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Renovation requests on LokalMatch describe the scope before you connect: a whole-home renovation, an addition, a few rooms, a garage or attic conversion, or repairs after fire or water damage. Homeowners also say whether drawings are ready and whether they’ll live in the home during the work.

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Page reviewed 11 September 2026

What a general contractor lead shows you

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

Those two answers shape the job. A homeowner with drawings ready is closer to pricing than one who still needs design help, and an occupied home changes how you phase the work. Renovation budgets run up to six figures, so set the project sizes you take on and let the rest go to others.

  1. What are you planning?

    • Whole-home renovation
    • Addition or extension
    • A few rooms
    • Conversion (garage, attic, other)
    • Damage repair (fire, water)
    • Something else

  2. What type of property is it?

    • Detached house
    • Semi-detached or townhouse
    • Condo or apartment
    • Cottage or cabin
    • Duplex or multi-unit
    • Commercial property

  3. Do you have drawings or plans yet?

    Optional
    • Yes, drawings are ready
    • Some ideas, no drawings
    • No — I need help with design

  4. Will you live in the home during the work?

    Optional
    • Yes
    • No
    • Not sure

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 £10,000
  • £10,000–£25,000
  • £25,000–£50,000
  • £50,000–£100,000
  • £100,000 and up

Amounts in GBP.

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.

The guide homeowners get on this site

We publish a general contractor 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 general contractor guide

What the guide covers

  • Planning permission and permitted development: what an extension in England actually needs
  • Building Regulations approval is a separate consent: building control, inspections and the completion certificate
  • The Party Wall etc. Act 1996: the notices your neighbours must receive before work starts
  • What to check instead of a licence: TrustMark, trade bodies and the controlled trades
  • Your contract: the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the 14-day cancellation right
  • Older housing stock: asbestos before 2000, and who carries the safety duties on your job
  • England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland run four different systems

Questions it answers

  • Do builders need a licence in the UK?
  • Is planning permission the same thing as building regulations approval?
  • How do I know whether my extension is permitted development?
  • Do I have to serve a party wall notice on my neighbours?
  • Can I cancel a building contract I signed at home?
  • What paperwork should I have at the end of the job?

Guide last checked 14 September 2026.

What general contractor 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 general contractor 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

These notes come from our provincial permit guides, which homeowners read before they hire. They summarize official sources and aren’t legal advice.

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  • England

    England regulates the building work rather than registering builders as a trade, so the question to ask is not "are you licensed?" but "who is getting approval for this job?". GOV.UK lists the work that needs building regulations approval — building and extending, replacing electrics, installing a bathroom, replacing windows and doors, roof work and heating systems — and warns that the person doing the work could be prosecuted and fined if it does not comply.

    Sources: GOV.UK – Building regulations approval

    Getting approval matters when you come to sell. GOV.UK warns that without building regulations approval you will not have the certificates of compliance you may need when you want to sell your home, so keep the completion paperwork or the installer's self-certification with your deeds.

    Sources: GOV.UK – Building regulations approval

  • Northern Ireland

    The regulations that apply here are the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, which came into operation on 31 October 2012 — not the English or Scottish rules. They set requirements and standards for building having regard to the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people in or around buildings, and the standards cover health, structural stability, fire safety, energy conservation and accessibility.

    Sources: Department of Finance – Building Regulations in Northern Ireland · Building Control NI – What we do

    Ask for the Certificate of Completion at the end of the job. Building Control issues it once it is satisfied that all necessary Building Regulations have been adhered to, and it is the document that shows the work was signed off.

    Sources: Building Control NI – What we do

  • Scotland

    The warrant, not the builder, is what the law looks at first. A building warrant gives you legal permission to carry out building work, and mygov.scot warns that it is an offence to start building work without a warrant when you need one — you could be fined. Agree in writing who is applying for the warrant before anyone starts.

    Sources: mygov.scot – Building warrant

  • Wales

    Wales has its own set of Approved Documents rather than following England's, so check the Welsh guidance for the job you are having done. As in England, the consent attaches to the work: ask your builder how the job will be shown to meet the building regulations.

    Sources: Welsh Government – Building regulations: approved documents

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: Home Elevators & Lifts. 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 renovation work

  • Choose kitchen, bathroom and basement renovations as services if you want those requests too. Each has its own intake questions.
  • Building new homes comes with its own licensing and warranty rules in many of the places we cover; the notes below cover them.
  • Add photos of finished projects, and the registrations or licences your area calls for, so homeowners can compare you properly.

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