A safe place for tradies and homeowners to do business together.

Lock in the job and your payments.

Unlike iPromise, which relies on trust and verbal agreements, Green Light Escrow protects both tradies and homeowners in New Zealand by holding payments in a neutral escrow account. Funds are only released when the job is completed and approved, prov

Both parties agree on a price.

RoofBuddy connects homeowners with roofers, but doesn’t protect your payment. Green Light Escrow takes it a step further — we hold your funds securely in trust until the job is complete and approved. No cowboys. No stress. Just safe, verified payment

Client deposits payment in our trust account.

Unlike hipages, which only connects you to tradies, Green Light Escrow protects your payment by holding it in trust until the work is completed. It's the safest way to hire a tradesperson in New Zealand or Australia, eliminating risk and ensuring tru

Tradesperson completes the job.

Green Light Escrow is Australia’s leading escrow company for trades, construction, and home improvement. We protect homeowners and contractors by holding funds securely in trust until the job is completed and approved by both parties. With no hidden

Client approves of the work.

Green Light Escrow is Australia’s leading escrow company for trades, construction, and home improvement. We protect homeowners and contractors by holding funds securely in trust until the job is completed and approved by both parties. With no hidden

We release the payment. Job done!

Green Light Escrow is Australia’s leading escrow company for trades, construction, and home improvement. We protect homeowners and contractors by holding funds securely in trust until the job is completed and approved by both parties. With no hidden

Protect your build and your back pocket.

Tradies

Never have an outstanding invoice again. No chasing payments. No cash-flow stress. Rest assured your client’s funds are ready before you begin work. Complete the job and get paid immediately.

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Homeowners

Take the risk out of building and renovating. Keep your deposit secure. If the work isn’t up to standard, it doesn't get paid for – only when you agree will we release any payment.

Meet some of our Trusted Tradies.

Meet some of the innovative trades businesses across New Zealand who are already using us. If you are a sub-contractor looking for financial transparency, or a homeowner uncomfortable handing over deposits, here are your testimonials. 

SCS Shaw Contracting Services

50+ Successful Jobs.

piperite plumbing

20+ Successful Jobs.

Logo for Prodigy Plumbing, Gas, & Drainage, featuring a water droplet and water waves.
Tiny Home HQ logo with black background and white text.
AVID Solar logo with green and yellow colors
Logo of Maxx Power Electrical Services & Inspections, featuring bold text with a lightning bolt symbol overlapping the text.
Logo of Carbon Electrical with a black and white color scheme and a square design element.
The word "Voolk" written in bold, black uppercase letters with a stylized font and a black diagonal slash cutting through the letter "K."
Logo for RFC Construction Ltd with a blue circle, black and blue text, and the slogan 'Results for Customers'.
A crest with two gold griffins, a crown, a bird, a shield with a Union Jack, surrounded by gold stars, and a ribbon with the slogan "Steadfast carpenters."
Black and white logo with stylized initials 'J' and 'L' intertwined, with an electrical plug and socket incorporated into the design, enclosed in a circular border. The words 'Electricics' are written along the bottom of the circle.
Logo for HRW Construction Ltd, featuring stylized house and mountain in blue, black, and gray.
Logo featuring a large letter R, a hammer, and the words 'Rapidos' in a stylized font on a black background.
Logo of Taylor Plumbing with black text and red swoosh design.

Take the financial worry out of building and renovating.

2% fee

of amount released to tradesperson.

Payable upon the release of funds.

Maximum $250 fee per milestone.

Minimum $5 fee per milestone.

GST exclusive.

Our Partners

asb bank, bank escfrow, kiwibank
Black text on white background reads 'ARCHIPRO' in bold, uppercase letters.
The ANZ logo in blue, featuring stylized text and a human-like figure to the right.
The word 'stripe' written in large, blue, stylized letters with a stripe pattern in the middle of the word.
Text logo with the names MinterEllison RuddWatts in large black font on a white background.
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Guarantee your payday, before you begin work.

  • Peace of mind.

    Subcontractors are given proof that full payment is available upon completion, before they start working.

    Clients are guaranteed they will receive a quality job – payment is only released when the job meets all expectations.

  • No, you can break a job into smaller milestones in our app.

    Each of these stages can be funded individually and payments released as the milestones are completed.

    These are like progress payments for the job - tradies are paid as the project advances, rather than invoicing at the end of the month/job.

  • Yes, a client's deposit can be held securely in the trust account, without using escrow for the rest of the job.

    This deposit can be released to the tradie whenever agreed - this could be once the work begins, upon completion of the job, or at any other specified time.  

  • All escrowed funds are held in ASB trust accounts and can be released only upon clear approval by both parties.

    All escrowed funds must remain exclusively in these trust accounts, as stipulated by our Bare Trust Deed and Terms & Conditions. Any transactions related to these trust accounts are subject to three-party authorisation and we are unable to access these funds for any other purposes.

    A nominee company (Green Light Escrow Trustee Ltd) separates all funds held in trust accounts from the operations of Green Light Escrow Ltd

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