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A guide to letter contracts: Second Edition

Roland Phillips

  • Format: Book

  • Pages: 40

  • Publisher: RIBA Publishing

  • Date Published: Aug 2010

  • Stock Code: 73086

  • ISBN: 9781859463864

  • Binding: Paperback

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On very small projects, many architects prefer to make the contract with their client by means of a letter rather than a standard form of appointment. However, as thisguide points out, there are inherent risks for both the client and the architect in doing so.

This fully updated second edition presents the safest way to word a letter contract for very small projects. It includes:

  • full coverage of consumer rights legislation – whichis especially relevant to the kind of small projectslikely to be contracted by letter, and can easily trip up the unwary architect
  • a detailed section on all the key watchpoints, including payment, copyright, liability and insurance
  • two annotated model letters, one for a business client and the other for a domestic client, each written in plain English, and easy and convenient to adapt to any project
  • a model notice of the domestic client’s right to cancel
  • four worked examples demonstrating how the modelsmay be adapted in practice

Essential for architects and other consultants offering design services, A guide to letter contracts offers critically important guidance to minimise the inherent risks of concluding appointments by letter.

Template versions of these letters are freely available for download from the Extracts and Additional Materials section below.

About the Author

Roland Phillips

Roland Phillips RIBA commenced his professional life with Tecton in 1948, before becoming a partner in private practice, joining the NHS, practising as a regional architect and finally becoming managing director of the project management division of a plc. He served on the RIBA Contracts Committee, the RIBA Appointments Group, the Joint Contracts Tribunal, and was editor of the RIBA Agreements.

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Extracts and Additional Materials

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Free download of the Model Letters to accompany the book A Guide to Letter Contracts.

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