These terms govern your engagement of Architectural Drawings Ltd for architectural technology services. Please read them carefully before instructing us. By proceeding with an engagement, you agree to be bound by these terms.
Architectural Drawings Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 14872049. Our registered office is at 86–90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE. References to “we”, “us” or “the practice” mean Architectural Drawings Ltd. References to “you” or “the client” mean the person or entity instructing us.
We are a Chartered Architectural Technology Practice regulated by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT).
We provide architectural technology services including, but not limited to:
The specific scope of work for each project is set out in the fee proposal or engagement letter we provide before work begins.
All fees quoted are on a fixed-fee basis. The quoted price covers the scope of work described in your fee proposal. It will not increase unless:
If additional work is required, we will provide a separate quotation for your approval before proceeding. We will never incur costs on your behalf without your prior written agreement.
Included in our fees:
Excluded from our fees (unless separately quoted):
Where we are able to provide excluded services in-house (such as structural engineering), we will provide a separate fixed-fee quotation.
Payment is due in two stages:
All payments are processed securely via Stripe. We accept debit cards, credit cards and bank transfers.
If payment is not received within 14 days of the due date, we reserve the right to suspend work and withhold delivery of drawings until the account is settled. Interest may be charged on overdue amounts at 8% above the Bank of England base rate, in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
All drawings, designs and documents produced by Architectural Drawings Ltd remain the copyright of Architectural Drawings Ltd and are protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Upon receipt of full payment, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the drawings for the specific project and site for which they were prepared. This licence does not permit:
If you wish to reuse designs for another project, a separate licence fee will apply.
Our total liability to you for any claim arising out of or in connection with the services we provide shall be limited to the lower of:
We shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential or special losses, including but not limited to loss of profit, loss of opportunity, or increased construction costs.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded by law.
We maintain Professional Indemnity insurance of £2,000,000 per claim, underwritten by Hiscox. Our PI cover is renewed annually and we will maintain run-off cover for a minimum of six years after the completion of any project.
A copy of our current PI certificate is available on request.
While we take every reasonable step to maximise the prospects of a successful planning application, we cannot and do not guarantee planning approval. Planning decisions are made by the local planning authority and are subject to planning policy, officer discretion and, in some cases, committee determination.
Our published 98% first-time approval rate is a historical figure based on applications submitted and determined. It is provided for reference only and does not constitute a guarantee or warranty in respect of any individual application.
In the event of a refusal, we will advise you on your options, which may include amendment and resubmission (subject to a separate fee) or appeal.
If you are a consumer (an individual acting outside your trade, business or profession), you have the right to cancel your engagement within 14 days of accepting our fee proposal, in accordance with the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013.
If you have requested that work begins during the cooling-off period, you agree to pay for any work reasonably carried out up to the point of cancellation. This will be calculated on a pro-rata basis against the total fee.
After the 14-day cooling-off period, you may still cancel the engagement at any time by giving us written notice. In such cases:
We reserve the right to terminate an engagement if, in our professional judgement, the project cannot be delivered to a satisfactory standard, or if the client–practitioner relationship has broken down. In such cases, we will refund any fees paid for work not yet completed.
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as a data controller. We take your privacy seriously and process your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Full details of how we collect, use and protect your data are set out in our Privacy Policy.
We are committed to providing an excellent standard of service. If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of our work, please raise it with us in the first instance by contacting our Practice Lead.
We operate an internal complaints procedure and will acknowledge any complaint within 5 working days and provide a full response within 20 working days.
If you remain dissatisfied after our internal process, you may refer the matter to the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), which operates an independent conduct and complaints process for its members and registered practices.
These terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.
The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with these terms.
We may update these terms from time to time. The version in effect at the date of your engagement letter applies to your project. We will not apply amended terms retrospectively to existing engagements without your agreement.
These terms were last updated on April 2026.