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Pest requests name the animal before you reply. The homeowner picks mice or rats, bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, wasps or bees, or wildlife such as raccoons, squirrels and birds — and says where they have seen it, whether that is the living space, the attic or roof, the basement, or outside and the garage.
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Page reviewed 11 September 2026
What a pest control lead shows you
Every pest control request answers these questions before it reaches you. Follow-up questions appear only when an earlier answer calls for them.
Those two answers together change the visit entirely. Bed bugs in a bedroom is a preparation-heavy treatment with follow-ups; a raccoon in an attic is an exclusion job with a roof to close up afterwards. Homeowners are also asked whether they want humane removal, so a request that rules out lethal control reaches you marked that way.
What are you dealing with?
- Mice or rats
- Bed bugs
- Ants
- Cockroaches
- Wasps or bees
- Raccoons, squirrels, birds or other wildlife
- Something else
Where have you seen them?
Optional- Inside living areas
- Attic or roof
- Basement
- Outside or garage
Do you want humane removal?
Follow-upAsked when the answer to “What are you dealing with?” is “Raccoons, squirrels, birds or other wildlife”.
- Yes
- No preference
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
- Not asked for this trade. You quote from the details above.
- 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 pest control 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.
What the guide covers
- Bats in the loft: the protected species that stops a treatment dead
- Grey squirrels, glue traps and the methods that are not lawful here
- Qualifications, products and what to ask a British pest controller
- Signs of the common British household pests
- How a professional treatment should run, and what you should get in writing
- Council pest control services and when the local authority is involved
- Proofing, prevention and the duty to report rats and mice
- Wasp nests, sudden infestations and what not to tackle yourself
Questions it answers
- Do pest controllers need a licence in the UK?
- There may be bats in my loft. Can a pest controller still treat it?
- Can a trapped grey squirrel be released in the woods?
- Will the council deal with rats for me?
- Are glue traps legal for catching mice at home?
- How many visits should a rodent treatment include?
Guide last checked 14 September 2026.
What pest control 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.
See how leads workCurrent lead price
Pricing is set per request.
- We haven’t published a standard price for pest control 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
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.
Qualifications, products and what to ask a British pest controller
From our guide for this trade, with the official sources it was checked against.
- There is no general licence to trade as a pest controller in the UK; HSE states that professional users of biocides, including professional pest controllers, do not need a certificate of competence in general.
- Rodenticides are different: certain products may only be supplied to and used by professional users with demonstrated competence holding specific certification, so ask what certification the technician attending your home holds.
- Professional anticoagulant rodenticide use in Great Britain and Northern Ireland must follow one of the UK rodenticide stewardship regimes, which include verification of competence at the point of sale.
- Products must be authorised for the use they are put to, and the label instructions must be read and followed; ask for a written record of what was applied, where and at what concentration.
- Ask how non-target animals, pets and children will be protected, since stewardship exists partly to limit secondary poisoning of wildlife.
- Ask whether the loft or roof void has been checked for bats before any treatment is proposed, and what the company does if signs are found.
- Trade associations such as the British Pest Control Association and the National Pest Technicians Association are worth asking about, but membership is voluntary rather than a legal requirement.
Sources: GOV.UK: Bats - protection, surveys and licences (Natural England) · GOV.UK: Bat roosts - use of chemical pest control products and timber treatments in or near them · Natural Resources Wales: Bat licensing · NetRegs (SEPA and NIEA): Protected and priority species - licensing in Scotland and Northern Ireland · DAERA: Plant or animal species protected by law in Northern Ireland · Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, section 14: release of animals into the wild · Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Schedule 9: animals that must not be released · Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949, section 2: duty of local authorities · Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949, section 3: occupier's duty to notify · HSE: Using biocides - overview of professional user requirements · HSE: Rodenticides and UK stewardship regimes · Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022, section 1 · GOV.UK: Pest control on your property · GOV.UK: Report a pest problem to your council
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.
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.
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.
Read how verification worksGetting set up for pest control work
- Set the pests you actually treat. Bed bug work and wildlife exclusion need different equipment, different training and different follow-up.
- If you do humane wildlife removal and exclusion, say so in your profile description. Homeowners are asked about it directly and many care a great deal.
- Add your pesticide certificate during sign-up so our team can check it. It is the credential homeowners are told to ask for.
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