Description

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 this guide 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 – which is especially relevant to the kind of small projects likely 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 models may 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.