You're up a ladder, under a sink, or asleep. Your website gets the visit — and the job quietly goes to whoever answered first. Here's what that actually costs, with sources.
The leak
Home-service businesses miss 40–60% of their calls — the worst rate of any industry — because the person who'd answer is the same person doing the work. [1]
And the customer doesn't wait. They don't leave a voicemail, they don't fill in a contact form and hope. They open the next plumber on Google. 78% of jobs go to whoever responds first — and an assistant that answers in one second is always first.
One missed trade call is worth £215–£950 on average; a bathroom or rewiring enquiry can be thousands. [5] Losing one a week is a quiet five-figure hole in your year.
Drag to your average job value. We'll assume LeadHounds catches just two after-hours jobs a month that you'd otherwise have missed — most clients see more.
That's £421 a month you're currently donating to your competitors.
The early-mover advantage is real — and measurable. In June 2026 we surveyed 20 UK trade business websites found on the first page of Google: 16 of 20 had no chat of any kind, and not one had an AI assistant that could quote prices. Your competitors haven't caught on yet. The first trade in an area with instant answers wins the after-hours jobs in that area — that can be you, or it can be the other firm.
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