Hi, we have completed a project and the final bills are coming in. We have paid our architect based in the RIBA scale and are happy to have done so. However in his final bill his percentage is based on the final build cost including the VAT, and I was under the impression that this was a net percentage not a gross one, but am not sure!! Also he has tacked on the price of the new kitchen in his percentage valuation, although he had nothing to do with the planning of that at all. Am I being unfair and petty or is he trying to pull a fast one? We are really happy with the final result, and were considering giving him a bonus, but no where near the amount that I think he is asking the extra for!
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