Late fees

Trustrade's late fee is a flat $10, added once to a stage that isn't funded by its due date. It's written into the contract when it's sent, and the amount in your contract is the one that applies.

• A stage funded up front is due on its start date. On a job paid on claim, a stage is due 7 days after the tradie claims it, and no late fee applies before the claim.
• Never on a job in Western Australia, never while a stage is on hold, and it never compounds.
• It's Trustrade's fee, on top of the contract price, paid with the stage. It doesn't carry the 1% fee.
• A client who disagrees can raise an issue and it's cancelled. If you're in financial hardship, tell us and we'll waive it.

Jobs signed before 16 October 2026 with a tradie's own late-fee clause keep that clause as signed.