For architects
Architects: get found by homeowners planning an extension, loft or new home, when our map opens in your area
Sign-up for architects opens soon. Listing will be free while we build the map, with at least 30 days’ notice before any charge.
Many homeowners price the job on Estiquote before they ask for quotes. When our map opens in their area, they’ll search it for “an architect” and see the architects who cover it.
Firm sign-up opens soon. Email support@estiquote.co.uk with your firm's name and trade, and we'll tell you the day it opens.
What homeowners see before they ask you
| Fee | Typical range, including VAT |
|---|---|
| Building regulations drawings, 25 m² extension | £2,100 to £3,700 |
| Planning drawings, 25 m² extension, only with a planning application | £1,300 to £2,400 |
| Design drawings, loft conversion | £2,400 to £5,400 |
| Building regulations drawings, garage conversion | £1,200 to £3,000 |
Our research: we checked the building control charges of 91 councils in England and Wales. On current schedules the same 10 to 40 m² extension costs £587 (Bridgend) to £1,876 (Camden) to approve, including VAT: building control fees by council.
What homeowners ask architects
With what our guides tell them. Answer these in your quote, and later on your listing.
Are you on the Architects Register?
Only people on the Architects Register can call themselves architects. Registered architects are qualified, must follow ARB’s code and must have professional indemnity insurance. Your registration number is needed to list as an architect.
What do design drawings cost?
Our extension guide prices drawings by size: building regulations drawings at about £1,400 to £2,500 for a 6 m² extension and £2,600 to £4,600 for 40 m², and planning drawings, when a planning application is needed, at about £1,000 to £1,900 and £1,400 to £2,800, including VAT. Say which stages your fee covers.
Do you have professional indemnity insurance?
Pays to put things right if a professional’s advice, drawings or calculations are wrong and cost you money. It shows as a badge, with the cover and the month the policy runs to, once we’ve seen the certificate.
What will building control cost?
We checked the charges of 91 councils in England and Wales: the same 10 to 40 m² extension costs £587 (Bridgend) to £1,876 (Camden) to approve, on current schedules. See building control fees by council.
What we’ll check before architects appear
- Companies House, if you’re a limited company or LLP: we’ll check the company is active.
- Architects Registration Board: Only people on the Architects Register can call themselves architects. Registered architects are qualified, must follow ARB's code and must have professional indemnity insurance. The law requires it, in the whole UK. Architects Act 1997, section 20: nobody may practise or carry on business under a name or title containing the word architect unless they are registered. Firms may use it only if their architecture work is controlled and supervised by a registered architect. Applies across the UK.
Official register - Who runs the business: an ID check, or a code letter for a company’s director.
Badges you can add (not needed to appear): RIBA Chartered Practice, and insurance.
Your listing will say, for example: Checked by Estiquote on 30 October 2026:
If you’re a limited company
- Active company at Companies House
- On the Architects Register
If you’re a sole trader
- Sole trader: business details checked by Estiquote
- On the Architects Register
How to list
When sign-up opens for architects, have ready your company number if you’re a limited company, your Architects Registration Board number. Then you’ll create your account and send your profile for checks; we’ll usually reply within 5 working days.
Homeowners will choose up to 3 firms by name, and reviews will come only from real jobs, checked by a person: how quote requests and reviews will work.
Firm sign-up opens soon. Email support@estiquote.co.uk with your firm's name and trade, and we'll tell you the day it opens.
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