A north London architect who abandoned a project part-way through and stopped communicating with his client has been issued with a reprimand after being found guilty of unprofessional conduct.

The Architects Registration Board said 36-year-old Mark Skehill had been appointed to design a basement-build two-bedroom flat beneath his client’s house in 2013, but that the scheme became protracted and work did not commence in earnest until late 2016.

Skehill, who practices as M Skehill Architect, was also the contract administrator for the basement-excavation phase of the project.

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