How to grow your payments app with electrical testing firms
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Electrical testing firms inspect the fixed wiring in homes, lets, shops and offices, and many also test portable appliances. In England, private landlords must have the wiring in their lets inspected at least every five years, so much of the work comes from landlords and letting agents, alongside businesses that book regular tests. A payments app that handles inspection fees, repeat tests and repairs can win testing firms, and every landlord and business that pays them sees your app.
Talk to electrical testing firms
Ask local electrical testing firms:
- How do landlords and agents pay for inspections?
- Do you charge for repairs found during a test separately?
- How do you remind customers when a test is due again?
- How long do invoices take to be paid?
Get paid when the report is sent
A link sent with the inspection report lets the landlord, agent or business pay straight away, so the firm isn't chasing invoices.
Make repeat tests easy
Businesses that book regular appliance tests can pay on a plan, so the firm gets steady work and the customer stays up to date.
Grow through property trades
Testing firms work alongside electricians, letting agents and gas safety engineers. When those businesses take payments through your app, each firm can bring more of them onto it.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about electricians?
The electricians guide covers small repairs, safety checks, rewires and deposits for materials on bigger jobs.
Electricians →What about gas safety checks?
The gas safety engineers guide covers yearly check fees, repeat bookings and repairs for landlords and homeowners.
Gas safety engineers →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.