This is legislation is law which was brought about largely to deal with payment issues and disputes in the Construction industry. Its complex legislation and if you followed my prior blogs and followed my guidance and you end up in having to rely on this legislation in an unfortunate position…

I believe nothing should be expected to be undertaken for free however, a client’s presumption should be everything is chargeable, if a Builder decides not to charge at a later date than then fine, I recommend any builder whom is asked to undertake a variation, never say they will not…

In this blog, I have made it more formal and hopefully you can extract the most relevant parts to your project, you may scare some builders off by asking too many questions, thus try and stick to relevant questions. If you are planning to employ a builder for a home…

This is a big subject, but the general consensus is a 20% deposit and upon writing a construction program and contract however, there maybe some high value products which the Client should fund themselves, When completing you Construction program and speaking with suppliers and lead in times, this will highlight…

As per my introduction, your builder will likely not like this however, depending on the size of project, number of people on site it may become a legal obligation. I would not mention this condition at the tender, negotiations stage and wait until you come to agree build price. I…

Health and safety and site cleanliness come hand in hand and is very important on site not only for reputation, and client visibility but mainly for the environment for the workers, its so important, most accidents on site can be avoided at most of the time, sites can be left…

There is a professional consultant for everything in the building industry, I do question some consultant roles, I remember once having lunch with a Zen consultant and she was explaining to me about Zen and Vibes, I found the subject interesting if I am honest but I did not feel…

In this short blog, I shall mention a number of points to consider, most of which will not be relevant however, elements will for your potential project, one thing I have learnt about structural engineers is the desire to over engineer and I think this is down to professional indemnity…

I have quite a bit to say on this, good architecture is a skill, I have met some awesome architects, some not so awesome architects and some architects that are completely batty but in a good way however, across the board, I have never really had a bad experience with…

Pre Construction/Refurbishment Considerations Audio Version on You Tube – Link below Blog #2 Pre-Construction/Refurbishment Considerations I am a strong believer in asking questions not just of yourself but also the people you entrust to deliver your Project, even the smallest project such as a bathroom refurbishment can generate unforeseen problems,…