The last draw-down – The eternal conundrum

This is the biggest conundrum facing self-builders and architects in Ireland (forgetting about SI 80 in March this year!): In order to draw-down the last payment from the bank, banks & solicitors require the following documents: 1. Certificate of Compliance Read More …

Now that's a client. A short story.

I was debating whether to tell this story but I’m not mentioning any names, jobs or locations, so here’s the gist of the conversation: Me: If everything goes OK at the next meeting I’ll be asking for some money then Read More …

Advice Note No. 8 – The final architect's payment

I haven’t done one of these for a while and the situation has come up a few times recently as projects are drawing to a close. It’s an interesting problem concerning when the architect should be paid his final payment. Read More …