Foot care from a home treatment room

Local adults of all ages, including older clients who can travel, people on their feet all day and those wanting regular maintenance.

A fixed fee per appointment. Seeing clients back to back in one place means more appointments per day than travelling.

• Careful, hygienic working habits
• Friendly and reassuring manner
• Appointment booking and record keeping
• Spotting when to refer a client on

• Permission from your landlord, mortgage lender or council to run a business from home, check before you start
• Public liability and professional indemnity insurance that covers treating clients at home
• Some councils may have registration or licensing requirements for certain treatments, check with your local council
• Refer clients with diabetes, circulation problems or signs of infection to a GP or HCPC-registered podiatrist
• Sterilising equipment, clinical waste disposal and data protection for client records

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around £1,000 to £4,000, depending on your training, equipment, and how you fit out your treatment room. Insurance covering clients treated at home is also worth budgeting for.

Monthly revenue is typically around £500 to £2,500, depending on how many appointments you take and your prices. These are revenue estimates, not profit. Estimates suggest you should plan for at least around 8 hours a week.

Check whether your landlord, mortgage lender or council permits running a business from home, and whether your local council has registration or licensing requirements for treatments. Check insurance, sterilising and waste disposal, data protection, and when to refer clients to a GP or HCPC-registered podiatrist.