Publisher's Synopsis
The RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract is for the appointment of an Architect or Consultant where the Architect/Consultant undertakes a commission for architectural services for simple, domestic projects of any value, in which the building works will be carried out using a traditional form of building contract, such as the RIBA Domestic Building Contract. The RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract has been prepared in accordance with the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and is an agreement between an Architect/Consultant and a consumer client relating to work to the client's own home, including renovations, extensions, maintenance and new buildings, provided that the client has elected to enter into the agreement in their own name, ie. not as a limited company or legal entity or where the property will be let. Key features The RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract is written in plain English and includes the following key features: is based on the RIBA Concise Professional Services Contract but is suitable for simple domestic projects of any value is for use with a consumer client, relating to work to the client's own home - including renovations, extensions, maintenance and new buildings - provided that the client has elected to undertake the work in their own name and not as a limited company or other legal entity or where the property will be let is compliant with the Consumer Rights Act 2015 is suitable for commissions procured on the basis of a traditional form of building contract where tendering occurs at the end of Stage 4 (Technical Design) focuses on the Architect/Consultant purely providing the Architectural services, but includes the provision to undertake the services of a Principal Designer, under the CDM Regulations 2015
