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Providers should use this category to qualify rather than automatically accept an undefined building-advice lead. A useful response identifies the task, limits and appropriate discipline before charging for an investigation that cannot answer the client’s question.
Service scope
A parent-scoped intake category for building-advice questions not accurately described by the named consultancy subservices. It clarifies the decision and suitable professional discipline before a substantive advisory commission is agreed.
What is normally included
- Triage of an unusual building-advice request
- Clarification of intended report use
- Referral to the relevant advisory discipline
What is not included
- Assumed competence in every building speciality
- Automatic inclusion of legal, valuation or design services
Qualification checks
- Establish the core question
- Identify intended reliance on the advice
- Check fit with provider competence
- Separate excluded specialist services
- Agree the initial investigation boundary
Quote guidance
Offer a defined triage or introductory consultation where suitable, then scope further work explicitly. Explain when a different professional must quote rather than using a broad consultancy label to absorb unrelated services.
Lead risks
- The enquiry may belong in another category
- The expected output may be much wider than the brief
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