wondering if anyone could give me a little guidance here. i live in a
semi-detached house that need some repointing doing to the brickwork.

Whoever you use, first check to see that you don't have lime mortar. If
modern cementious mortar is used to repoint a lime mortar house, you could
cause serious damage and some of the brain dead spods that get contracted to
do the work wouldn't have a clue.

Christian.