How TradeWise Works
The smarter way to hire tradespeople and home service providers, from first message to final payment.
For Homeowners
Hire with confidence in 6 simple steps
TradeWise handles every step from describing your job to a signed fixed-price contract. You pay the tradesperson directly, so we never hold your money.
Describe your job
Chat with our AI assistant in plain English, with no forms to fill in and no jargon to decode. Describe what you need, upload photos, and share any relevant details. The more you tell us, the better your quotes will be.
AI structures your job
Our AI instantly analyses your description to extract the full scope of work, estimate a realistic price range based on UK market data, and categorise the exact trade required. That saves a round of back-and-forth before quotes arrive.
Matched to local tradespeople
We surface up to 5 tradespeople who cover the specific service you need and travel to your area. Five quote each job and never more, so your job gets real attention rather than being blasted to everyone.
Receive & compare quotes
Receive itemised quotes directly in your private inbox. Message each tradesperson, ask questions, and compare in a clean side-by-side view. No cold calls, no sharing your number, no pressure.
Accept & sign digital contract
Once you choose your tradesperson, TradeWise auto-generates a legally binding contract covering scope, timeline, and payment terms. Both parties sign digitally, so you are protected from day one.
Agree it's done, then pay directly
Mark the job complete in the app when you're happy with the work, then settle up directly with your tradesperson. There's no upfront payment to us, and the signed contract is the record if anything is disputed.
For Tradespeople
Jobs come to you, already described
No advertising spend and no lead fees. Homeowners describe the job with photos and a postcode before you ever see it, and you only pay commission on work you complete.
Create your profile
Add your business details, the trades you work in, and the specific services you offer. Photos, experience, and any certifications you hold go on your profile for customers to see.
Set where you work
Give us your base postcode and how far you're willing to travel. We only send you jobs inside that radius, so you're not sifting through work three counties away.
Receive matched leads
We match you only to jobs in the services you selected and inside your radius. Up to five trades quote each job, so you're not bidding against a crowd. Receiving and quoting on a lead is always free.
Send quotes & win jobs
Build and send itemised quotes through the platform and message the customer in the same thread. Everything agreed stays in one place, so nothing comes down to who remembers what.
Agree in writing, get paid direct
An accepted quote becomes a written contract covering scope, price, and timeline, signed by both sides before you start. The customer pays you directly for the work.
The AI Advantage
What our AI actually does
Practical work at every stage that saves you time and money.
Intelligent job parsing
Our AI reads your job description and automatically extracts the scope of work, identifies the specialist trade required, flags any missing information, and pre-fills a structured brief so tradespeople can quote accurately first time.
A price range before quotes arrive
When the AI structures your job it suggests a typical range for that kind of work, drawn from published UK trade price guides rather than our own job data (we're new and don't have enough yet). Quotes that land well outside it are flagged so you can ask why.
Matching that can't be bought
We invite up to five tradespeople who cover your trade and are within their own travel radius of your postcode. Verified badge holders come first, then rating, then completed jobs. There is no paid placement.
Trust & Safety
Built on four pillars of trust
Every safeguard on TradeWise exists because homeowners and tradespeople deserve better than the status quo.
Written contracts
Every accepted quote becomes a contract covering scope, price, and timeline, signed by both sides before any work starts. Nothing begins on a handshake.
Five quotes, never more
A job goes to at most five local trades. Homeowners aren't buried in calls, and tradespeople aren't racing fifteen others to the bottom on price.
No upfront payment to us
You agree the price with your tradesperson and settle it with them directly. We never hold your money, and there's nothing to pay before work starts.
Verified reviews
Reviews on TradeWise can only be left by homeowners who completed a job on the platform. No anonymous posts, and no way to buy a review.
FAQ
Common questions
Still unsure? Here are the questions we hear most often.