Extensions, loft conversions, renovations, and groundworks are paid in stages, not in one go at the end. Set the stages once on one invoice, each with its own amount and due date, and Sendinvo chases the stage that’s due while you get on with the build.
Your first 3 invoices are free to send, no card needed.
The client accepts a priced quote online, then you convert it into a pre-filled invoice you review, stage up, and save.
Money in before the diggers arrive: the deposit is the first instalment of the payment plan.
Each stage falls due on its own date, payable by bank transfer or by card once you connect Stripe.
Halfway money, and anything taken out of the spec put right with a credit note.
The last stage chased for you, and one click drafts a statutory interest invoice if it runs over.
Split a draft invoice into instalments that add up to the contract total: a deposit as the first instalment, then a payment per sign-off. Sendinvo chases the stage that’s due, then re-points to the next as the money lands. See deposits and payment plans.
Work you take on for another contractor goes out as a CIS invoice: turn CIS on in your settings, tick it on the invoice, enter the labour figure, and Sendinvo works out the deduction and the net amount due. If you’re VAT registered, tick the domestic reverse charge alongside it and the HMRC wording lands on the document for you.
Specs move on site. When work comes out, a credit note nets off the invoice at the rate it was billed at, so nobody argues over the difference.
Download a client statement and a developer’s finance team gets every issued invoice, its balance, and the total outstanding on one branded page.
The real app, filled with a builder’s work: an extension and a loft on stage plans, a garage conversion booked in with a deposit, and a credit note for client-supplied units. Have a click around.
A live demo seeded with a building business. Nothing you do here is saved or sent.
One payment plan on one invoice, four stages tied to the sign-offs on site.
Each stage is chased on its own date, and payable by card once you connect Stripe. As one is paid, chasing moves to the next.
Yes. Split a draft invoice into a payment plan: a deposit as the first instalment, then one for each stage, every one with its own amount and due date, adding up to the contract total. Payment plans are available on a paid plan.
Yes. Turn CIS on in your settings and set your rate, 20%, 30%, or 0% for gross-payment status. Then tick “Apply CIS deduction” on a sterling invoice and enter the labour figure: Sendinvo works out the deduction and shows a net amount due. When the contractor pays the net amount, the invoice settles in full.
No. A CIS invoice can’t be combined with a deposit or a payment plan. Bill subcontract work as its own CIS invoice, and keep stage payments for the jobs you invoice direct.
Issue a credit note against the invoice for the work that came out. The value nets off the invoice’s balance to the penny, at the rates it was billed at. If that clears the debt, the invoice settles to paid and its reminders stop.
Yes. A client statement lists every issued invoice for that client with its status, total, and outstanding balance, plus the total still owed across them all. It downloads as an A4 PDF in your own branding, ready to send.
Your first 3 invoices are free to send. Set the stages once and Sendinvo chases each one as it falls due.