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Hiring & Contracts
How to Appoint Architects, Builders and Protect Your Position

Book 2 of The Homeowner’s Project Leadership Series
By Malcolm Blackburn AssocRICS

Most building projects don’t go wrong because of bad builders.

They go wrong because of unclear appointments, vague agreements, and poorly understood contracts.

Once you hire your builder and sign a contract, the nature of your project changes. Money starts moving. Timelines become real. Decisions carry financial consequences.

This is the moment when preparation matters most.

Hiring & Contracts is the second book in The Homeowner’s Project Leadership Series, designed to help homeowners manage residential building projects between £50,000 and £500,000 with clarity and confidence.

Written by construction professional Malcolm Blackburn AssocRICS, with more than forty years of experience in the building industry, this book translates professional construction discipline into practical guidance for homeowners.

This is not a DIY manual.
It is a project leadership guide for homeowners.

Inside this book you will learn how to:

• Understand the roles of architects, engineers and builders
• Decide when professional design services are necessary
• Choose the right procurement route for your project
• Compare builder quotes properly and identify hidden risks
• Recognise warning signs when evaluating contractors
• Understand building contracts and how they protect you
• Structure staged payments that protect both parties
• Manage variations without losing control of your budget
• Confirm insurance and programme expectations
• Review a builder appointment checklist before signing

Many homeowners rush the hiring process because they are eager to see construction begin.

But the structure created during the appointment stage will shape the entire project.

When expectations are clearly defined, projects tend to proceed calmly.

When they are not, misunderstandings often surface later — when the cost of resolving them is much higher.

Hiring & Contracts helps you approach this critical stage with structure rather than urgency.

Because choosing the right builder is important.

But understanding how to appoint them properly is what protects your project.

From The Homeowner’s Project Leadership Series

Book 1 – Before You Start
Book 2 – Hiring & Contracts
Book 3 – Managing the Build
Book 4 – Design & Specification
Book 5 – Completion & Asset Protection

If you are investing serious money into your home, this series will help you manage your project with clarity, confidence and control.

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