indicative percentage fee scales: new works
12
11
10
9
precentage fee
8
7
Class 5
Class 4
Class 3
Class 2
Class 1
4
3
0
20
50
100
200
500
000
17
10
20
indicative percentage fee scales: works to existing buildings
16
15
14
13
12
11
Class 5
precentage fee
10
Class 4
Class 3
Class 2
8
Class 1
7
0
000
20
50
100
200
500
1
m
10
20
Classification of Building Types
Type
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Industrial
Speculative
factories and
warehouses.
Assembly
and machine
workshops
Transport
garages
Purpose - built
factories and
warehouses
Storage Sheds
Class 4
Class 5
Department stores
Shopping centres
Food processing
units
Breweries
Telecommunications
and computer
buildings
Restaurants
Public Houses
Civic centres
Churches and
crematoria
Specialist libraries
Museums and art
galleries
Magistrates / County
Courts
Theatres
Opera houses
Concert halls
Cinemas
Crown Courts
Parsonages / manses
Apartment blocks
Hotels
Housing for the
handicapped
Housing for the frail
and elderly
Houses and flats
for individual
clients
University
laboratories
Other schools
including middle and
secondary
University complexes
Agricultural
Barns and sheds
Stables
Animal breeding
units
Commercial
Speculative
shops
Surface car
parks
Multi-storey and
underground car
parks
Supermarkets
Banks
Purpose built
shops
Office
developments
Retail
warehouses
Garages/
showrooms
Community
centres
Branch libraries
Ambulance and
fire stations
Bus stations
Railway stations
Airports
Police stations
Prisons
Postal Buildings
Broadcasting
Estate housing
and flats
Barracks
Sheltered
housing
Housing for
single people
Student housing
Primary/nursery/
first schools
Community
Community Halls
Residential
Dormitory
hostels
Education
High risk
research and
production
buildings
Research and
development labs
Radio, TV and
recording studios
Recreation
Sports halls
Squash courts
Swimming pools
Leisure complexes
Leisure pools
Specialised
complexes
Medical/
Social services
Clinics
Health centre
General hospitals
Nursing homes
Surgeries
Teaching
hospitals
Hospital
laboratories
Dental surgeries
Payment of fees
The normal arrangement is for clients to pay architects fees by
instalments on a monthly basis. The certainty of this arrangement is
usually welcomed, since payments can be budgeted over a period.
Alternatively, fees can be paid at the completion of work stages. Where
this arrangement is agreed, the following apportionment might be
appropriate:
This example illustrates a flexible fee instalment programme for architects
basic services assuming an appointment to cover all work stages.
Works Stage
C
D
E
FG
HJKL
Outline Proposals
Scheme Design
Detail Scheme
Production Information
Tendering, Planning and
Operations on site
Where applicable VAT will be charged on the architects fees and
expenses, at the appropriate current rate and subject to the usual
statutory criteria, at the time of invoicing.
Proportion of Fee %
10-15
15-20
20
20
25-35
The client stages relate to the RIBAs Plan of Work. Stages AB Inception
and feasibility are normally carried out on a time charged basis and are
therefore not included in the example.