First-time self-builders
Know what to ask before you buy the plot or agree a start date — without drowning in jargon.
Homehint
You don’t need to know everything.
Just what comes next.
Building, renovating or converting? Get a personalised guide from your first idea to moving in—with the right questions, reminders and information along the way.
One next step
Clarity every time you open the app
Personalised journey
Tailored to your project facts
Money that stays clear
Budgets, quotes and cash in one place
Built for England
Guidance shaped around English home projects
Who it’s for
Built for people transforming a home
Barn conversions & renovations
Catch long-lead questions early: ecology, structure, warranty, living on site.
Extensions & loft work
Neighbour realities, foundations and permissions — surfaced calmly when they may apply.
See it clearly
From “I don’t know what to ask” to one useful next step
Describe your project once. Homehint surfaces what matters for your build and keeps Today focused on the action that moves you forward.
Inside the product
Everything you need to run the journey
Today
One clear next step for your project, every time you open the app.
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Today
Talk to an ecologist about timing
Why this showed up · Older roof works
Prepare messageRecord outcomeMoney snapshot
Waiting onEcologist reply
Look-aheadWarranty conversation
Journey
A whole-project roadmap that adapts as your facts fill in.
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Journey
Design & permissions
4 open · Ecology · Neighbours · Ground
Where you areWaitingDone
EcologyNeeds checking
NeighboursPrepare notice questions
Money
Category budgets, real quotes, and a clear view of cash as it lands.
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Money
Provisional category budget
Goal £420k · Quotes updating live
FoundationsStructureFeesContingency
Quoted£86,400
Paid so far£12,000
Ask · Pro
A project-aware assistant that answers from your project — what’s next and why.
Homehint
Ask · Pro
What’s next on this barn?
Answers from your loaded project
What’s next?Why this?Who to call?
Grounded inStage · actions · money
Never inventsCompliance outcomes
See the product
What Homehint looks like in use
Real product screens for Today, Journey, Money, Ask and setup — so you can see the flow before you start.
Today
One clear next step, supporting tasks and a quiet money snapshot.
Journey
Stages with the current one expanded — ecology, neighbours, ground and more.
Money
Category budgets, quotes and cash in one calm view.
Ask · Pro
Answers grounded in your loaded project — never invented compliance.
Setup
Five short guided stages — plain questions, progress, and a local preview.
Pro capabilities
Four ways Pro keeps a busy build calm
Free gets you oriented. Pro adds the tools people reach for when the project gets busier — without hiding important guidance.
Weekly digest
A calm “this week on your project” view — open steps, waiting-on, look-ahead and money watch-outs.
Professional brief
Package selected facts and questions for an ecologist, surveyor or architect — ready to copy and share.
Deadline cockpit
Follow-ups, targets and timing cues in one place, with plain dates and countdowns.
Smart filing
When you add a document, Pro suggests a type, where it belongs and an optional key date.
Start strong
Useful on day one. Powerful when you’re ready for Pro.
Free is a useful first guide — discoveries and next steps to get oriented. Upgrade to Pro for Ask, weekly digests, professional briefs, deadline cockpit, smart filing and full Money when the project gets busier.
Your project, organised and moving
Accounts sync across devices. Your journey, money and files stay with the project — ready whenever you pick it back up.
Start freeFrom the blog
Practical reading for first-timers
2026-10-11 · 4 min
Free vs Pro: which plan is right for you?
What you get on Free, what Ask and Pro unlock, and when Portfolio makes sense for multiple projects.
2026-10-10 · 5 min
How Ask works inside Homehint
Project-aware Ask on Pro — answers from your project, plus budget refine that stays grounded in your goals.
2026-10-05 · 6 min
Planning an extension with neighbours and foundations in mind
How to think about neighbour questions, ground information and cash timing when you’re extending a home you already live in.
Questions people ask before they start
Who is Homehint for?
People transforming a home — self-builders, barn converters, extenders and renovators — who want a calm, personalised next step instead of a wall of tasks.
What’s included on Free?
A useful first guide: discoveries, Today’s next steps, Journey, a Money planning snapshot, light Library, Find help and essential export for one project. Pro adds Ask, weekly digest, professional briefs, deadline cockpit, smart filing, full Money, reminders and more.
How quickly can I get started?
Start free with a short guided conversation. You’ll see a tailored Today preview on this device within minutes — create an account when you’re ready to sync.
How does Ask help on Pro?
Ask knows your project — stage, open actions and money snapshot — so you get clear answers about what’s next and why something appeared.
Ready to know what to do next?
Start free in your browser. Set up your project in minutes and keep one clear next step in front of you.