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Guides for builders, tradespeople and professionals
Practical guides for firms that work in people’s homes: how to be found without paying for leads, what homeowners check, how to write a quote they can compare, and what directories charge. Every fact is linked to its source.
How to get more building work without paying for leads
Free and fixed price ways to be found: your Google Business Profile, reviews, your own website, referrals, trade bodies and free directories.
Read the guideWhat homeowners check before hiring a builder, and how to show it
The checklists homeowners are given, and how to put your company, registrations, insurance and past work in front of them.
Read the guideHow to write a quote homeowners trust
Sections, VAT, provisional sums, exclusions, payment stages and cancellation rights: a quote homeowners can compare and choose.
Read the guideTrade directory fees compared
What each directory and lead site says it charges firms, from its own pages, checked on 30 October 2026.
Read the guideWhich registrations does your trade need by law?
Gas Safe, waste carrier, asbestos licences, ARB and the rest, by trade and nation, with the law and the official registers.
Read the guideListing your firm on Estiquote
Want homeowners near you to find you? See how listing 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.