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Building Warrant Fees Guidance

The Building (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 set the fees that are charged by verifiers for building warrant submissions, including those for ‘late’ completion certificates and building warrant submissions.

Example Fee Calculation for domestic new build application

Fee calculation

  1. Single storey dwelling with a total floor area of 150 square metres.
  2. Minimum estimated cost (£/m3) = £1,947
  3. Estimated value of works = 150 x 1947= £292,050

The fee for the application for Building Warrant approval should be based on a value of work of £292,050. Referring to the Table of Fees, the Building Warrant fee would be £2348, which is the fee for the fee band for £280,000 to £300,000. (From 1 April 2025 the fee for this band will increase to £2,554).

Where a certificate from an approved certifier of design is indicated the appropriate discount is applied, in the case of a SER engineer’s structural certificate to cover ‘all parts‘ of the structural design, the fee would be discounted by 10%. The final fee would therefore be £2,064 less the discount of £206.40, which comes to £1,857.60.