Tettpå – cooperation against work-related crime
Tettpå helps consumers who are going to build or renovate houses or holiday homes choose law-abiding tradespeople.
Tettpå is a measure from several public agencies, employers and employees, the construction sector and consumer interest groups. The goal is to reduce the demand for illegal labour in the building sector.
Tettpå functions as a communications channel and a guide for consumers who are looking to build or renovate.
About Tettpå
The Tax Administration has agreements with certain municipalities and the Norwegian Mapping Authority regarding the exchange of data from building applications and declarations of ownership.
A service team at the Tax Administration will call consumers who have applied for building permits or bought residential or holiday properties in the relevant municipalities. The service team mobilises, guides and teaches consumers how to make good choices when they hire tradespeople. Consumers will get information about
- what they should check for when choosing a contractor
- where and how they can check openly available business data
- the advantages of using law-abiding labour
- which rights and obligations they have as construction clients
After the telephone conversation, the consumer will get a guide with more tips about the topic.
A guide with tips about how a consumer can choose law-abiding tradespeople
Changing customer focus – Anders Øiaas, general manager of Timberbygg:
“Timberbygg has kept statistics of consumer demand since 2014. The statistics show a clear change in what’s most important for the consumers. From a single-minded consumer focus on price in 2014, to a focus on quality, competency and responsibility in today’s market. I’m certain that the building sector’s Uropatrulje and Tettpå are the most important reasons for this positive development.”
“Hello, this is the Tax Administration” – editorial in bygg.no:
“We hope as many people as possible answer when the Tax Administration calls. It could be one of the most important conversations you have.”
Read more quotations about Tettpå (PDF) (in Norwegian only)
Trondheim was the first municipality that joined in May 2016. Today, 22 of the country’s largest city and holiday home municipalities are part of the Tettpå team.
Download the list of all the municipalities that have joined Tettpå (PDF) (in Norwegian only)
- Færder municipality, from March 2019
- Fredrikstad municipality, from January 2021
- Hol municipality, from October 2018
- Kragerø municipality, from October 2018
- Kristiansand municipality, from October 2018
- Larvik municipality, from January 2019
- Oppdal municipality, from September 2018
- Orkland municipality, from September 2018
- Rana municipality, from May 2021
- Ringebu municipality, from May 2021
- Ringsaker municipality, from November 2020
- Røros municipality, from September 2018
- Sandnes municipality, from December 2020
- Sarpsborg municipality, from January 2021
- Sigdal municipality, from September 2018
- Stavanger municipality, from December 2020
- Tromsø municipality, from September 2020
- Trondheim municipality, from May 2016
- Trysil municipality, from November 2020
- Ullensaker municipality, from May 2022
- Vinje municipality, from December 2018
- Øyer municipality, from October 2020
Tettpå campaign films – "Serious tradesman or serious problems?"
(In Norwegian only)