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How to hire a blind fitter in the UK
The checks, the questions and the paperwork.

No register applies to blind fitting. Cord safety devices, fixings above the window and insurance are what to check.

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THE 60-SECOND VERSION

Hiring a blind fitter in five steps

  1. Check everything has arrivedEvery blind, pole and bracket, matched to its window.
  2. Inside or outside the recessDecide before booking.
  3. Cord safetyCheck corded blinds have their child-safety devices in the box, and ask for them to be fitted.
  4. Clear the sillsAnd furniture in front of each window.
  5. Price per windowAsk how a whole-house fit is priced.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

Check before you book

No register applies

No licence or register applies to curtain and blind fitters in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, so anyone may offer blind fitting. The law steps in only where blind fitting turns into gas work, notifiable electrical work or building work.

Ask for a business name, the insurer and a written description of the blind fitting.

Public liability insurance

No law requires a fitter to be insured, but a drill through a pipe or cable, or a heavy item coming off a wall, is exactly what public liability covers. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 entitles you to blind fitting done with reasonable care and skill; insurance is what pays if it was not.

Ask the fitter for the insurer's name and the cover level before the blind fitting starts.

Ladders and work at height

The Work at Height Regulations 2005 (and Northern Ireland's own of the same year) require work at height to be planned and done with suitable equipment; HSE's ladder guidance is a 1-in-4 angle and three points of contact. Stairwells and high ceilings make the blind fitting a work-at-height job.

For high or stairwell work, ask what access equipment the blind fitting will use. hse.gov.uk →

Your rights if a blind comes down

Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 a fitter must fix blinds and poles with reasonable care and skill; brackets that pull out of the lintel are theirs to put right.

Keep the invoice listing each window and blind fitted.

VAT

Fitting curtains or blinds is standard-rated at 20% when the fitter is registered, whether you supply them or the fitter does. A trader whose taxable turnover passes £90,000 must register, charge it and show it as a separate line; one below that threshold adds none.

Ask the blind fitter whether the per-window price includes VAT, and for the VAT number. gov.uk →

“How do you fix a blind or pole into a concrete lintel?”

A good answer: The right drill and plugs, and packers if needed.

“Will you fit the cord safety devices on each blind?”

A good answer: Yes, every corded blind.

“Should the blind go inside or outside the recess here?”

A good answer: Advice based on the window depth.

“Can you fit a curtain bay pole or curved track?”

A good answer: Yes, measured on site.

“What is the price per window for blind fitting?”

A good answer: A price per window, less for several.

“Are you insured if a frame or wall is damaged?”

A good answer: Public liability, insurer named.

Getting the quote right

  • Price per window
  • Fixings and packers
  • Bay and skylight windows priced separately
  • Who actually attends to fit — the person who measured, or a subcontracted fitter
  • The VAT number, with VAT at 20% added after the window prices

Walk away if

  • Leaves cords loose with no safety device
  • Brackets out of level
  • Drills into window frames when the wall would hold
  • No price per window before the visit
LOW
£30
TYPICAL
£70
HIGH
£120

What a blind fitter costs: £30–£120 per window

Curtain and blind fitting is priced per window; bays, skylights and electric blinds cost more. Curtain & Blind Fitting price guide →

Guide prices compiled by the Locufy team from published Irish and UK provider price lists and 2026/27 cost guides. Updated 2026.

KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR? NOW FIND ONE

Blind fitters near you, with the badges that matter shown

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Or post the job free and let them come to you.

  1. MeasureWidth, drop and recess checked.
  2. MarkBracket positions levelled.
  3. FixBrackets into lintel, frame or wall.
  4. HangBlinds or poles fitted, curtains hung.
  5. AdjustCords made safe, stops set, tested.

Recess
The reveal inside the window opening.
Lintel
The beam above a window, often concrete.
Packer
A spacer behind a bracket.
Cord tidy
A device that holds a looped cord against the wall.
Headrail
The top rail of a blind.
Bay pole
A jointed curtain pole for bay windows.

AFTER

When the job is done

Operate each blindUp, down, stops set.
Check the cordsSafety devices fitted and cords out of reach.
Keep the invoiceWindows and blinds listed.
Review it honestlyYour review of the blind fitting is tied to a real booking. Under four stars, you can send the problem with the blind fitting to the blind fitter first and we follow it up; then the review goes live.

STEP 1Go back to the blind fitterContact the blind fitter first, in writing, and keep a copy. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 the blind fitting must be done with reasonable care and skill; you can ask for the faulty part to be done again free of charge, and if that fails, for some or all of the money back.
STEP 2Use the make-it-right stepBelow four stars, Locufy offers to pass the problem with the blind fitting to the blind fitter before your review is published, and follows it up with both of you.
STEP 3Trading Standards, through the helplinesA blind fitter who will not engage can be reported through the consumer helplines, which pass cases to Trading Standards — Citizens Advice (0808 223 1133) in England and Wales, Advice Direct Scotland (0808 800 9060), Consumerline (0300 123 6262) in Northern Ireland.
STEP 4Small claims, if money is owedIf money is still in dispute over the blind fitting, the small claims routes need no solicitor: up to £10,000 in England and Wales on the small claims track, £5,000 in Scotland under simple procedure, and £5,000 in Northern Ireland's small claims court.

Hiring a blind fitter: questions people ask

No. No register applies in any UK nation.

Ask for them on every corded blind, especially in children's rooms, and check they are fitted before the fitter leaves.

Ask about public liability insurance.

£30–£120 per window, about £70 on average. For what moves the figure, see the curtain and blind fitting price guide, and search your town above to find fitters nearby.

Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 you can ask for it to be refitted at the fitter's cost.

Twenty to sixty minutes per window.

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Sources — checked October 2026

  1. HSE — types of ladder and using them safely
  2. Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  3. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 49 — reasonable care and skill
  4. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 55 — repeat performance
  5. Citizens Advice — more help with a consumer issue (England)
  6. Buildings and construction (VAT Notice 708) — 2.1 Construction services: work to an existing building is normally standard-rated
  7. GOV.UK — VAT rates
  8. GOV.UK — Register for VAT: when to register