Trades marketplace startup
Homeowners matched with vetted tradespeople
Our client set out to build a modern, trust-first trades marketplace for the UK — one where homeowners can post jobs, compare quotes and book vetted tradespeople with confidence, and where trades have a professional tool for growing their business. CodeLeap designed and built the platform end to end.
What we did CodeLeap built homeowner job posting, tradesperson profiles and vetting, reviews and ratings, and a quoting flow handling both fixed-price and estimate-based work, keeping all project communication inside the platform and linked to the specific job so photos, clarifications and scheduling stay on the record.
Trusted trades, booked with confidence. Our client is the founder of a growing UK-based platform designed to simplify how homeowners find, vet and book reliable local tradespeople. CodeLeap partnered with them to design and build the platform from the ground up — creating a marketplace that brings transparency and trust to an industry where finding a good builder has traditionally relied on word-of-mouth and guesswork.
Product features
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Homeowner Job Posting
Streamlined flow for homeowners to describe the work needed, upload photos, specify timing and location, and publish the job to relevant tradespeople in their area — designed for confidence, not friction.
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Tradesperson Profiles & Vetting
Detailed profiles for every tradesperson covering trade specialities, credentials, certifications, past work and reviews — with a vetting workflow that builds trust and lets homeowners choose with confidence.
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Quoting & Comparison
Tradespeople submit competitive quotes with pricing, timing and terms. Homeowners see quotes side by side with the tradesperson's profile so they can compare on more than price alone and make an informed decision.
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Live Messaging
Direct in-app messaging between homeowners and tradespeople, so questions about the job, scope and pricing can be resolved quickly and the conversation stays tied to the specific job.
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Reviews & Ratings
Verified reviews from real completed jobs, feeding tradesperson profiles and helping build a reliable reputation system — the trust surface the whole marketplace depends on.
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Push Notifications
Real-time notifications for new job matches, quote submissions, messages and status changes, keeping both sides of the marketplace responsive and reducing the risk of dropped conversations or missed opportunities.
Challenge
The UK home improvement market is enormous, but the process of finding a reliable tradesperson is often frustrating — reliant on word-of-mouth, patchy directories, or platforms that don't fully vet the tradespeople they list. Our client wanted to solve this properly: building a trusted, high-quality marketplace where homeowners can confidently find reliable tradespeople for any project. The platform needed to serve two very different user groups equally well — busy homeowners looking for hassle-free access to reliable trades, and trades looking for a professional platform to grow their business and manage their pipeline.
Solution
CodeLeap developed a comprehensive two-sided marketplace platform with mobile apps for both homeowners and tradespeople, plus the backend infrastructure to support the vetting, matching, messaging and reviews workflows. The design of each app is tailored to its audience while sharing a coherent product experience, and the trust systems — vetting, reviews, verified messaging — are built into the core of the platform rather than bolted on. The result is a marketplace where quality and reliability are structural, not marketing.
Tech stack
The tech chosen was our speciality, enabling fast development of performant user interfaces and a reliable infrastructure. The app is available for both iOS and Android.
- Frontend
- React Native (iOS & Android)
- Backend
- Python, Django, PostgreSQL
- Hosting
- AWS
- Services
- Firebase, Sentry, push notification infrastructure
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