# TradesPlace

> We rebuild your existing website properly, free. See your new homepage in 48 hours and go live in 7 days, with no deposit and no obligation.

- datePublished: 2026-09-08
- dateModified: 2026-09-12

TradesPlace is a UK-based web studio that designs, builds and hosts websites for independent trades and service businesses — plumbers, electricians, decorators, cleaners, window cleaners, salons and other local firms that rely on enquiries rather than online sales. We serve the United Kingdom, with localised sites in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian.

Every engagement starts with a free tailored homepage concept, so a business can see the design direction before committing to anything.

## Facts

Verified details, safe to quote verbatim. Every line here is generated from the same configuration the website and its structured data render from.

- Legal entity: Aventura Labs Ltd, trading as TradesPlace, registered in England and Wales
- Company number: 17437645
- Register entry: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17437645
- Incorporated: 2026-09-05
- Registered office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, England, WC1N 3AX
- Price: £49 (no VAT) per month (GBP), or £490 per year
- Minimum term: none — cancel any time
- Contact: support@tradesplace.co.uk

## Pricing

One plan, one price, no setup fee and no minimum term. Prices exclude VAT. The same amounts apply in euros for EU markets.

- £49/month, cancel any time: A proper website that works, looked after for you.

The plan includes the build, tailored desktop and mobile design, enquiry form and click-to-call, hosting, SSL, backups, security updates and uptime monitoring. No setup fee, ever — and you own the domain, site, content and reviews from day one.

## What the sites publish for machines

Every site we build is server-rendered, so its full content is in the HTML with no JavaScript required. Each one carries LocalBusiness structured data with the most specific type for the trade, the services offered and the areas served; FAQPage markup on its questions; a canonical URL; an XML sitemap; an llms.txt summary of the business; and a robots.txt that names the AI crawlers individually and allows them. We do not promise placement in any AI answer, and no one honestly can. What we ship is a site an assistant can read and describe correctly.

## Key pages

- [Services and pricing](https://tradesplace.co.uk/services): plans, what's included and terms
- [Free homepage concept](https://tradesplace.co.uk/demo): request a tailored design concept, no obligation
- [Portfolio](https://tradesplace.co.uk/portfolio): 8 example websites we designed and built end to end
- [About](https://tradesplace.co.uk/about): who we are and how we work
- [Contact](https://tradesplace.co.uk/contact): enquiries by form, phone or email

## Who we build for

- [Plumbers](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/plumbers): Websites for UK plumbers and heating engineers that turn emergency searches into calls. Free homepage rebuild in 48 hours, Gas Safe trust signals built in.
- [Electricians](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/electricians): Websites for UK electricians that win EICR, rewire and fuse-board work. NICEIC and NAPIT accreditation front and centre. Free homepage rebuild in 48 hours.
- [Builders](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/builders): Websites for UK builders that win extensions and renovations: project galleries, a clear process and quote forms that qualify. Free rebuild in 48 hours.
- [Roofers](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/roofers): Websites for UK roofing companies that build trust in a wary market: real job photos, clear guarantees and separate emergency repair and re-roof pages.
- [Painters & Decorators](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/painters-and-decorators): Portfolio-led websites for UK painters and decorators. Your finished rooms do the selling: clean galleries, interior and exterior pages, and a quote form.
- [Window Cleaners](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/window-cleaners): Websites for UK window cleaning rounds: instant quote requests, recurring service plans and before-and-after proof. Free homepage rebuild in 48 hours.
- [Double Glazing Installers](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/double-glazing): Websites for UK window and door installers: product showcases, FENSA trust signals and quote journeys built for a considered, high-ticket purchase.
- [Cleaning Companies](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/cleaners): Websites for UK domestic and commercial cleaners: clear service checklists, DBS and insurance trust signals, and quote forms that fill the diary.
- [Gardeners & Landscapers](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/gardeners-and-landscapers): Websites for UK gardeners and landscapers: project galleries for patios and gardens, maintenance round sign-ups, and enquiry forms that capture the spring rush.
- [Hair Salons & Barbers](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/hair-salons): Websites for UK salons and barbers: online booking front and centre, a price list that’s never out of date, and galleries that show your best work.
- [Accountants](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/accountants): Websites for UK accountancy practices: clear services, fixed-fee messaging and a consultation journey that turns visitors into client meetings.
- [Plasterers](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/plasterers): Websites for UK plasterers and renderers that show finish quality before the quote. Skim, render and damp work presented properly. Free rebuild in 48 hours.
- [Tilers](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/tilers): Websites for UK tilers that win bathroom, kitchen and floor work. Your tiling photographed properly, with a form that sizes the job. Free rebuild in 48 hours.
- [Carpenters and joiners](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/carpenters-and-joiners): Websites for UK carpenters and joiners that win bespoke work — wardrobes, staircases, kitchens and second fix — with a portfolio that justifies the price.
- [Locksmiths](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/locksmiths): Websites for UK locksmiths built around the 2am lockout: one-tap calling, honest call-out pricing, and the credentials a national call-centre cannot match.
- [Driveway and paving specialists](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/driveways-and-paving): Websites for UK driveway and paving firms: block paving, resin and tarmac shown properly, honest pricing, and trust signals that answer the rogue-trader worry.
- [Kitchen and bathroom fitters](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/kitchen-and-bathroom-fitters): Websites for UK kitchen and bathroom fitters: finished rooms shown at full width, honest timescales, and a clear answer on what you fit and who supplies it.
- [Tree surgeons](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/tree-surgeons): Websites for UK tree surgeons: insurance and NPTC qualifications front and centre, emergency storm work, and clear answers on TPOs and conservation areas.
- [Fencing and decking installers](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design-for/fencing-and-decking): Websites for UK fencing and decking installers: storm-season enquiries answered fast, materials explained honestly, and guide pricing per metre.

