Lothian Property Care
Care pricing: the introduction fee, job prices and contractor earnings
Three things made plain: what a homeowner pays to use Lothian Property Care (nothing), the indicative price band for every job we arrange, and what each approved contractor keeps once our introduction fee is taken off.
The introduction fee
For the homeowner
Free
No call-out charge, no membership, no obligation. You are quoted by, and deal with, the independent business that carries out the work. You pay them directly, and only if you approve their price.
For the approved contractor
12% of the job value
A single fixed introduction fee on work sent through the network, agreed with each business before any work starts. No pay-per-lead, no bidding war, no monthly subscription. The homeowner is never charged and the fee is never added to the price they see.
Lothian Property is not an estate agency or a building contractor. We introduce homeowners to independent trades and keep the record of what has been done to the property. The work itself is always carried out, priced and invoiced by the independent business you approve.
Job pricing
Indicative bands based on what independent trades in Edinburgh and the Lothians have quoted for comparable work. Your own price comes as a written quote from a named business, and nothing is booked until you approve it.
Edinburgh maintenance
Repairs and upkeep on a home you live in
| Job | Typical price | Basis | Time on site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof leak and slate repair | £280–£950 | per repair visit | Half a day to a day |
| Gutter clearance and downpipe check | £90–£260 | per property | One to three hours |
| Sash and case window overhaul | £320–£780 | per window | A day per window |
| Damp investigation and report | £180–£450 | per inspection | One to two hours on site |
| Boiler service and safety check | £85–£160 | per boiler | About an hour |
| Emergency plumbing call-out | £120–£400 | first two hours | Same day |
| Stone repointing and masonry repair | £900–£4,500 | per elevation | Several days to two weeks |
| Electrical fault-finding and repair | £110–£380 | per visit | Two to four hours |
Landlord care
Keeping a let property safe, legal and tenanted
| Job | Typical price | Basis | Time on site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landlord gas safety record (CP12) | £75–£140 | per property | About an hour |
| Electrical installation condition report (EICR) | £140–£320 | per property | Two to four hours |
| Interlinked smoke and heat alarm installation | £220–£480 | per flat | Half a day |
| Repairing Standard inspection | £150–£350 | per property | One to two hours |
| Mid-tenancy repair visit | £160–£420 | per half-day visit | Half a day |
| HMO compliance works | £650–£3,200 | per property | Two days to a week |
| Check-out inventory and condition report | £95–£220 | per property | One to two hours |
| EPC assessment | £75–£150 | per property | About an hour |
Void clearance
Emptying and resetting a property between occupants
| Job | Typical price | Basis | Time on site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full house clearance | £450–£1,800 | per property | One to two days |
| Part clearance and item removal | £180–£600 | per visit | Half a day |
| Executry clearance with item sorting | £550–£2,200 | per property | Two to three days |
| End-of-tenancy deep clean | £180–£480 | per property | Four to eight hours |
| Garden and drying-green reset | £200–£750 | per garden | One to two days |
| Empty property security and inspection visit | £45–£95 | per visit | About 30 minutes |
Pre-sale preparation
Work that pays for itself before the Home Report
| Job | Typical price | Basis | Time on site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-sale condition walk-through | No charge | no charge | About an hour |
| Category 2 and 3 repair works | £350–£3,500 | per property | Two days to two weeks |
| Pre-sale decoration | £550–£2,400 | per property | Three to six days |
| Presentation clean and declutter | £200–£550 | per property | One day |
| Kerb appeal package | £300–£1,200 | per property | One to two days |
| Snagging day before marketing | £240–£380 | per day | One day |
What each approved contractor keeps
The contractor keeps the agreed job value minus our introduction fee. At the standard 12% fee, a tradesperson keeps 88% of every job they complete. The table below shows what that means in real money at typical job values.
| Job value | Lothian Property fee (12%) | Contractor keeps (88%) |
|---|---|---|
| £150 | £18.00 | £132.00 |
| £400 | £48.00 | £352.00 |
| £1,000 | £120.00 | £880.00 |
| £2,500 | £300.00 | £2,200.00 |
No lead fees
You are sent jobs that suit your trade, not charged for contacts. No pay-per-lead, no bidding against other trades for the same job.
You set the price
You see the job and put your own written price against it. The homeowner decides whether to go ahead — your margin stays yours.
Agreed up front
Your percentage is agreed and recorded before you are sent any work. It can sit between 0% and 50%; the standard network rate is 12%.
Pricing questions
- What does Lothian Property charge the homeowner?
- Nothing. The introduction is free, there is no call-out charge and no obligation to use anyone we introduce. You are quoted by, and deal with, the independent business that carries out the work — you pay them, not us, and only if you approve their price.
- How does Lothian Property make money from Care work?
- Approved trades pay us a fixed introduction fee on work they are sent through the network. The default is 12% of the agreed job value, agreed with each contractor before any work starts. It is never charged to the homeowner and never added to the price you see.
- Are the job prices on this page what I will actually pay?
- No. They are indicative bands based on what independent trades in Edinburgh and the Lothians have quoted for comparable work. Your own price comes as a written quote from a named business once someone has understood the job, and you approve it before anything is booked.
- What does each approved contractor keep?
- The contractor keeps the job value minus our introduction fee. At the standard 12% fee, a tradesperson keeps £88 of every £100 of work they complete. The exact percentage is agreed with each contractor individually and shown in their account.
- Can a contractor negotiate a different fee?
- Yes. The percentage is agreed with each business before they are sent any work, and it is recorded against their profile. It can be set anywhere from 0% to 50%, but the standard network rate is 12%.
About this service
Lothian Property is a trading name of Maybury Scotland Limited. Lothian Property is a property information and professional-introduction service. It is not an estate agency: it does not sell property, act as an instructed selling agent, provide professional valuations, arrange viewings, manage notes of interest, negotiate offers or carry out sales progression. Where a homeowner asks us to, and only in line with the permissions they have given, we may share their details with independent estate agents and other property professionals so those professionals can contact them. Any estate-agency service, professional valuation or regulated advice is provided by that independent professional, not by Lothian Property, and is subject to their own terms.