Invoicing software for London tradespeople
In London the job itself is rarely the slow part. Getting there is. Between traffic, parking and the ULEZ, a good day might fit three jobs, and every one of them ends with paperwork. Love Invoicing puts the quote, the job and the invoice on your phone, so the paperwork is finished before you've loaded the van.
Invoice before you leave the street
Time on the road is time you can't bill, so the evening admin session is the first thing to cut. Raise the invoice from the job while you're still on site, with the job details and the photos you took already linked to it. Send it with a card payment link and plenty of London customers will pay it before you've found your way out of the one-way system. Invoices that go out the same day get paid sooner than ones written up at the weekend, and nothing is left on the back of a receipt.
Landlord and letting agent work, on a schedule
London has one of the largest private rented sectors in the country, and that brings repeat work with fixed deadlines. Landlords need a gas safety check every year and an electrical installation condition report at least every five years. Set those up as recurring jobs and they come round on time, with the previous certificate photo and job notes on the record. When an agent asks for proof that the work was done, you send the job sheet with time-stamped photos instead of hunting through your camera roll.
Subcontracting on London sites
On commercial and new-build work you are usually billing a main contractor, not a homeowner. That means CIS: 20% deducted from your labour if you're registered, 30% if you're not, and nothing taken from materials. Set your CIS rate once and Love Invoicing splits labour from materials on every invoice and shows the deduction, so the payment that lands matches what you expected. Where the domestic reverse charge applies, add the reverse charge wording to the invoice notes, since the app doesn't have a dedicated reverse charge option yet.
Built for London trades including
- Plumbers
- Gas engineers
- Electricians
- Builders
- Decorators
Love Invoicing in London — FAQs
Common questions from London tradespeople and small businesses.
- Does Love Invoicing work for London tradespeople?
- Yes. It's built for UK trades, with sterling invoicing, VAT set per line and CIS deductions worked out automatically. It runs on iOS, Android and the web, so you can quote and invoice from the van between jobs.
- Can I set up recurring landlord safety checks?
- Yes. Create the job once as a recurring job, for example an annual gas safety check, and it comes back on schedule with the customer, address and notes already filled in.
- Does it help with ULEZ or congestion charges?
- Love Invoicing doesn't pay or track ULEZ or Congestion Charge fees. If you pass a charge on to a customer, add it as its own line on the invoice so they can see what they're paying for.
- How does CIS work on my invoices?
- Set your CIS rate in your business settings. Each invoice shows labour and materials separately and deducts CIS from the labour only, at 20% if you're registered or 30% if you're not.
- Can customers pay by card?
- Yes. Every invoice can carry a secure card payment link processed by Stripe, so a customer can pay from their phone the moment it arrives.
Sources
- Transport for London — Ultra Low Emission Zone
- HSE — Gas safety for landlords
- GOV.UK — Electrical safety standards in the private rented sector
- GOV.UK — Construction Industry Scheme
Guidance, not tax or legal advice. Local rules checked against the sources above in October 2026.