Quantity Surveying Rates and Charges

The following are example prices. Please ring up to check.

All work is priced individually, so please enquire. The rates include all overheads such as office equipment, telephones, software licenses and so on.

I do not charge VAT as I am not registered.

TIME basis FEES

You pay for the exact amount of time spent. Daily rates are for 8 hours working. Hourly rates are rounded up to the nearest 5 minutes and exclude breaks.

FEE	Freelance Estimator or Quantity Surveyor	Management Roles	Advice, Adjudication, Claims, Dispute Resolution
Hourly	£35	£40	£50
Daily maximum	£265	£300	£375
Weekly maximum	£1,200	£1,350	£1,700
Monthly – subject to negotiation	£TBA	£TBA	£TBA
Travelling to or from site is charged where the journey is during normal working hours both ways. If it is outside normal hours’ time, anytime more than 1 hour is charged, both ways.	£35 per hour	£40 per hour	£50 per hour
Mileage to and from sites or projects to my office.	60p per mile	60p per mile	60p per mile

New Build and Extension Estimating

The following table shows example costs of providing a detailed estimate. This includes a Bill of Quantities, take off schedule, resource list and trade bills and their are many other reports available, including a programmes of works.

NEW BUILD, LOFT CONVERSION & EXTENSION ESTIMATING PRICES	Min	Max
Ground Floor slab area not exceeding 50m2
Main structure
Single storey	£350	£1,100
Two storeys	£500	£1,500
Extra over for Additional structure
Single storey	£300	£600
Two storeys	£300	£900

Ground Floor slab area exceeding 50m2 but not exceeding 100m2
Main structure
Single storey	£650	£1,500
Two storeys	£825	£2,000
Extra over for additional structure
Single storey	£300	£900
Two storeys	£300	£900

Others
Fixtures, Fittings and Finishes Schedules		£TBA
Porch n.e. 4m2	£150	£250
Single garage	£150	£300
Double garage	£150	£300
Landscaping	0.375% of cost	0.75% of cost
Drainage and services beyond the curtilage of the property	0.375% of cost	0.75% of cost

Quantity Surveying

Generally

a typical builders/ contractors freelance QS service for a £500k job is approx £15,000 or 3% of the job cost. This includes preparing and sending out enquiries to subcontractors, advice on quotations received, monthly valuation certificates, final accounts, profit and loss reporting and issuing of subcontractors payment cerificates over a period of 6 months.

Home Owners

a typical QS service for a £500k job is approx £7,500 or 1.5% of the job cost. This includes preparing and sending out enquiries to builders, advice on quotations received, monthly valuation certificates, final account agreement and budget reporting over a period of 6 months.

COST OF CREATING a tender pack	Bill of Quantities	Providing a comparison estimate	Advice and analysis of Tenders received
£100,000 job	£950	£350	£350
£300,000 job	£1,500	£650	£350
£500,000 job	£2,100	£1,000	£350

Building & Property Surveying

Example prices

Costs for providing a detailed survey with a written report and estimated remedial costs;

A small 2 bed attached two storey property £400 to £450
A large 4/5 bed detached two storey property £450 to £850
Period properties may vary.

Condition reports from £75 per flat.