## Local pages (UK)

- [Reading](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design/reading): Website design for Reading trades and service businesses. See our Reading plumbing concept rebuild, then get your own homepage rebuilt free in 48 hours.
- [Bracknell](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design/bracknell): Website design for Bracknell trades. Concept rebuilds a few miles away in Wokingham and Reading, and a free rebuild of your own homepage in 48 hours.
- [Wokingham](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design/wokingham): Website design for Wokingham trades and service businesses — from salons to plumbers. See your own homepage rebuilt free in 48 hours.
- [Newbury](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design/newbury): Website design for Newbury and West Berkshire trades. See our Newbury double glazing concept rebuild, then get your own homepage rebuilt free in 48 hours.
- [Henley-on-Thames](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design/henley-on-thames): Website design for Henley-on-Thames trades and professional firms. Local concept rebuilds you can open and judge — see your own homepage free in 48 hours.
- [Basingstoke](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design/basingstoke): Website design for Basingstoke trades and service businesses. A concept rebuild for a Basingstoke roofing contractor — see your own homepage free in 48 hours.
- [Maidenhead](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design/maidenhead): Website design for Maidenhead trades and service businesses. A concept rebuild for a Maidenhead electrical contractor — see your homepage free in 48 hours.
- [Slough](https://tradesplace.co.uk/website-design/slough): Website design for Slough trades and service businesses. A local concept rebuild for a Slough decorating firm — see your own homepage free in 48 hours.

