How to grow your payments app with loft conversion specialists
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Loft conversion specialists turn empty lofts into bedrooms, home offices and bathrooms, often adding dormer windows, stairs and insulation. A job usually runs for several weeks, so customers pay a deposit to book a start date and then stage payments as the work reaches agreed points, with the balance when it is signed off. These are large sums, and chasing each stage takes time away from the build. A payments app that sends clear stage payment links and shows what has been paid can win loft specialists, and every homeowner who pays them sees your app.
Talk to loft specialists
Ask local loft conversion specialists:
- How do customers pay the deposit to book a start date?
- How do you agree and collect stage payments?
- How long does it take to get the final balance?
- How do you pay your own trades and suppliers?
Send a link for each stage
A payment link for each agreed stage, such as the deposit, the roof structure and the finished room, lets the customer pay from their phone and gives both sides a clear record.
Get the balance paid on sign-off
A final payment link sent when the customer signs off the work means the specialist is paid on the day, not weeks later.
Grow through building trades
Loft specialists work alongside builders, electricians, plumbers and insulation installers on the same jobs. When those trades take payments through your app, each specialist 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 builders?
The builders and bricklayers guide covers small builders building extensions, walls and garden projects, usually with a deposit for materials and staged payments as the work goes on.
Builders and bricklayers →What about insulation installers?
The damp proofing and insulation installers guide covers installers who survey homes, treat damp and fit insulation, often with a survey fee, a deposit and a balance when the work is done.
Damp proofing and insulation installers →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.