Fee discounts
Certificates of Design
A warrant fee is discounted where certificate(s) from approved certifiers of design are presented with a warrant application, or before the building warrant is granted as below.
- 10% (or the fixed levels of discounts for values of work up to £100,000, indicated in the tables of fees) for each certificate that covers the whole of any section of the functional standards.
- The Building (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 allows for a 1% discount for each certificate covering a single item in any such section, up to a maximum of 5% for any one section.
Certificates of Construction
A warrant fee is discounted where it is stated at warrant application stage that one or more certificates from an approved certifier of construction will be presented with a completion certificate as below.
- 3% (or the fixed levels of discount for values of work up to £100,000) for each certificate covering an approved scheme.
- 20% for a single certificate covering the construction of the entire building all subject to a maximum discount of 20%.