Property - Finding the right professionals

222 Property Finding the right team of professionals

By Nick Roberts RMR Group

Benefits of having a well drilled team Lioness, Beth Mead, said it best when asked about her golden boot achievement in the women’s Euros – the goals are simply a by-product of the team working together like a well-oiled machine, it doesn’t matter who puts the ball in the net. The same goes for any multifaceted project, and property builds and extensions are no exception. Material suppliers, architects, engineers, builders, planning officers and ever-changing building regulations are just a few areas of your team that can need to come together to score your ultimate goal (an amazing new space, on time and within budget). Any one of these disciplines has the power to derail your ambitions and send them spiralling out of control. Beth Mead knew this and it’s why she didn’t view the golden boot as a personal achievement. Successful delivery of a product or service doesn’t usually occur by accident or by luck –that’s because a well drilled team will always outperform siloed professionals that are unfamiliar with each other. Track records and finding a team A professional painter and decorator, for example, is in the best position to recommend a plasterer, the same goes for existing customers being in the best position to recommend a team to see their project through to the end. A quality track record speaks for itself and there is no better reassurance that you’re working with the right team to deliver exactly what you want, and often more than you could have hoped. Finding the right team is essential, and often the team you need have been working and training together for years. More often than not, with property your team starts with an architect as they are the first members to get involved and put the plan on paper. www.robertsmillerredshaw.com

Approaching retirement?

By Ivan Lyons, MD Investment Solutions, Worthing

Investment Solutions Worthing team

Increasingly, we are expected to put by more money for old age. An Independent Financial Adviser can help you build up enough tax-efficient savings and investments for later life, and suggest efficient ways to access them. Need advice? We are here

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