[4] The company was originally established by Richard Harpin in 1993 as a joint venture between South Staffordshire Water and himself under the name of Fastfix to offer an emergency plumbing service.

[6] After attempts to launch in Australia failed over objections made by the Australian Parliament, the water business was spun off from the rest of the group in 2004 and the company was changed to HomeServe PLC.

[7] Afterwards, it bought property repair company Reparalia in Spain in 2007,[6] the French warranty provider SFG in 2009,[8] and National Grid's service contract business in the United States in 2010.

[15] Two years later, UK recruitment website Indeed named HomeServe the fourth best private sector employer in the region,[16] based on millions of employee ratings and reviews.

[30] Four months after it was reported that Brookfield Asset Management was considering buying it,[31] HomeServe agreed to recommend a £4.08 billion bid in July 2022.

[43] In April 2012, Ofcom imposed a fine of £750,000 for making silent and abandoned calls to prospective customers in the period February to March 2011.