# Liston Architects

Liston Architects is an architect in Edinburgh. Rated 5.0/5 from 12 public reviews across 1 named source. This is the MyTrustedTraders public-evidence profile — independent reviews, credentials and registry data cross-checked across named sources, with no ads and no paid placement.

## About
Offering design excellence and a high level of service for very competitive fees, Liston Architects has completed carefully tailored projects for clients across the UK. We have experience of a variety of building types, from high profile public or commercial buildings to private houses, extensions and energy saving works. Before setting up Liston Architects in 2010, multilingual Scottish Architect, David Liston worked in offices in Berlin, Venice and Edinburgh. Having studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Grenoble, he trained as an Architect (part 1 and 2) at the University of Bath which also included a stage at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia. Returning to his home town, he gained architectural professional qualification (part 3) in 2000 at the University of Edinburgh.

## Public review evidence (by source)
| Source | Average rating | Reviews |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Houzz | — | 12 |

_Per-source review counts may overlap — they need not sum to the 12 cross-checked total above._

Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for architectss in Edinburgh. Across 21 rated architectss in Edinburgh, the typical rating is 4.8★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.

## Trades
Architects, Home Builders

## Independent verification
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- Review volume: MTT is showing 12 public reviews on this profile. (via Houzz)
- Source profile spread: MTT is showing 1 source profile for this trader. (via Houzz)
- Business identity: MTT is showing public business identity data with operating status unknown. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)
- Contact phone: MTT is showing a public phone contact on this profile. (via MyTrustedTraders public listing)

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## Credentials & sources
- Verified credentials on file: 0
- Companies House status: unknown
- Evidence held from: Houzz
- Public evidence last checked May 2026

## Before you hire an architect
_What to check when choosing this kind of trade — general guidance, not a claim about this business:_
- Only someone on the Architects Registration Board (ARB) register may legally call themselves an 'architect' in the UK — ask for their ARB number and check it free at arb.org.uk. An 'architectural designer' or 'technologist' is a different, unregistered role (often capable, but not the same protection).
- Agree how they charge before any work starts — a percentage of the build cost, a fixed fee, or an hourly rate — and exactly which stages it covers (concept design, planning application, building-regulations drawings, work on site), so there are no surprises later.
- Confirm what they will actually handle versus what is excluded — the planning application, the building-control drawings, and whether they will administer the builder's contract on site — and get it, and a portfolio of similar projects, in writing.
- Ask to see a portfolio of completed work like yours, plus recent references you can contact.
- Check the credentials and registrations that matter for this work — and that they are current.

## Contact
- Phone: 07943830266

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