Just Bought a Doer-Upper? Your Chat Bot Starts the Renovation Journey.

Yes. Post-auction property searches for renovation companies spike within 24 hours of purchase — homeowners sitting with completion paperwork, buzzing with excitement and anxiety about the scale of work ahead. The chat bot captures this emotional momentum with experienced, encouraging responses discussing the typical renovation process, timeline, and per-square-metre cost ranges by property type. By morning, the consultation is booked while competitor websites showed only a phone number.

Yes. The AI discusses typical per-square-metre renovation costs by property age and condition — £500 to £800 for cosmetic refurbishment, £800 to £1,200 for full renovation of habitable properties, £1,200 to £2,000 for full renovation of derelict properties, and £1,500 to £3,000 for listed building renovation with heritage materials. This budget guidance sets realistic expectations and prevents the consultation-stage shock that wastes both parties time.

Yes. Victorian terraces, Georgian townhouses, Edwardian semis, rural cottages, barn conversions, chapel conversions, and modern whole-house refurbishments — each discussed with relevant period considerations, structural awareness, and typical scope expectations. Property-type awareness demonstrates specialist experience.

Yes. Homeowners researching loft conversions and extensions — the most common standalone renovation projects — receive informed responses about conversion types, planning requirements, structural considerations, and typical costs. These research chats represent projects at £30,000 to £100,000.

Yes. Property developers exploring renovation contractor options receive professional responses about portfolio capacity, programme management experience, and multi-property phasing capabilities. Developer chats represent programmes at £500,000 to £5,000,000.

Homeowners planning renovations research obsessively — they spend weeks studying Pinterest boards, watching YouTube renovation diaries, comparing materials, and reading reviews before they contact a single company. This research peaks in the evening when couples sit together browsing renovation company portfolios, discussing budgets, and imagining their dream kitchen or bathroom. A chat bot engages this evening research in real-time, discussing typical renovation timelines, design processes, and the site visit procedure while capturing the specific rooms, property type, and vision for the project. At £39 per month with unlimited chats, one captured renovation project from a late-evening chat — worth £10,000 to £50,000 — covers the cost for the lifetime of the service. The bot converts dream-stage browsing into booked consultations.

Just drop us a message — routine business updates are free and included in your plan. If you've updated your per-square-metre renovation pricing, added listed building or heritage renovation to your services, or changed your project management availability, we'll update your ai website chat within 24 hours at no extra charge. This covers the kind of day-to-day changes any renovation specialist business makes: adjusting prices, tweaking your service list, updating opening hours, or changing your service area. We want your AI to always give your customers accurate, up-to-date information about your renovation specialist business.

Speed Receptionist processes customer chat data solely for the purpose of capturing and delivering leads to your renovation specialist business. Chat transcripts are handled under strict UK GDPR compliance — visitors are informed via the chat widget that their conversation may be stored for service purposes. We operate as a data processor, meaning your business remains the data controller. All chat transcripts and lead information is processed and stored within the United Kingdom, encrypted in transit and at rest, and retained only for as long as needed to deliver the service. We never sell, share, or use your customers' chat data or personal details for marketing. You can request deletion of any transcripts or data at any time, and we will action it within 30 days. Our full privacy policy details our complete data handling practices, retention periods, and your rights under UK data protection law.