When the build has stalled
Contractors walk off. Consultants go quiet. Budgets run out halfway. It happens more often than anyone admits, and it is recoverable.
- Stage
- Mid-project
- Who it's for
- Private villa owners and investors
- Where
- Dubai and Abu Dhabi
A stalled villa is stressful because nobody seems to have the full picture. The contractor says the owner owes money. The consultant says the contractor is late. The owner has paid more than half the contract value for a building that looks less than half finished.
We start with a fixed-scope review: what has been built and to what standard, what has been paid and what is owed, what the contract says, and what it will take to finish. Then we set out the options plainly, from getting the current contractor back on track to a managed changeover, and help you carry out the one you choose.
What we do
- Independent review of progress, quality, payments and contract position
- A realistic cost and time to complete
- Options appraisal: continue, renegotiate or replace
- Support through a contractor changeover, with records protected
- Recovery programme and reporting through to completion
What you receive
- The full picture within two to three weeks
- Clear options with costs and risks
- A recovery plan, and someone to run it
From the builder's side, we know what an incoming contractor needs: a clear record of what's there, what's defective and what's paid. Without that, the new price carries every unknown as risk. With it, the job can restart at a fair price.
Questions
What should I do if my contractor stops work?
Can a half-built villa be finished by a new contractor?
How quickly can you start?
Related services
Variations, delays and claims
Philip spent two decades preparing and defending extension of time and variation claims under JCT contracts and through adjudication. We know how they are built, and where they are weak.
Site visits and reporting
Your consultant has statutory duties on site. Your contractor reports on his own work. We report to you, independently and in plain English.
Full representation, plot to keys
Your architect works for the design. Your contractor works for his margin. We work for you, from the plot to the day you move in.
Tell us about the house you want to build.
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