Best practice - Contract Essentials

Glorious Spaces believe in the importance of issuing contracts. Our preference is the RIBA Domestic Building Contract, which is simple, clear and easy to understand and contract between a client and nominated contractor. Endorsed by the Home Owners Alliance, it can be used on all domestic (non-commercial) projects, including renovations extensions, maintenance and new buildings.

Key benefits

  • Written in plain English that is easy to understand

  • Guidance notes accompanying

  • Provides an effective way of managing payments

  • Gives control over the timely completion

  • It includes provisions for project changes; completion stages, contractor design; insurance provision; certification and the management of defects.

Other features

  • Collaboration provisions: advance warnings, joint resolution of delay, proposals for improvements and cost savings

  • Flexible payment options

  • Provision for contractor design, with ‘fit for purpose’ liability option

  • Optional provisions for a contractor programme

  • Optional provisions for client-selected suppliers and sub-contractors

  • Mechanisms for dealing with changes to the project which allow for agreement and include specified timescales

  • Option for commencement and completion in stages

  • Terms compliant with the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999

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