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Design requests say which discipline is wanted before anyone is contacted: architectural drawings, interior design, a home inspection, an engineering assessment, a property survey, an energy audit or staging. They also say what the work is for — buying, selling, planning a renovation, or getting a permit through.

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Page reviewed 11 September 2026

What a architectural design lead shows you

Every architectural design request answers these questions before it reaches you. Follow-up questions appear only when an earlier answer calls for them.

Property type is the third answer, and it decides more than it looks like it should. A detached house, a condo unit, a cottage and a multi-unit building are different approval paths for the same drawing, and a permit-driven request runs to the municipality's timetable rather than the owner's.

What kind of help do you need?
- Architectural design or drawings
- Interior design
- Home inspection
- Engineering assessment
- Property survey
- Energy audit
- Home staging
What is it for?
Optional
- Buying a home
- Selling a home
- Planning a renovation
- Getting a permit
- Something else
What type of property is it?
- Detached house
- Semi-detached or townhouse
- Condo or apartment
- Cottage or cabin
- Duplex or multi-unit
- Commercial property

Every request also includes

When the work is needed: Emergency / as soon as possible
Within a few days
Within a few weeks
Flexible / still planning
Budget range, if the homeowner picks one: Up to $1,000
$1,000–$5,000
$5,000–$10,000
$10,000–$25,000
$25,000 and up
Amounts in AUD.
Project summary: A short description of the job in the homeowner’s own words.
General location: The city or postal area. The exact address is shared only after you connect.
Photos: Up to 6 optional photos. Before you connect, you see how many were added.

Services you can choose

When you set up your profile, pick the ones you do and mark the rest as not for you.

Architects

The guide homeowners get on this site

We publish a architectural design guide for homeowners. It is written for them, not for us, and its headings are a fair list of what someone who has read it will ask you about.

Read the architectural design guide

What the guide covers

A protected title, protected differently in every state
The board registers; the institute does not
What checking the register does and does not tell you
How an architectural appointment on a house actually runs
Insurance, written terms and the disciplinary backstop
Where architect appointments come apart on houses

Questions it answers

Can anyone call themselves an architect in Australia?
Is there a single national register of Australian architects?
Do I need an architect, or will a building designer do?
What does it mean if a company is called something architects?
How do I check an architect before I sign anything?

Guide last checked 22 September 2026.

What architectural design leads cost

LokalMatch sets lead prices by service and location. You see the price of each lead before you decide, and you pay only when you choose to connect.

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Current lead price

Pricing is set per request.

We haven’t published a standard price for architectural design leads yet. You see the price of each lead before you decide, and you pay only when you choose to connect.

Licensing notes by province

Browse all permit guides

Our provincial permit guides don’t list a licence specific to this trade. That isn’t legal advice: check with your province or territory and your municipality before you take on work.

What checking the register does and does not tell you

From our guide for this trade, with the official sources it was checked against.

The NSW board publishes a Register of Architects, and its advice to consumers is to confirm the person appears on it and that their registration is current, rather than to accept a description.
It also publishes a Register of Disciplinary Action, which is a separate search and the one most people never do.
Registration says nothing about insurance for your particular job — the board's own consumer advice is to verify that the architect carries appropriate professional indemnity insurance for the services being provided.
A registration in one state is not a registration in another, so check the register of the state where the building is, not where the office is.
A company can be approved to offer architectural services without every person in it being an architect, which is normal and lawful, but it means you should ask who specifically will do your work.
Nothing on a register indicates experience with small residential work, which is the most common mismatch on a house project.

Sources: NSW Architects Registration Board: Protection of the architect title · NSW Architects Registration Board: Check your architect's registration status · Architects Accreditation Council of Australia · Architects Registration Board of Victoria: Prohibited conduct in the architectural industry · Architects Registration Board of Victoria: Legislative framework

How matching works

Requests are matched by published rules that are the same for every pro.

How we rank and match pros

You receive a request only for services you offer and haven’t excluded, in the areas you serve.
Your account must be active, with your email address and phone number verified, and you must be accepting new requests within the daily or weekly limits you set.
Requests reach you only with timings you accept, such as emergencies, and budgets that aren’t clearly outside the range you work in.
When more pros fit than a lead allows, we give more weight to an exact service match, how directly you cover the area, verification, how quickly you reply and, once you have at least three published reviews, your rating. Never to who pays more.
Each lead goes to a limited number of pros, and you see that number before you decide.

Invalid leads and refunds

If a lead turns out to be invalid, you can ask for a refund review from your dashboard. We look at each request and let you know the outcome. A lead may qualify when:

The contact details are wrong or don't work.
It duplicates a lead you already received.
It isn't a real request for work.
It's outside the services or areas you listed.

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Verification you’ll need

Before you receive leads, you confirm your business email and phone number with one-time codes. Business registration, licence and insurance details are optional during sign-up; once our team checks them, your profile shows what was verified and when.

In this trade, these services often require a licence: Architects. Add your licence details during sign-up so our team can check them.

Contact details verified
You confirm your business email and phone number with one-time codes. This is required before you receive leads.
Business registration checked
Our team reviews the registration details you provide.
Licence and insurance checked
Where your trade calls for a licence or insurance, we review what you provide.

Verification shows which details were checked and when. It isn’t a guarantee of workmanship, and it can’t be bought.

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Getting set up for design work

Choose only the disciplines you are entitled to sign for. Drawings that need a seal and drawings that do not are separate requests here.
If you handle the permit application as well as the design, say so. A request that exists to get a permit through is usually looking for exactly that.
Name the property types you take on. Multi-unit and commercial work rules out a lot of residential practices, and saying so early saves everyone time.

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What a architectural design lead shows you

What kind of help do you need?

What is it for?

What type of property is it?