Renovate with confidence.Stay in control.
A renovation is one of the biggest sums you'll ever spend. SafeRen keeps every quote, payment and promise on record — so you release money only for work that's actually done.
No card needed. Your brief is always free.
It starts with a quote — agreed in writing.
What's included, what it costs, and when each stage gets paid — pinned down before anyone lifts a tool.
Then the build begins — and everything gets logged.
Deposit released
£2,425 — only after the schedule was agreed.
Site diary
3 on site · strip-out done · 6 photos logged.
Foundations signed off
Building control visit recorded. Stage 1 paid.
Variation agreed
+£320 for extra socket runs — priced and signed first.
Receipt logged
Plasterboard £214.60 — photographed, filed, done.
Weekly check-in
“All fine this week.” Two minutes, peace of mind.
Every pound. Every visit.
On record.
One project's record, kept as it happened. If you ever need to negotiate, escalate or just remember — it's all there, dated and exportable.
And when something drifts — you see it early.
Everything on record. Everyone kept honest.
Everything you need to stay in control
Built from the tools real homeowners need, not generic project management software.
Project Brief Builder
Write your brief once (must-haves, style, materials, inspiration photos) and share it with every tradesperson who quotes.
Choose your builder with confidence
Compare builders fairly on what matters, with the right questions to ask, so you can commit knowing you made a good call.
Agree what’s included
Pin down what each tradesperson will do, so everyone is clear from the start and there are no surprises later.
Follow the progress
Note who was on site and what got done, with photos, so you can keep up with your project without having to chase.
See where the money goes
Quotes vs actuals, stage payments, receipts and labour, all in one place, so the budget never gets away from you.
Plan the weeks & price changes
A simple weekly plan you both work to, with any changes agreed and priced together before work continues.
Gentle weekly check-ins
Quick weekly check-ins help you notice if something needs attention early, while it’s still easy to sort out.
Planning & Building Control
Keep planning applications, building control inspections and party wall notices alongside the rest of your project.
Completion & feedback
Sign off finished work, leave honest feedback, and send a friendly completion email, all in one click.
Always know where
your project stands.
Every visit, payment and change kept clear and in one place, so you always know what's happening and what's next. Good builders love it too: an agreed scope, changes in writing, and prompt stage payments for work that's done.
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How SafeRen works
Create your project
Set up your project with your tradesperson’s details, contract value, and start date.
Use the tools daily
Log attendance, track payments, document variations and complete weekly checklists. It takes under 5 minutes a day.
Stay protected
Red flag alerts let you know when something needs attention, and your full record is there if you ever need it.
Simple, one-time pricing
Join free and write your brief free. When you're ready to manage a project, unlock the full toolkit with a single payment. No monthly fees, no renewals.
Free
To get started and stay organised
- Free account
- Project Brief Builder, write once and share with every tradesperson
- Send your brief to as many trades as you like
- No card required, pay only when you start a project
Major project
A renovation, extension or kitchen with several trades and real money at stake
- Staged payment schedule with retention, release money only as each stage is done
- Full builder vetting & scoring against the official registers
- Planning & Building Control: applications, inspections & party wall
- Weekly programme of works you can send your builder
- Variations, delays & weekly stress checks to catch trouble early
- Completion & handover pack: certificates, warranties & sign-off
One-off job
A single tradesperson: electrician, plumber, heating engineer, decorator
- Everything in Free
- Quick checks to hire with confidence
- Attendance log & simple cost tracking
- Scope agreement, snagging list & evidence export
Each unlock covers one project for its lifetime. Pay only when you start, and one early warning can save you thousands.
Our kitchen was quoted at six weeks. It took twenty-two, and I never had a clear picture of what was agreed or what was happening. So I built the tool I wish I'd had.
Daniel
Founder of SafeRen
Read the full storyPrivate by design
SafeRen is a private record for you, not a data business. Here's exactly how your information is looked after.
Only you can see it
Your projects, costs and documents are private to your account. We never sell your data, and we never use it for advertising.
Encrypted, end to end
Everything is encrypted in transit and at rest. Passwords are one-way hashed, even we can’t read them.
Stored in the UK & EU
Your data is held on secure servers in the UK and EU, never shipped off to who-knows-where.
We never touch your card
Payments are handled by Stripe. Your card details never reach SafeRen’s servers.
You can export or permanently delete everything at any time, in line with UK GDPR. Read our privacy policy.
Questions, answered honestly
The things people ask before they get started.
Does SafeRen hold my money?
No, and that’s deliberate. Your money stays in your bank account and you pay your builder directly, exactly as you do now. SafeRen gives you the structure: a staged payment plan you both agree to, so you only release a payment once you’ve confirmed that stage of work is actually done, and a clear record of every payment you’ve made.
What about the government’s new Trusted Payments scheme?
It’s a good thing, and SafeRen sits comfortably alongside it. Trusted Payments (launching autumn 2026) is a payment platform your builder can opt into that links payments to project milestones. SafeRen is different: it’s your private record and structure — the agreed scope, the stage schedule, the site diary, the receipts, the variations, the evidence — kept by you regardless of how you pay. Whichever way you release money, whether that’s directly from your bank or through Trusted Payments if your builder uses it, SafeRen keeps everything in one clear, dated record. If anything, the announcement confirms what SafeRen was built on: money should be released for work that’s actually done.
Does my builder have to sign up or agree to use it?
No. SafeRen works entirely from your side: you keep the record, score the quotes, and track the payments. Most homeowners simply tell their builder they’re keeping everything organised in one place. Good builders tend to like it, because an agreed scope and prompt stage payments protect them too.
My project has already started. Is it too late?
Not at all. You can set up your project at any stage, log what’s been paid and done so far, and run the rest of the build with clear stages, agreed changes and a proper record from today onwards.
Is it really a one-time payment?
Yes. Creating an account and writing your project brief is free forever. When you’re ready to manage a project, you unlock the full toolkit for that project with a single payment. No subscription, no renewal, no monthly fees.
What happens if things go wrong with my builder?
Everything you’ve logged, agreed scope, payments, site visits, photos, variations and delays, becomes a clear, dated record you can export. If you ever need to escalate a dispute, negotiate, or seek advice, you’ll have the evidence organised instead of scattered across texts and emails.
Is SafeRen on the builder’s side or mine?
Yours. SafeRen is independent: we don’t take commissions from tradespeople, we don’t sell leads, and builders can’t pay to look better. It was built by a homeowner after a renovation went badly wrong.
Renovate with confidence.
Create your free account and write your brief free. Unlock the full toolkit for a project whenever you're ready. One payment, no subscription.
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