What a final account covers, the evidence you need to assemble, JCT/NEC/FIDIC timelines, a step-by-step process for getting one agreed, common pitfalls, and Australia’s AS4000/AS2124 final certificate regime.
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Retention in Construction Contracts: Percentages, Release Mechanics and Avoiding Disputes
What retention actually protects, typical percentages and release mechanics under JCT, NEC4 and FIDIC, where retention disputes happen, the UK’s proposed 2026 retention ban, and Australia’s trust account model.
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.
Concurrent Delay in Construction: Delay Analysis Methods Explained
What concurrent delay actually means, how English law treats it (Malmaison, Cyden Homes), and the delay analysis methods QSs use to work out whose delay is really driving the completion date.
NEC vs JCT vs FIDIC: Comparing the Major Construction Contract Forms
NEC, JCT and FIDIC allocate risk, handle time and money claims, and resolve disputes very differently. A practical QS comparison of all three major construction contract suites.