MyBuilder Cost in 2026: Lead Fees From £7 to £940
MyBuilder cost in 2026: no monthly fee, official lead fees from £7, typically £5 to £35, and filmed fees of £540 and £940 on big jobs. Sourced and dated.
MyBuilder charges nothing until a homeowner shortlists you. No joining fee, no subscription, no contract. The lead fee officially starts from £7, runs £5 to £35 on everyday jobs, and one tradesman filmed fees of £540 and £940 on two big projects.
That last part is the bit the sign-up page doesn’t dwell on.
This guide puts every figure on the record with sources and dates, the same way I did for the Checkatrade cost breakdown. Prices were verified on 27 August 2026 and are maintained in the UK Trade Lead Cost Tracker, updated quarterly.
How MyBuilder Fees Actually Work
MyBuilder is pay-per-shortlist. A homeowner posts a job, you express interest for free, and the fee is only charged if the homeowner shortlists you as one of the trades they want to speak to.
The official line: ‘You only pay a fee when the homeowner shortlists you. There are no joining fees, membership fees or any other costs’ (MyBuilder support, verified live 27 August 2026).
Two mechanics matter more than the headline:
- The fee is shown before you respond and never adjusted afterwards. MyBuilder’s own help pages confirm this, so there is no excuse for not checking it on every job.
- The fee is due whether or not you win the work. Shortlisted means the homeowner wants to talk, nothing more. If they hire someone else, the fee stands. A credit-request process exists for duff leads, but it is limited and discretionary.
One carpenter on the Screwfix forum reported a £20 charge after tapping a job for more information (August 2023). MyBuilder’s process says fees apply at shortlisting, but his experience is a decent warning: treat every screen inside the app as live.
What Is the MyBuilder Shortlist Fee?
The MyBuilder shortlist fee is the charge you pay when a homeowner picks you as one of the trades they want to speak to. Expressing interest in a job is free. The fee lands only at shortlisting, is shown on screen before you respond, and is never adjusted afterwards.
It is the only thing MyBuilder charges for. No membership, no joining fee, no commission on the finished job.
Three things decide the size of it:
- The value of the job. Fees are priced as a slice of what the work is worth, which is how a member ended up filming £540 and £940 charges on two large projects.
- The trade and the category. Roofing leads are estimated at £15 to £60, while everyday jobs across all trades sit at £5 to £35.
- Nothing you can negotiate. The number on the screen is the number.
The fee is due whether or not you win the work, which is the part that catches people out. Being shortlisted means the homeowner wants a conversation. If they hire the next trade on the list, you still paid for the introduction. A credit-request process exists for genuinely duff leads, but MyBuilder applies it at its discretion and it is not a refund policy.
Every MyBuilder Price on Record
Official figures, third-party estimates and members’ own numbers, labelled and dated. Where they disagree, both stay on the record.
| What | Figure | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joining / membership fee | £0 | Official | MyBuilder support, verified 27 Aug 2026 |
| Lead-fee floor | from £7 per shortlist | Official | MyBuilder support, verified 27 Aug 2026 |
| Typical fee, everyday jobs | £5–£35 per lead | Third-party estimate | Nearby Traders comparison, 2026 |
| Range including larger projects | £5–£50 per lead | Third-party estimate | BuildMea ROI analysis, 22 Apr 2026 |
| Roofing leads | £15–£60 per lead | Third-party estimate | UK Roofing Leads comparison, 2026 |
| Fees filmed on screen by a member | £5–£7 small jobs; £540 and £940 on two large projects | Member-reported | YouTube: “Can MyBuilder actually work?”, 2024 |
| Charge after tapping a job for details | £20 | Member-reported | Screwfix Community thread, Aug 2023 |
| Small lead that paid off | £6 fee, £200 job, ~£4,000 repeat work | Member-reported | Same Screwfix thread |
No fee table exists anywhere on mybuilder.com. The £7 floor is the only official number, which is why the member-reported figures matter: they are the only public record of what the big jobs cost.
The live version of this table, covering all five big directories, is in the UK Trade Lead Cost Tracker.
