Professional and Trade Terms and Conditions

Many professional and trade services (for example building, decorating, and plumbing) are provided by individuals or small businesses, often on small-to-medium projects where speed and simplicity matter. Clear terms and conditions help both the tradesperson and the client understand how the work will proceed, what each party must do, and how and when payment is due.

This range of professionally drafted templates contains a selection of profession and trade-specific terms and conditions that you can use as a stand-alone document, include with quotations, or display on a website (depending on the template).

Home vs Business: Which Version Do You Need?

Many of the templates are available in two versions:

Home versions are intended for work carried out for consumers and include provisions to help traders comply where the contract is likely to be an off-premises (“doorstep”) contract under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013.
Business versions are intended for work carried out for business customers and are drafted on a B2B basis.

What Templates Are Included?

A range of terms and conditions templates are available in this collection including:

Building and Home Improvement

Trade-specific T&Cs for common property and construction services including (for example) builders, electricians, plumbers, joiners, plasterers, roofers, painters and decorators, floor fitters, glaziers, window fitters, and insulation installers.

Cleaning Services

T&Cs for domestic and commercial cleaning arrangements (including versions designed for homes and for business premises).

Gardening and Outdoor Services

Templates suitable for gardening services, including options designed for a single job or for ongoing services.

Installation and Specialist Services

Templates for services such as aerial installation, locksmith services, and shopfitting.

Care and Pet Services

Templates for services such as childminding, dog walking, and pet sitting.

Why Use Professional and Trade T&Cs?

Using trade-appropriate terms and conditions helps you to:

Set expectations clearly as to scope, access, responsibilities, and payment.
Reduce disputes by making each party’s obligations explicit before work starts.
Reassure customers by underscoring your skills and professionalism in writing.
When dealing with consumers, support compliance with consumer protection legislation, particularly that which applies to off-premises contracts.

What Is Typically Covered?

While each template is tailored to a particular trade, many include clauses dealing with:

Orders, acceptance, and how the contract is formed;
Deposits, fees, and payment terms;
The services and standards of performance;
Customer obligations (e.g., access to the property or site and cooperation);
Cancellation or termination and the consequences of ending the contract; and
Liability and key “boilerplate” provisions, helping to provide legal certainty.

Many of these documents also include a simple Service Agreement schedule, enabling the terms to be incorporated into a single signed agreement, if preferred. Most also include a simple cross-reference to a Privacy Policy or statement.

Alternative Templates

A number of other Terms and Conditions templates are also available, each catering for different structures and sales channels, including:

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