All Profession articles – Page 13
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FeaturesHow can I reduce my insurance premiums?
Following a claim against my PI Insurance, my premiums have gone through the roof. What can I do to convince my Insurers I’m not “high risk”?
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FeaturesClient’s non-payment of fees is hurting cashflow
My practice is dealing with our first claim on our professional indemnity insurance from a client, who refuses to pay our overdue fees
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FeaturesShould architects take a lesson from the Apprentice?
What can architects learn from Alan Sugar's show?
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Insurance for part II graduates
I am thinking of setting myself up as a self-employed architectural assistant. As I am an RIBA part II qualified person but not a fully qualified architect, can I use the same PII procedures or is there insurance that has been designed specifically for non-architects?
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FeaturesShould I be building gated communities?
Will a gated community in a deprived area create more problems?
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FeaturesSeek and ye shall find with latest archiving technology
"Sticky webs" and social media are the new ways to organise information
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FeaturesVector programs give 2D drawings the edge
How to give that hand-drawn touch to client presentations
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FeaturesWhat exactly is the RIBA for?
What exact help does RIBA offer an out of work part II student wonders
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What can I do to mitigate legal costs?
I am considering bringing legal action to recover losses I have suffered on a project but I am put off by the cost. What are my options?
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FeaturesWhere do we go from here?
Help! I've been made redundant but I still want to practise architecture
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FeaturesHow to budget IT as recession bytes
With budgets under consideration as April approaches, good IT planning can help maximise your use of human capital
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FeaturesHow architects can open up to online IT services
Architectural practices can spend less on IT and still get more from technology — just the ticket in a recession
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Retirement and peace of mind
In Practice, December 19, we featured a question by a reader considering winding up their practice and asking about organising a 12-year run-off professional indemnity insurance.
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FeaturesHow do a make a saving on my indemnity insurance?
While I study for a postgraduate qualification, I want to do a small amount of self-employed architectural work to provide an income of about £5,000.
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FeaturesHow can I cut the number of partners at my firm?
Times at my business are tough and I need to look at reducing partner head count. How do I go about this?
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FeaturesArchitects’ fortunes are written in the legislation, not in the stars
This month, with help from Anna Scott-Marshall, RIBA head of public affairs, we review the impact of the recent legislative changes and predict what we anticipate for 2009.
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FeaturesWhat’s wrong with quick wins?
Are end of year projects looking to spend cash quickly evidence that better procurement is possible?