## Guides

- [How much does a website cost for a UK trade business in 2026?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/how-much-does-a-website-cost): The honest price ranges for a trade business website in 2026 — from £10 a month DIY to £5,000 agency builds — and the hidden costs each route doesn’t mention.
- [Monthly subscription or one-off build: which is cheaper for a trade website?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/trade-website-monthly-vs-one-off): A one-off build looks cheaper until year three — and then it depends entirely on what you had to pay separately. The break-even maths, done properly.
- [Is a website worth it if you are a one-person trade business?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/is-a-website-worth-it-for-a-sole-trader): The honest answer is "usually, but not always". The jobs a website wins for a sole trader, the two cases where it genuinely does not pay, and the test for which you are.
- [What does website maintenance actually cost a small trade business?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/what-website-maintenance-costs): The running costs nobody quotes for: hosting, domain, SSL, backups, security updates and the small changes you will actually want. Itemised, with what is safe to skip.
- [The hidden costs of a cheap website for a trade business](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/hidden-costs-of-a-cheap-website): A cheap build is a price, not a cost. The six charges that arrive after the invoice, and the questions that surface all of them before you pay.
- [Checkatrade alternatives: what else works for getting trade work in 2026?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/checkatrade-alternatives): Directories, Google, your own site or word of mouth: the five routes to trade work that are not Checkatrade, what each costs, and which ones compound.
- [Is Checkatrade worth it for a tradesperson in 2026?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/is-checkatrade-worth-it): Not a hit piece and not a defence: the four numbers that decide whether a directory membership pays for your business, and how to work them out this week.
- [Do I need a website if I am already on Checkatrade?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/do-i-need-a-website-if-im-on-checkatrade): A profile and a website do different jobs. The four things a directory listing structurally cannot do, and why customers look you up again after finding you on one.
- [How to get trade work without paying a directory](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/how-to-get-work-without-a-directory): Six routes to steady work that do not involve a monthly lead subscription, ordered by how quickly each starts producing and how long it keeps producing.
- [MyBuilder vs Rated People vs Bark: which is worth it for a tradesperson?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/mybuilder-vs-rated-people-vs-bark): Three platforms, three lead models. How each charges, how many trades you compete with per job, and which kind of work each one actually suits.
- [Is a DIY website builder costing your trade business jobs?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/diy-website-builder-vs-professional): Nobody tells you when a homemade website puts them off; they call the next number. The five ways it happens, and the three-question test for whether it is happening to you.
- [Wix or pay someone: which should a tradesperson choose?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/wix-vs-paying-someone): The costs a comparison table never shows: your own hours, the months it is not finished, and the searches it never appears for.
- [Squarespace or a site built for your customers: which suits your trade?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/squarespace-for-tradespeople): Handsome is not the job — but for some trades the pictures are the pitch. Which customers a browse-first layout wins, which it quietly loses, and why.
- [Can I build my own trade website? The honest scope](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/can-i-build-my-own-trade-website): Not one job. The real scope of building your own site, the costs that stay invisible until they bite, and the three things that decide the outcome.
- [Is a Facebook page enough instead of a website for a trade business?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/is-a-facebook-page-enough): A Facebook page is a good shop window on someone else’s street. What it genuinely does well, and the five things it structurally cannot do.
- [What should a tradesperson’s website actually include?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/what-a-trade-website-needs): The checklist we build every trade website against: seven essentials that win enquiries, the trust signals that decide jobs, and the clutter to leave out.
- [How do I get my trade business to show up on Google?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/how-to-get-your-trade-business-on-google): Five steps in the order that actually works, with what each one costs and how long before it shows. Most trades do step four first and wonder why nothing happens.
- [Google Business Profile for trades: how to set it up properly](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/google-business-profile-for-trades): The free listing that decides most local trade searches, set up properly: service areas rather than your home address, categories, photos, and the four common mistakes.
- [How long does a new trade website take to rank on Google?](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/how-long-does-a-new-website-take-to-rank): Indexed in days, competitive in months. The realistic timeline for a new trade site, what makes it faster, and the promises that should worry you.
- [How to get more reviews for a trade business](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/how-to-get-reviews-for-a-trade-business): When to ask, how to ask, and what never to do. Reviews are the strongest converter a trade has, and almost every trade under-collects them.
- [Will ChatGPT recommend my trade business? What AI assistants read](https://tradesplace.co.uk/guides/will-ai-assistants-recommend-my-business): Assistants answer questions by quoting pages that answer them. What that means in practice for a trade website, and the five things that make yours readable.

## Switching from a directory, a builder or a managed provider

Honest pages for businesses already paying somebody for their web presence: what they have, what tradespeople report it costs, what changes with a site they own, and what does not change. Index: https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from

- [Switching from Checkatrade to a website you own](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/checkatrade): What a Checkatrade membership gives you, what tradespeople report it costs, and what changes when the enquiries come to a website you own. Keep both for now.
- [Switching from MyBuilder to a website you own](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/mybuilder): What MyBuilder charges when you are shortlisted, how many trades quote each job, and what changes when the enquiry comes to a site you own. Keep both for now.
- [Switching from Rated People to a website you own](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/rated-people): What Rated People charges per month and per lead, how many trades see each job, and what changes when the enquiry comes to a website you own. Keep both for now.
- [Switching from Bark to a website you own](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/bark): What Bark charges per lead, how many professionals see each request, and what changes when the enquiry comes to a website you own. Keep the account meanwhile.
- [Switching from a Yell website to one you own](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/yell): What a Yell website gives you, what stays with Yell when the contract ends, and what changes when the domain and the site are in your name from day one.
- [Switching from Wix to a website that is looked after for you](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/wix): Built your site on Wix? What that makes you responsible for, what changes when the job is done for you, and how the move happens with no day offline.
- [Switching from GoDaddy to a website that is looked after for you](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/godaddy): Built your site on GoDaddy? What that makes you responsible for, what changes when the job is done for you, and how the move happens with no day offline.
- [Switching from Squarespace to a website that is looked after for you](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/squarespace): Built your site on Squarespace? What that makes you responsible for, what changes when the job is done for you, and how the move happens with no day offline.
- [From a Facebook page to a website customers can check](https://tradesplace.co.uk/switching-from/facebook-page): Running the business from a Facebook page? What a page is for, what it cannot do for the customer checking you out, and what a site adds. The page stays.