What a Won Job Costs
A shortlist is not a job. Each MyBuilder lead is typically shared with 3 to 5 trades, and reported conversion is 1 job per 5 to 8 paid leads (BuildMea, 2026).
Run the maths and everyday jobs cost £25 to £280 in fees per job won: five leads at £5 on the cheap end, eight at £35 on the dear end.
The filmed example lands in the same range. That member’s £250 of lead spend produced 6 jobs worth £775, which is roughly £42 in fees per job on thin work.
For comparison, a top-of-page Google Ads click for “builders near me” runs £1.59 to £6.43 (Google Ads data, July 2026). A click is not a lead either, but a visitor on your own site is not shared with four competitors. The full ten-trade table is in the tracker.
MyBuilder vs Checkatrade on Cost
The two platforms charge in opposite ways, which is why comparing headline prices misleads.
| MyBuilder | Checkatrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Pay per shortlist | Monthly subscription |
| Cost in a quiet month | £0 | £80–£500 (member-reported) |
| Contract | None | 12-month fixed |
| Per-lead cost | £5–£35 typical, £540+ filmed on big jobs | £16–£37.50 (derived from real quotes) |
| Cost per won job | ~£25–£280 | ~£95–£375 |
| Lead shared with | 3–5 trades | 10–20+ members (reported) |
MyBuilder is the cheaper platform to test: no contract, no fixed cost, and you can stop any day. Checkatrade locks you in for a year but includes the directory profile some customers search for by name.
Per won job, the ranges overlap. The honest answer is that neither is cheap once conversion is counted, and my Checkatrade review covers when a directory earns its keep at all.
What the Fee Screen Won’t Tell You
Fees scale with job value, and the big ones sting. The £540 and £940 fees were both on large projects, priced as a slice of the job’s worth. On a £10,000 job that can still be worth paying. On a shortlist where the homeowner is price-fishing five trades, it is £940 for a phone call.
The spend stops working when you stop paying. Every shortlist fee buys one introduction. The same money spent on your own site and Google Business Profile keeps ranking after the invoice clears. One member in that Screwfix thread put it plainly: he swears by Google now, but only after putting the work into his own website.
MyBuilder skews towards building and renovation work, so if that is your trade, websites for builders shows what the alternative looks like in practice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does MyBuilder cost per month?
Nothing. MyBuilder has no monthly fee, no joining fee and no contract. Its support pages state: 'You only pay a fee when the homeowner shortlists you. There are no joining fees, membership fees or any other costs.' Your monthly bill is simply the sum of the shortlist fees you rack up, which for an active tradesperson can still reach hundreds of pounds.
How much does MyBuilder charge for leads?
Officially, lead fees 'can start from £7' and are shown before you respond to a customer. Third-party analyses put everyday jobs at £5 to £35 per lead, with larger projects at £50 or more. One tradesman filmed shortlist fees of £540 and £940 on two big jobs, so check the fee on every job before you express interest.
What is the MyBuilder shortlist fee?
It is the fee you pay when a homeowner shortlists you for their job. Expressing interest is free; the charge lands only if the homeowner picks you as one of the trades they want to talk to. The fee is stated up front, is never adjusted afterwards, and is due whether or not you go on to win the work.
Do you pay MyBuilder if you don't get the job?
Yes. The shortlist fee is charged when the homeowner shortlists you, not when you win the work. If they pick someone else, ghost you or abandon the job, the fee stands. There is a credit-request process for genuinely bad leads (wrong number, fake job), but it is limited and at MyBuilder's discretion.
Is MyBuilder cheaper than Checkatrade?
Cheaper to try, yes. MyBuilder has no subscription and no 12-month contract, so a quiet month costs £0. Checkatrade members report £80 to £500 a month on fixed annual contracts. Per won job the gap narrows: MyBuilder fees of £25 to £280 per job won overlap with the £95 to £375 I calculated for Checkatrade. The real difference is commitment, not price.
Does MyBuilder have a joining fee?
No. Joining, creating a profile and browsing local jobs are free, and MyBuilder confirms there are no joining or membership fees of any kind. Be careful inside the app though: one carpenter reported a £20 charge after tapping a job for more information, so treat every fee screen as live before you press anything.
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