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.