| 1. The Surveyor’s
Obligations 1.01.
The surveyor shall perform the services with reasonable
skill, care and diligence, but;
• No liability
shall attach to the surveyor in respect of the services
except such liability as ought to be covered by the Professional
Indemnity Insurance referred to in the Appointment Agreement
for Building Surveying Services:
• Such liability
shall be limited to the sum specified in the Agreement for
Appointment:
2. Payment For The
Surveyor’s Services
2.01. The surveyor
shall be entitled to submit a fee invoice:
• Monthly, or
at the conclusion of agreed service stages, whichever is
the more frequent;
• At suspension
or termination of the services;
• When work proves
to be abortive, in respect of that work;
• At conclusion
of the services.
2.02. Payments invoiced
shall be calculated by reference to:
• Agreed hourly
or unit rates;
• Agreed service
stage payments or lump sums; or
• A fair proportion
of agreed service stage payments or lump sums.
2.03. The client shall
pay the surveyor for the performance of the services the
fees and charges in such instalments as are set out in the
Agreement for Appointment. All fees and charges under the
Agreement are exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT) which if
due shall be paid concurrently in addition.
2.04. The “due
date for payment” shall be 7 (seven) days after the
date of the submission of the invoice. The surveyor when
submitting his or her invoice shall on each invoice confirm
the basis on which the stated amount is calculated.
2.05. The “final
date for payment” shall be 14 (fourteen) days after
the due date for payment, and payment shall be made no later
than the final date for payment.
2.06. The client must,
not later than 5 (five) days after the due date for payment,
give to the surveyor written notice if he intends to withhold
any monies stating the amount which the client proposes
to withhold and the basis on which that amount is calculated.
Where no such notice is given, the amount to be paid is
that stated in the invoice.
2.07. Any amounts due
to the surveyor under this Agreement which remain unpaid
by the client after the final date for payment, shall bear
interest at a rate of 14% per annum calculated from the
date from final payment..
2.08. The client will
pay to the surveyor the sum of £10.00 per letter sent
to the client reminding them of any outstanding fee beyond
the “final date for payment”. |