## Setup fees and what is paid upfront

What "no setup fee" and "£0 upfront" mean here, and the questions a waived build fee leaves open: ownership of the domain and site, the minimum term, and what remains when the plan stops. Index: https://tradesplace.co.uk/upfront

- [No setup fee website for tradespeople — what that actually means](https://tradesplace.co.uk/upfront/no-setup-fee-website): There is no setup fee here: no build fee, no deposit and nothing to pay before the site is live. One monthly plan covers the build, hosting, SSL, backups, security updates and content changes, with no minimum term. The domain, site, content and reviews transfer into your name on the first payment and stay yours whether the plan continues or not. Setup fees do still exist elsewhere in this market, from a double-digit entry fee to four figures; the table on this page names the published ones.
- [£0 upfront trade website — nothing to pay to get started](https://tradesplace.co.uk/upfront/0-upfront-trade-website): A trade website here costs £0 upfront with no setup fee and no deposit. One monthly plan covers the build, hosting, SSL, backups and content changes, with no minimum term. The domain, site, content and reviews transfer into your name on the first payment and stay yours whether you keep the plan or not. We rebuild your homepage free before you pay anything.
- [£0 upfront electrician website — no setup fee, no minimum term](https://tradesplace.co.uk/upfront/0-upfront-electrician-website): A electrician website here costs nothing upfront and carries no setup fee. You pay one monthly plan that covers the build, hosting, SSL, backups and content changes, with no minimum term. The domain, the site, the content and the reviews are transferred into your name on the first payment and remain yours whether you keep the plan or not. Before you pay anything we rebuild your homepage free, so you judge the work first.
- [£0 upfront plumber website — no setup fee, no minimum term](https://tradesplace.co.uk/upfront/0-upfront-plumber-website): A plumber website here costs nothing upfront and carries no setup fee. You pay one monthly plan that covers the build, hosting, SSL, backups and content changes, with no minimum term. The domain, the site, the content and the reviews are transferred into your name on the first payment and remain yours whether you keep the plan or not. Before you pay anything we rebuild your homepage free, so you judge the work first.
- [£0 upfront roofer website — no setup fee, no minimum term](https://tradesplace.co.uk/upfront/0-upfront-roofer-website): A roofer website here costs nothing upfront and carries no setup fee. You pay one monthly plan that covers the build, hosting, SSL, backups and content changes, with no minimum term. The domain, the site, the content and the reviews are transferred into your name on the first payment and remain yours whether you keep the plan or not. Before you pay anything we rebuild your homepage free, so you judge the work first.
- [£0 upfront builder website — no setup fee, no minimum term](https://tradesplace.co.uk/upfront/0-upfront-builder-website): A builder website here costs nothing upfront and carries no setup fee. You pay one monthly plan that covers the build, hosting, SSL, backups and content changes, with no minimum term. The domain, the site, the content and the reviews are transferred into your name on the first payment and remain yours whether you keep the plan or not. Before you pay anything we rebuild your homepage free, so you judge the work first.
- [£0 upfront carpenter website — no setup fee, no minimum term](https://tradesplace.co.uk/upfront/0-upfront-carpenter-website): A carpenter website here costs nothing upfront and carries no setup fee. You pay one monthly plan that covers the build, hosting, SSL, backups and content changes, with no minimum term. The domain, the site, the content and the reviews are transferred into your name on the first payment and remain yours whether you keep the plan or not. Before you pay anything we rebuild your homepage free, so you judge the work first.

## Markets

- United Kingdom: https://tradesplace.co.uk/