Architects feel the squeeze as pressure mounts on practices to start discounting

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Architects are feeling the pressure to slash their fees as the financial strain of the covid-19 lockdown mounts.Firms near the top of the supply chain have been putting pressure on those further down to cut their costs, according to a covid-19update issued by construction data analysts Barbour ABI.“We have identified a number of reports of either requested or voluntarily discounting across sub-contractors and architects,” itsaid.Adrian Dobson, RIBA’s executive director of professional services, said it was particularly concerning that architects were beingpressured or feeling obliged to offer discounts given the precarious financial position of many in the sector.