For trades · Design, surveys and approvals
Architects, surveyors, engineers and other professionals: get found by homeowners, when our map opens in your area
Sign-up for architects, surveyors and other professionals opens soon. Listing will be free while we build the map, with at least 30 days’ notice before any charge.
15 trades in design, surveys and approvals: what homeowners search for, and what each needs to appear on our map. Registrations the law requires for some work here: Accredited energy assessor, Architects Registration Board and Registered building control approver.
Homeowners are told to get drawings first and then ask builders to quote on them, so a professional is often the first firm they hire. The law requires registration for architects, private building control approvers and energy assessors.
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 each trade needs
Every firm will need an active company at Companies House if it’s a limited company or LLP. The law behind each rule: registrations by trade.
| Trade | Homeowners search for | Also needed | Badges besides insurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architects | An architect | Architects Registration Board | RIBA Chartered Practice |
| Architectural technologists and designers | Plans drawn up for building work | Nothing more | Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists |
| Structural engineers | A structural engineer | Nothing more | Institution of Structural Engineers |
| Building surveyors | A building surveyor | Nothing more | RICS |
| Home surveys before you buy | A survey of a home you're buying | Nothing more | RICS |
| Party wall surveyors (England and Wales) | A party wall surveyor | Nothing more | RICS |
| Planning consultants | Help getting planning permission | Nothing more | Royal Town Planning Institute |
| Building control approvers (England and Wales) | Building control to check and sign off your work | Registered building control approver | RICS |
| Interior designers | An interior designer | Nothing more | British Institute of Interior Design |
| Garden designers | A garden designer | Nothing more | Society of Garden Designers, British Association of Landscape Industries |
| Quantity surveyors and cost consultants | Someone to cost a project or check a quote | Nothing more | RICS |
| Project managers | Someone to manage your building project | Nothing more | RICS |
| Measured and land surveys | Your home or land measured and drawn | Nothing more | RICS |
| Energy assessors | An energy performance certificate (EPC) | Accredited energy assessor | Insurance only |
| Retrofit assessors and coordinators | A whole-house plan to make your home warmer and cheaper to heat | Nothing more | TrustMark |
Pages for each trade
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.