For UK building firms

Agree the work.
Log every change.
Get paid on time.

Tradeline is the shared record between you and your client — so scope is clear, extras are signed off before you lift a tool, and every stage is tracked to payment.

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Loft conversion — Oakfield Rd
Client: J. Hartley
Active
Variation · Steel upgrade
Approved by client · 14 May
+ £1,450.00
Milestone 2 · First fix
Due on completion
£3,200.00
Milestone 1 · Strip out
Paid · 2 May
£2,000.00
01 — Sound familiar?

The job goes fine. The relationship is where it breaks.

Scope lives in someone's memory. Extras get done on a handshake. The client goes quiet, then queries the bill. Three predictable arguments — and they all cost you money.

That's not what we agreed.

No clear shared record of the original scope, so it's your word against theirs when it matters.

While you're here, can you also…

The extras that get done in good faith, then argued over at the end. Often unpaid.

Any update on timings?

The client feels in the dark and chases. You look disorganised and wait too long to get paid.

02 — How it works

One clear loop, from handshake to final payment.

Nothing to learn. It follows how a job already runs — it just writes everything down as you go.

Step 01

Set the scope

Agree the work up front, line by line. Both sides see the same list.

Step 02

Capture changes

Log a variation. The client approves it on their phone before the work happens.

Step 03

Keep them posted

Drop a quick progress update. The client sees it in their own portal.

Step 04

Get paid

Milestones tied to signed-off stages, so there's no debate about what's due.


03 — The client portal

Make every firm look organised.

Your client gets a simple link — no app to download, no account to set up. They see the scope, approve changes, follow progress and know exactly what's due and when.

  • Approve on their phone. A variation lands, they tap approve, it's logged and billable.
  • No more chasing. Progress is there whenever they look, so the “any update?” texts stop.
  • Clear on money. What's paid, what's due, what's been agreed — all in one place.
Project from
Fortis Building Co.
New change to approve
Upgrade kitchen sockets from 4 to 6, including chasing and making good.
+ £180.00
Approve
Query
Next payment
On completion of first fix
£3,200.00

2 May · 09:14Scope agreed — 18 itemsCLIENT ✓
14 May · 16:02Variation — steel upgradeCLIENT ✓
2 May · 17:30Milestone 1 — marked paidBUILDER
21 May · 11:48Variation — extra socketsPENDING
04 — The record

Who agreed what, and when. Permanently.

Every approval is written to a timestamped record that can't be edited or deleted. If a dispute ever comes, you don't argue from memory — you show the timeline.

  • Immutable by design. Records are only ever added, never changed — so the trail holds up.
  • Both sides on the record. The client's approval is captured the moment they give it.
05 — Pricing

Priced to grow with you.

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Solo

Sole traders and small gangs running a handful of jobs.
£29 /mo
  • 1 user
  • Up to 5 active projects
  • Scope, variations & client portal
  • Progress updates & sign-off record
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Team

Building firms running multiple jobs and clients at once.
£89 /mo
  • 5 users included
  • Unlimited active projects
  • Everything in Solo
  • Staged-payment tracking across clients
  • Priority support
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Prices in GBP, excl. VAT · a third tier for larger firms is coming

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