Work directly or through an agency?

[FK1]

I do prefer work directly. An agency as an odd middle man between professionals is a corrupted idea from the beginning.

Agencies restrict for their own sake with no value added for client and contractor.

[rogerthedodger]

I've worked direct with clients many times and prefer it. You just need to do credit check on client and other checks and reassure yourself as best you can that client isn't going to go into liquidation anytime soon otherwise you might find it difficult to recover your invoiced money.