making a decision, everything you need is right here. Every word below comes from a real customer, homeowners, landlords, and returning clients across Kent and Sevenoaks who trusted HOCU and took the time to share what that experience felt like.
We are proud to be one of the most recommended heating companies in Kent, with verified 5-star feedback across Google, Checkatrade, Trustpilot, Facebook, and Yell. These reviews reflect exactly what we aim to deliver on every single job.
Boiler service for the second year with HOCU, efficient, professional, tidy, turned up on time. Online boiler report with photo evidence supplied. Great company to deal with and superb customer care. See you next year!
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Julie Avery
Returning Customer
Annual Boiler Service KentNew boiler, power flush and new radiator install done by HOCU. Vince is hot on his emails with prompt, personal replies and all the guys on the team are polite, professional and leave everything clean and tidy. Couldn't recommend highly enough.
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Jo Wake
Homeowner
Boiler Installation KentBest plumbers ever. THANK YOU Vince for fixing everything. I will not use another plumbing firm now I have HOCU in my contacts.
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Amanda Kemp
Homeowner
SevenoaksSuper job in every aspect. Excellent communication, the plumbers turned up on time, they were neat, polite and tidy. I'd recommend HOCU any time.
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Christopher Lee
Homeowner
KentImmediate response to fix my problem of being without hot water. The company didn't even charge me, saying the engineer was passing by anyway. Amazing. I will most definitely continue to use HOCU.
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Fiona Collingridge
Homeowner
KentThese guys are fantastic. Friendly, professional, prompt, really reasonable and they always do a very thorough job. All the plumbers take the trouble to explain what the problem is. Cannot recommend HOCU highly enough.
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Aidan Phipps
Homeowner
KentRob came and did the annual service on my boiler. He was very efficient but took the time to do a thorough job. He listened to my questions and fully explained what was completed. Really pleased with the excellent service that HOCU provided yet again.
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Karen B
Returning Customer
Heating Engineer KentWe have used HOCU for some years and their service is efficient and very organised. Last Sunday my central heating was not working and there was a plumber on my doorstep at 9am Monday with the new part. Always exceptional service.
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Diana E
Returning Customer
Central Heating KentVery quick response and the engineer kept me updated. Remedied the problem with a leaking radiator with no mess and explained everything in simple terms. I would have no doubts in recommending this company.
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Lesley Trim
Homeowner
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FAQs
Questions About Working With HOCU, Answered
Everything homeowners across Kent want to know before choosing HOCU for their heating and plumbing needs.
You can find genuine, verified reviews from our customers across Google, Checkatrade, Trustpilot, Facebook, and Yell. Every review reflects a real job completed by our team, we never ask for reviews in exchange for discounts or incentives.
HOCU was founded by Vincent Barrett in April 2014. Over a decade later, we are still serving the same communities across Kent, and many of the customers who found us in those early years are still with us today.
Our most reviewed services include boiler installation, annual boiler servicing, central heating installation, power flushing, and radiator replacement. Across all of them, the feedback reflects the same consistent standard, professional, tidy, and genuinely personal.
Yes. We support homeowners and landlords across Kent with everything from boiler installations and annual servicing to Gas Safe certification and compliance documentation. Our returning customers include both private homeowners and property managers who rely on us year after year.
Our customers say it best in their own words, but the themes that come up again and again are honest communication, clean and tidy workmanship, prompt responses, and engineers who take the time to explain what they have done. That personal approach is something we have built into the business from day one.
Yes. We provide responsive support for urgent heating and plumbing issues across Kent, subject to availability. As our customers will tell you, when something goes wrong we do everything we can to get there quickly and sort it properly.
You can call us on 01732 929290, email vincentbarrett@hocu.co.uk, or use the contact form on our website. We will get back to you promptly and arrange a survey or visit at a time that suits you.
We are based in Sevenoaks and cover a wide area across Kent, including Maidstone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and the surrounding towns and villages. If you are unsure whether we cover your postcode, just give us a call, we are always happy to confirm.
Every engineer on the HOCU team is fully Gas Safe registered. All work is certified, compliant, and documented, and you will receive your paperwork on completion, every single time.
Every installation comes with the full manufacturer warranty on the product, plus our own 12-month workmanship guarantee. You are covered from day one, and we are always here if you need us after the job is done.
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