Partnering with a building contractor correctly aligns both parties’ interests in the development. Whether you're aim is Build to Sell or Build to Let (Build to Rent) you want the best possible outcome:
Having one partner who is a main contractor will ensure everyone works together, materials and staff brought in at the right moment to ease work flow and avoid delays.
You want your project to be the sole project your builder is undertaking, not to have teams split across different projects. This will ensure 100% focus on your development. A partner main contractor will bring in trades that will work around each other, who are used to working together to keep the pace up and help each other out for maximum efficiency.
You want the construction team to be used to working together, self managing your project and bringing in different contractors at the different stages may sound like a good idea – the reality is, many stages overlap, independent contractors often refuse to work around other trades. Having one main contractor insures a site with no friction and a team working together.
Building regulations are complex and lengthy; having an experienced main contractor partner invested in the development ensures that maximum attention is given to compliance throughout. Regular meetings with warranty providers and local authority building control are taken seriously and any advisory notes adhered to and instructions carried out.
A partner main contractor will be with you to the very end, the end result is as important to them as it is to you. No shortcuts will be tolerated, no detail missed. Nothing left in the hope it won’t be noticed.
With a building contractor invested in your project from start to completion you're guaranteed a partner to the end, to make sure you pass sound tests, air tightness testing, drain testing and the various other completion tests required for building sign off. The post construction stages are often where an external builder could walk away.
As a partner you’ll have full access to the books, be involved in the budget, see the quote gathering process to ensure the best deal is being agreed, not just the most convenient supplier. See the rates available to the trade with long standing relationships with suppliers. Only pay the net cost of the job in return for a profit share. You’ll know you couldn’t have built for a penny less.
Having a main contractor partner invested in the development eliminates the possibility of individual trades employed separately from blaming each other for any end of project issues. You’ll have the one point of contact to resolve any problems quickly and without fuss.