In a UK trades group, a subcontractor posted about a landscaper who owed him £10,000. Every week the landscaper would pay £1,000 — and add £1,000 back onto the next bill. No proper invoices. No paper trail. Just a phone number and a handshake. The thread got 34 comments, almost all from landscapers who’d been…
Affiliate disclosure: Some links in this article are affiliate links. If you sign up through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend tools we’d genuinely suggest to a mate in the trade. The £17,000 Unpaid Invoice In February 2026, a tiler called Christopher Osborn posted in a…
A plasterer in a UK trades group posted this recently: a customer owed him £17,000 on a job. He had not paid a £7,500 invoice for two weeks, was ignoring calls, and materials had already been delivered. He was £2,000 out of pocket with no way to recover it quickly. The right invoicing software for…
A roofer in a UK trades group recently shared his situation: a customer owed him £17,000 on a job, had not paid a £7,500 invoice for two weeks, and was now ignoring his calls. Materials had already been delivered. He was £2,000 out of pocket. The right invoicing software would not have guaranteed payment, but…
Getting Paid on Time Is Not Optional When You’re Running a Gas Engineering Business The best invoicing software for gas engineers in the UK gets you paid faster, chases late payments automatically, keeps your VAT records compliant, and makes your business look professional from the first quote to the final receipt. If you’re still invoicing…
Getting Paid Shouldn’t Be the Hardest Part of Decorating The best invoicing software for painters and decorators in the UK gets you paid faster, chases late payments automatically, keeps your VAT records compliant, and makes your business look professional from the first quote to the final receipt. If you’re still sending invoices from a Word…
Getting Paid Shouldn’t Be the Hardest Part of the Job The best invoicing software for builders in the UK does more than send a PDF. It gets you paid faster, chases late payments automatically, keeps your VAT records straight, and makes your business look professional from the first quote to the final receipt. If you’re…
Getting the job done is the easy part. Getting paid for it is where a lot of UK plumbers run into trouble. Late payments, chasing invoices by text, customers who go quiet — it’s a problem that good invoicing software largely solves. In a UK trades forum, one plumber asked: “Is it just me or…
Late invoicing is one of the biggest cash flow killers for electricians. You finish a job, get straight onto the next one, and before you know it you’re invoicing two weeks after completion — or forgetting altogether. The right invoicing app fixes that by making it quick enough to do on the spot, before you’ve…
You’ve finished the job, sent the invoice, and now you’re waiting. But how long is too long? When should you start chasing — and what does UK law actually say? This guide covers exactly that, so you know where you stand and when to take action. What Are the Standard Payment Terms for Tradespeople? Payment…