Bringing the workforce together with a PM Our project was for the extending on two sides and completely re-modelling the remainder of a Victorian detached house, to include just about everything other than the main outside walls. A very large project for us. We first met Vince at a Homebuilding and Renovating show in Surrey. We were in the process of obtaining Planning approval, with the architects also completing Building Regulation drawings. We had spoken to the architect a

A project with multiple challenges We purchased a derelict/ dilapidated Grade II listed farmhouse and associated outbuildings in October 2014. Following the purchase we spent several months instructing architects and formulating plans for the renovation/ build. The works were to involve the complete sympathetic renovation and extensions to the farmhouse, a large new build barn to be utilised as a social enterprise, office buildings, and significant landscaping to include swim

Comparing the demands Our choice to use a project manager was driven by the following factors Eliminate key man risk/Diversification: By engaging a main contractor, we felt that we were placing our eggs in one basket, and if there was a breakdown in relationship between us, we would have to engage another main contractor to take over the whole job (with cost and time implications). We would also be at the mercy of the main contractor's priorities and limited to the availabili