How is project management charged?
It is priced into the written quote for the works, so you see one figure for the job. Where you want us to manage trades we are not carrying out ourselves, that is quoted as a separate line before instruction.
Do I need to be in the country?
No. Written updates and photographs go out at agreed points, and any decision that needs you comes with a recommendation and a price so it can be settled by email.
Will you work with a contractor I have already appointed?
We can coordinate other trades on site, and that is quoted as a separate line. Where the quality of another contractor is outside our control, we report on it and we do not take responsibility for their work.
What happens if costs look like going over?
You hear about it before it happens. The quote is fixed, so an overrun only arises from a change you have asked for or a concealed defect, and either is put to you in writing with a price before we carry on.
Can you advise on what is worth spending money on?
We will tell you what the building needs, what is cosmetic, and what will cost more if it is left. We do not give investment or valuation advice, and we do not forecast what a change will do to rent or resale value.