by admin | Feb 27, 2026 | Investor Strategy
Delegated to the PM: contractor selection, contract issue, day-to-day site management, variation negotiation, valuation and invoicing, snagging, handover, defect liability administration. Retained by the investor: high-level strategic decisions, sign-off on...
by admin | Dec 19, 2025 | Homeowners
A QS focuses on cost: feasibility estimates, take-offs, cost plans, valuations, variations. A PM focuses on delivery: programme, contractor selection, day-to-day coordination, snagging, handover. On larger projects both roles are needed; on smaller projects one person...
by admin | Sep 1, 2025 | Project Management
The pattern is consistent: a small frustration on either side, not voiced, that becomes a grievance over a few weeks, that becomes a stand-off when an invoice arrives. Almost every example we’ve seen could have been defused with a 30-minute conversation in the first...
by admin | Aug 28, 2025 | Project Management
Week one: site set-up, services confirmed, programme issued, first client meeting, snagging and variation processes briefed. Week two: progress against programme reviewed, first variation order issued and approved (there always is one), client questions logged. Week...
by admin | Aug 27, 2025 | Project Management
On a £150k refurbishment a project management fee will land somewhere in the 6-10% range depending on complexity. The break-even argument is straightforward: if active management saves a single significant cost overrun, prevents a bad contractor selection or shortens...