Rates and fees diverge

摘要

History shows there isn't a direct relationship between hourly rates and fees charged. The latest edition of Architects Fees has been published, the results of a survey which has been conducted among architects of all sizes across the UK continuously for the last 20 years. Respondents provide data on the fees they charged for all the new jobs they received - so these are actual commissions, not just fee bids - and show an upward trend. The same respondents also provide hourly rates data. These rates are not rising so how can the fees for jobs be rising?