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Show me full-time chairs near Shoreditch under £180 a week

Barbers find a chair near them and agree it in a message. Shops list the chairs they have free and choose who sits there. The agreement, the diary and the money stay in one place, with the same record for both sides.

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Works in your browser today. The iPhone app is coming soon to the App Store.

Most chairs are still let through a group chat and a handshake. Then nobody's sure what was agreed, who's booked, or what's owed. ChairHop writes it down once, for both of you.

The listing

Listed.Agreed.Paid. All in one place.

A shop lists a chair by the day or the week, with the rent or the split, the days, and what it provides. Barbers nearby see it in Discover.

When the shop accepts, ChairHop drafts the agreement. You both sign it with a finger, and it stays in your message thread.

Every booking after that prices itself against the agreement. Rent, takings and fees, worked out week by week.

For barbers

ChairHop for barbers

  1. 01 · Discover

    Chairs near you, rent up front.

    Featured shops first, then nearest. Filter by distance, rent, days and rating, or switch to the map. Save the ones you like and apply in a tap.

    • Rent shown weekly
    • List or map
    • Saved chairs
  2. 02 · Messages

    Agree it in the chat.

    Settle the days and the rent with the shop. When they accept, the agreement is drafted for you: a weekly rent, or a share of the takings. You both sign it with your finger.

    • Delivered and seen ticks
    • Signed with your finger
  3. 03 · Calendar

    One diary for every chair.

    Where you're working, who's booked and what's free. Two appointments can't land on the same time: the database refuses it, not just the screen.

    • Your own booking page
    • Reminders sent for you
  4. 04 · Today

    Log a cut in ten seconds.

    Cash or card. Your takings, chair rent and ChairHop's fee are added up week by week, across HMRC's tax year from 6 April.

    • Receipts for spending
    • A download for your accountant
Find a chair

An empty chair earns nothing.

For shop owners

List the chair. Barbers near you apply. You choose who sits there.

  1. 01
    List it your way

    By the day or the week, for rent or a share of the takings. Say what the shop provides and the barber you're after.

  2. 02
    See who's applied

    Years barbering, where they've worked, qualifications with certificates, portfolio and reviews.

  3. 03
    Agree it, then run it

    One agreement, then a weekly statement of rent, bookings and fees for both of you.

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Also for shops

The shop side, properly built.

Chair insights

What your chairs earned after fees, how often barbers see and open your shop, and the one change worth the most money.

ChairHop's Chair insights screen: chair income for the last four weeks, and how often the shop was seen and opened each week

A QR code for your window

Every shop gets a code that opens its own ChairHop page. Print it yourself, or ask us to post you a printed sticker.

Featured listing

Your shop at the top of Discover for barbers near you, until the date you chose. A one-off payment with the price up front. Nothing renews.

Your rules for cancellations

Set your own late-cancellation and no-show fee. Card bookings are held until the appointment, then your share goes to your bank through Stripe.

Money & tax

Every booking, split to the penny.

On a share of the takings, each card booking is divided by the agreed split and ChairHop takes 5% from each side's share. The odd penny always lands with the shop, never the person doing the work.

  • A weekly statement for each side
  • HMRC's tax year, 6 April to 5 April, week by week
  • Spending sorted into categories, with photos of receipts
  • A spreadsheet download for your accountant
Card booking
Barber's share
£16.80
ChairHop fee (5%)
−£0.84
The barber keeps
£15.96
Shop's share
£11.20
ChairHop fee (5%)
−£0.56
The shop keeps
£10.64

Before Stripe's card fee. Worked out the same way as in the app.

Why not a group chat?

A post finds you a chair. It doesn't keep the record.

Feature ChairHop Group chats & posts
Chairs near you, with the rent and days up front
Ratings only from real agreements and bookings
An agreement both sides confirm and keep
One diary that refuses a double booking
Customers book and pay by card from your page
Rent, takings and fees added up every week
Report or block anyone, and a person reviews it

And the rest

The small things that save an argument.

  • Delivered and seenTicks on every message, so nobody says they didn't get it.
  • List or mapBrowse chairs by distance, or see them on a map.
  • Saved chairsKeep a shortlist and come back to it.
  • PortfolioYour best cuts, plus your Instagram, on your profile.
  • QualificationsCertificates kept privately, shown as verified.
  • RemindersConfirmations and reminders sent to customers for you.
  • ReceiptsPhotograph a receipt and it's filed in your tax year.
  • More than one shopSwitch between your shops from one account.
  • Change or cancelCustomers do it from the link in their email.
  • Report anythingA message, a profile, a photo or a review, with the flag.
  • BlockFrom a chat, a profile or a shop page.
  • Your dataDownload it, or delete your account, any time.

Trust and safety

Run by people, not just rules.

  1. 01
    Reviews only from real work

    A rating can only be left after a real agreement or a completed booking.

  2. 02
    Messages are checked

    Messages are filtered automatically for words and phrases that break the rules.

  3. 03
    Every report is read

    Report a message, profile, shop, photo or review and someone at ChairHop looks at it.

  4. 04
    A fair hearing

    If action is taken against your account you can appeal, and you'll get an answer within 14 days.

  5. 05
    Tax details, kept safe

    HMRC's rules for online platforms mean we collect tax details from everyone paid through ChairHop, and report what they were paid each year.

Pricing

Free to join. 5% when it works.

No subscription. ChairHop takes 5% from each side of what's agreed through it, and shows you the fee before you agree.

You pay the shop£150.00
ChairHop fee (5%)£7.50
Your week's outlay£157.50
Joining, listing and applying
Free
Chair rent agreements
5% from each side
Share of the takings
5% of each side's share
Booking fee for customers
None
A customer cancels a card booking
2.5% kept
Featured listing for shops
Optional, one-off

Stripe's card fee comes off card payments before they're paid out. A Featured listing is a one-off payment with the price shown before you buy; nothing renews. Late cancellations and no-shows can also lose the shop's own cancellation fee.

FAQs

Questions people ask.

Anything else? Email support@chairhop.co.uk and we'll get back to you.

Is ChairHop free?

It's free to join and use. ChairHop takes 5% from each side of what's agreed through it, on chair rent or on each side's share of the takings. Shops can also pay for an optional Featured listing.

Do I need the app?

No. The iPhone app is coming soon to the App Store. Until then, everything works in your browser: sign in or sign up here. Your account works in both.

Why do you ask for my tax details?

HMRC's rules for online platforms mean ChairHop must collect tax details from everyone paid through it, and report what they were paid each year. You can't take bookings or be paid until they're in. A limited company gives its company number instead of a National Insurance number.

How do card payments work?

Customers pay when they book. ChairHop holds the money until the appointment, then your share is sent to your bank through Stripe. You set up payouts once, with your bank details, in Account, Card payments.

Can customers book without an account?

Yes. Customers book from a barber's own page with just their name and email. They can change or cancel from the link in their confirmation email.

Who can join?

Barbers and barbershop owners in the UK, aged 18 or over.

Who runs ChairHop?

Chairhop Ltd, a UK company. You can reach us at support@chairhop.co.uk or on our help page.

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