Contractor terms
Last updated 25 October 2026
1. These terms
The Little Green Book (“TLGB”, “we”, “us”) is the website at tlgb.co.uk, run by the partners trading as The Little Green Book. You can contact us at admin@tlgb.co.uk.
These terms apply to main contractor accounts. They sit alongside the website terms, the acceptable use policy and our privacy notice. The person who creates the account confirms that they work for the company and can agree to these terms for it.
2. Your account
- Contractor accounts are free. We check each company against Companies House and confirm the person signing up works there before the company can post jobs. We may refuse or suspend any account.
- Owners on your account can add and remove colleagues. Only add people who work for your company, and remove people who leave. You are responsible for what everyone on your account does.
- Your shortlist, lists, notes and jobs are shared by everyone on your account. Notes are private to your company, but write them on the basis that the business concerned could ask to see personal data about themselves.
3. Posting jobs
- Only post genuine work packages your company intends to let, with an honest description of the scope, location and timing. No adverts, recruitment posts, or requests designed to collect prices with no intention of letting the work.
- When you send a job, we email the members who match its trade, area and requirements. You can also invite trades on your shortlist; they can reply even if they are not paying members.
- Jobs and their drawings are visible to paying members and anyone you invite. Do not upload anything you are not allowed to share, or anything confidential beyond what bidders need.
- Close jobs once they are let or cancelled. We delete jobs, with their drawings and replies, two years after they were last updated.
4. Replies and paperwork
Trades who reply may attach a link to their compliance pack and company profile. Use what they share only to assess them for your work, keep it secure, and do not pass it on except to colleagues and professional advisers who need it for that purpose. Links can expire or be switched off by the trade.
If paperwork alerts are on, we email you when insurance or an accreditation on the listing of a trade you have saved is due to expire within 14 days, lapses or is renewed, and if they stop being a verified member. You can turn these emails off on your shortlist page. Alerts are sent once a day and may arrive after the change.
Paperwork status shown on your shortlist reflects the documents we have checked. It is not a guarantee, and you remain responsible for your own pre-qualification and the checks your clients and the law require of you, including under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
5. Job seekers
Approved contractor accounts can see the names and contact details of people who have posted a job seeker profile. Use them only to talk to that person about work, do not pass them on, and make your own checks, including right to work, before taking anyone on.
6. No commission, no agency
We do not charge commission on work, are not a party to any contract between you and a trade, and do not act as an agent for either side. Any enquiry, tender, contract, payment or dispute is between you and the trade.
7. Future paid features
Contractor accounts are free today. We may introduce optional paid features or plans in future. If we do, we will tell you at least 30 days in advance, nothing will be charged without your agreement, and companies that joined before then keep the features they have today for free.
8. Liability
The liability section of the website terms applies. As the contractor service is free, our total liability to you in any 12 months is limited to £100, except for anything that cannot be limited by law.
Also see: Website terms of use · Member terms · Privacy notice · Cookie policy · Acceptable use policy · Complaints procedure