Services
Legal Details
Legal details and professional appointment information help set expectations clearly before work begins, including responsibilities, scope, fees and the standard terms that apply to the service.
Professional clarity
- The RIBA offers standard professional services contracts for both commercial and domestic clients, and these provide a useful framework for agreeing appointments.
- Clear appointment information helps define what the architect will provide, what the client needs to provide and how changes are managed.
- This is especially important where a project has multiple approval stages or depends on third-party consultants.
Before work begins
- We recommend confirming the scope, fee basis, programme assumptions and any known exclusions before design work proceeds.
- Clients should also understand which statutory fees, surveys, permissions or consultant appointments may be required.
- The aim is to avoid ambiguity and keep the professional relationship clear from the outset.
Estimate costs before appointing an architect
Use this estimator for an indicative guide to likely construction costs and architectural fees for this type of service.
Important: this is only an estimate. This tool is for indicative guidance only. It is not a quotation, fixed price or offer of professional services. The figures use broad London residential construction allowances and typical architectural service bands, so the actual cost for your property may be higher or lower. For a proper estimate based on your property, brief, drawings and level of support required, please contact Frederic directly.