Before you sign your contract
Before committing to a residential building contract, an impartial expert review can help you better understand the scope of work, project budget and cost assumptions, construction programme, key milestones, proposed completion date and potential delivery risks before construction begins.
We review the construction information within our expertise to identify scope gaps or ambiguities, unrealistic timeframes, unclear assumptions, programme risks and areas where changes or delays could affect project costs. This can help you identify important questions to raise with your builder and professional advisers before you commit.
Early advice gives you an opportunity to better understand what is included, what it is expected to cost, how long it is expected to take, and where the key risks may lie before you sign. The goal is to enter your residential construction project with clearer expectations around scope, budget, programme and delivery, rather than discovering important gaps after work has started.
Having Issues? We Help Prevent Disputes
Not every disagreement with a builder needs to become a formal residential construction dispute. Early impartial advice can help clarify the issues, identify the relevant evidence and create a more informed basis for discussion and negotiation.
You work directly with FC International Director Fouad El Chikhani, a Certified International Negotiator (CIN™) with specialist construction claims and dispute experience.
By combining impartial construction expertise with negotiation skills, we help homeowners understand the technical issues, separate the facts from competing positions and explore practical ways forward before positions become entrenched.
Where the matter cannot be resolved, the same focus on clear evidence can help establish a stronger factual foundation for the next stage.
Defective or Incomplete Building Work?
If you are concerned that your residential building work is defective, incomplete or not progressing as expected, we can provide an impartial assessment of the work and the available project evidence.
We review the relevant construction records and evidence and identify what work is incomplete, what issues require further investigation, and what evidence may be relevant if your residential construction is in dispute.
Where appropriate, our findings can be documented in an impartial expert report, giving you a clearer factual basis for discussions with your builder, insurer, lawyer or other adviser.
Impartial construction insurance claim review and dispute strategy
If you are facing a construction insurance claim or residential building dispute, understanding your policy, the insurer's position and the available construction evidence is an important first step.
We impartially review the relevant insurance policy terms and conditions, claim correspondence, insurer assessments, construction records and technical evidence to help you understand the issues affecting your claim and the basis of the position being taken.
We then provide a clear assessment of your technical position and a practical strategy for moving forward, identifying key issues, evidence gaps and matters that may require further investigation or clarification. This gives you a more informed basis for discussions with your insurer, builder, lawyer or other professional advisers.
Where specialist construction evidence is required, we can also provide impartial construction analysis and expert reporting within our area of expertise.
