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Fees
Professional Fees Chargeable - as from 1st April 2008
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Initial Appraisal and advice including first meeting and attendance with client at a standard rate. (We can provide estimates of overall budget for a scheme during the Appraisal.) | |
£300.00 |
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Charges per hour for engagement of fee earners at assistant level within the Firm on all types of work. | |
£225.00 |
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Standard rate per hour for non-contentious planning work on negotiating planning proposals and applications. | |
£235.00 |
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Standard charge per hour for engagement of the principal of the firm. | |
Premium rate £285.00 Ordinary rate £245.00 |
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Standard charge per hour for engagement of the consultant of the firm | |
£210.00 |
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Preferential hourly charges provided on a high priority basis for major development schemes involving the deployment of higher-level skills over a prolonged period will be based on: | |
£210.00 |
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Retainer fees charged by the firm to established clients allowing for the provision of professional advice at an agreed discounted hourly fee. | |
£400.00 per month |
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Standard hourly rate for Preparation of Plans, Drawings and Graphics | |
£135.00 |
Expenses charged at the following rates:
| Car mileage | |
80 pence per mile |
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| Photography | |
£5.00 per picture |
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| Photocopying (monochrome) | |
30 pence per sheet |
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| Facsimile messages | |
£2.00 per page |
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| Photocopying (colour) | |
£4.00 per sheet |
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| Communications, including telephone calls, e-mail messages and correspondence (both incoming and outgoing) | |
Charged on a time basis which is assessed by calculating the relevant hourly rate based on not less than 6 minute intervals |
All other items purchased during the course of an instruction are rechargeable at cost to the client.
Payment Terms
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All invoices are to be settled within 14 days from the date of issue. After the expiration of the said period of 14 days, interest is chargeable thereon without further notice based on a daily rate of interest on the sum outstanding based on a daily rate of 4% above the base interest rate charged by the Royal Bank of Scotland for the relevant period where the work in question is non-commercial. However, where the work in question is commercial work then the rate of interest applied shall be the statutory rate of 12.5% throughout. |
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Invoices are raised on a periodical basis for periods of not less than two months during the period of each instruction. Normally, the clients will be expected to meet payments for specific instructions on the basis of one-third of the assessed costs payable at the first stage of the instruction, one-third during the latter part of the instruction and one third on completion of the instruction. |
Payment Methods
| We accept all major credit and debit cards, with the exception of Diners Club and American Express. | ||
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