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Translation requests carry the two facts that decide whether you can take the work at all: the language pair, typed in by the client rather than picked from a menu, and whether a certified translation is needed. The client also says whether they want written translation or spoken interpreting, which are different jobs done by different people.

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Page reviewed 11 September 2026

What a translation lead shows you

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

The content type narrows it further — personal documents such as certificates and diplomas, legal documents, business documents, or a website and its software. A diploma for an immigration file and a software interface are priced and scheduled nothing alike, and you see which one it is first.

  1. Who is this for?

    • For me or my family
    • For a business
    • For a non-profit or public organization

  2. How many people work there?

    Follow-up

    Asked when the answer to “Who is this for?” is “For a business” or “For a non-profit or public organization”.

    • Just me
    • 2–9
    • 10–49
    • 50–249
    • 250 or more

  3. Translation or interpreting?

    • Written translation
    • Spoken interpreting

  4. From which language?

    The client types a short answer.

  5. Into which language?

    The client types a short answer.

  6. Do you need a certified translation?

    Follow-up

    Asked when the answer to “Translation or interpreting?” is “Written translation”.

    • Yes
    • No
    • Not sure

  7. What kind of content?

    Follow-up

    Asked when the answer to “Translation or interpreting?” is “Written translation”.

    • Personal documents (certificates, diplomas)
    • Legal documents
    • Business documents
    • Website or software

  8. How will the interpreting happen?

    Follow-up

    Asked when the answer to “Translation or interpreting?” is “Spoken interpreting”.

    • In person
    • Phone or video

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 client picks one
  • Up to £500
  • £500–£1,000
  • £1,000–£2,500
  • £2,500–£5,000
  • £5,000 and up

Amounts in GBP.

Project summary
A short description of the job in the client’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 clients get on this site

We publish a translation guide for clients. 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 translation guide

What the guide covers

  • Types of translation work UK businesses buy
  • What to check when there is no translator's licence
  • How a translation project actually runs
  • Machine translation, post-editing and where the line sits
  • What goes wrong in UK translation projects
  • Confidentiality and data protection when you send documents out

Questions it answers

  • Do translators in the UK need a licence or a government qualification?
  • Should a translator work into English or out of it?
  • Why does a second translation of the same document cost less?
  • Can I just use a bilingual member of staff?
  • How much notice does a translator need?

Guide last checked 22 September 2026.

What translation 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 translation leads yet. You see the price of each lead before you decide, and you pay only when you choose to connect.

Confidentiality and data protection when you send documents out

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

Translation material often contains personal data: employee files, customer records, medical notes, witness statements. When you send those to a translator or agency you remain the controller under UK data protection law and they act as your processor, which means the arrangement needs a written contract setting out what they may do with the data, how long they keep it and what happens at the end. The Information Commissioner's Office publishes guidance on those duties.

Ask specifically whether any part of the work passes through a public machine translation tool, because free online engines may retain what is pasted into them. Ask where files are stored and for how long, and whether subcontracted linguists are bound by the same terms. Reputable UK suppliers answer all of that in writing without being pushed.

Sources: GOV.UK: Certifying a document, including certifying a translation · ICO: UK GDPR guidance and resources

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: Certified Translators. 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 translation work

  • List every language pair you actually work in. The client types the languages, so a pair you have not listed is a request you never see.
  • If you hold a certification that lets you produce certified translations, add it during sign-up. Clients ask for certified work by name.
  • Interpreting and written translation are separate answers in the request. Choose the one you do, or both only if you genuinely do both.

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