Invoice app for builders in Glasgow
Stage invoices, variations, CIS deductions — multi-month projects tracked through a single WhatsApp thread.
£29.99/mo · 7 days free · no card needed
Start Free on WhatsAppA real Glasgow builder’s voice note:
"Mr MacDonald, Shawlands Glasgow, kitchen extension stage two, fourteen thousand, variation for the skylight two-fifty."
What builders in Glasgow actually have to log on a job
- CIS deductions — Subby gross/net flagged automatically on every invoice; monthly CIS300 export ready for your accountant.
- Stage payments & retentions — Valuation 1, 2, 3… each as its own invoice; final 5% retention auto-scheduled.
- Building Control sign-off — BC reference and inspector name attach to the invoice as a note.
- Materials vs labour split — VAT-correct lines so the client can claim back where eligible.
- Variations & day-works — Voice-note a variation, Holdfort drops it as a separate dated line so you don’t lose it at final account.
What builders in Glasgow actually deal with
Scottish Water — a single public utility across the whole country, not a patchwork of regional firms like England.
Glasgow Low Emission Zone has been in force since June 2023 in the city centre. Non-compliant vans are banned entirely (not charged — banned), with fines starting at £60.
Glasgow City plus neighbouring East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire. Scottish Building Standards apply, which differ from English Building Regs in several areas including fire safety and electrical installs.
Iconic Glasgow tenement flats dominate the inner areas — stone-built Victorian closes, typically four-in-a-block with shared stairwell plumbing runs. More recent new-build terraced and detached out towards Newton Mearns.
Serving Shawlands, Dennistoun, Partick, Finnieston, West End and the rest of West of Scotland. Tenement work is special. Shared risers mean you often need neighbour agreement before a job starts; the close’s factor (property manager) may also need notifying. Add it to your quote time.
Glasgow tradespeople typically charge £40–£70 for a callout — below the UK average but increasingly pulling up in city-centre postcodes. Holdfort doesn’t set your prices — your rates are yours — but it stops you from losing track of what’s owed, what’s paid, and what’s been expensed along the way. All through WhatsApp. No app to install, no portal to log into.
Questions from Glasgow builders
Yes. Mark a payee as a CIS sub-contractor once and every invoice splits gross/net, deduction rate and verification number — all exportable to CIS300 at year-end.
Yes — voice-note "valuation 2 of 4, plus retention 5%" and Holdfort produces both as linked invoices on a single project so the running total stays accurate.
Yes — the invoice format is the same. If you’re issuing Completion Certificates through a local authority or approved inspector, reference the certificate number on the Holdfort invoice as a line item.
Voice-note the close number and factor name ("47 Hyndland Road, Speirs Gumley managed") — Holdfort builds the invoice addressed to the factor. Factors pay faster on branded PDFs than on handwritten sheets.
If your van’s non-compliant you can’t enter — period, Glasgow’s is a ban not a charge. Upgrading to a compliant van is deductible and Holdfort logs the finance receipt with your expenses.
Yes — quarterly-ready breakdowns and sole-trader categories. Required for self-employed earners over the MTD threshold from April 2026. See the MTD guide.
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