This price book provides practical cost data and information for professionals undertaking the costing of schedules of dilapidations up to a value of £250,000, as well as providing early cost advice for landlords and tenants.

The rates primarily relate to items of removal, repair, cleaning, replacement and reinstatement, and new building works or decoration for residential, commercial and industrial properties.

The guide prices enable discussions to concentrate on the amount of work involved and the circumstances that can affect costs.

Delivery: 5-7 working days

Published: October 2023

This price book contains more than 3,600 rates, incorporating more than 1,100 resources. Among more than 60 additional rates for this edition, new items include:

• In Upper Floor timber repairs, build-ups for I joists and Posi or standard open metal web joists, and, in New Work, supplying and fitting I joists and Posi or standard open metal web joists in domestic, commercial and flat roof settings
• In Wall finishes, decorations, build-ups for organic emulsion paints to new plastered walls and to unpainted brick or block walls
• Supply and fit sanitary fittings, build-ups for urinal range, white bowl, cistern, sparge pipe, trap in New Work
• Supply and fit sanitary fittings, build-ups for single urinal bowl, pipe and fittings in Replacement Work

Material supply prices and plant hire charges are current at 2Q2023 and labour costs incorporate the latest available wage agreement from the Building and Allied trades Joint Industry Council at 2Q2023.

Guidance on adjustments to reflect different contract values and, as prices given represent a national average, information on applying regional variations is also included.

Measured rates:

• Substructure
• Superstructure
  • Frame
  • Upper floors
  • Roof
  • Stairs and ramps
  • External walls
  • Windows and external doors
  • Internal walls and partitions
  • Internal doors
• Internal finishes
  • Wall finishes
  • Floor finishes
  • Ceiling finishes
• Fittings, furnishings and equipment
• Services
  • Sanitary installations
  • Disposal installations
  • Water installations
  • Heat source
  • Space heating and air conditioning
  • Ventilation
  • Electrical installations
  • Lift and conveyor installations
  • Fire and lightning protection
  • Communication, security and control systems
  • Builders’ work in connection with services
• External works
  • Roads, paths, pavings and surfacing
  • Soft landscaping, planting and irrigation systems
  • Fencing, railings and walls
  • External fixtures
  • External drainage
  • External services

This price book is ideal for professionals working across a range of sectors and organisations, particularly:

• Quantity surveyors
• Contractors
• Building Surveyors
• Consultancy
• Local/Central Government
• Housing Associations
• Universities
• Commercial Property Surveyors
• Facilities Managers
• Estate Agents
• Loss Adjusters
• Architects
• Civil Engineers
• Developers

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