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Latest Articles
- RICS APC Guide: Passing Your Assessment of Professional Competence
What the RICS APC actually involves: the four routes, the three competency levels, word counts for your summary of experience and case study, the final interview, and current fees. - How to Hire a Freelance Quantity Surveyor: Costs and What to Expect
What a freelance quantity surveyor costs, how day rates, fixed fees and IR35 actually work, and what to check before you engage one for your project. - NRM vs SMM7: Understanding UK Measurement Standards
NRM replaced SMM7 for UK bills of quantities back in 2013. Here’s what changed, what stayed the same, and why the difference still matters on site. - Construction Adjudication: How It Works and When to Use It
A statutory right, a 28-day clock, and a decision that’s binding whether you like it or not. A practical QS guide to how UK construction adjudication actually works. - Bonds and Guarantees in Construction Contracts: A Complete Guide
What bonds and guarantees actually protect, the main types of bonds a QS meets on a project, on-demand vs conditional bonds, and how NEC and JCT each deal with them. - Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR): A Practical Guide for Quantity Surveyors
What a CVR actually reconciles, the monthly process step by step, and the mistakes that quietly wreck project margins.
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