2. Architects and Quantity Surveyors By-Laws, 1959

The by-laws set out the details of the practice of architects and quantity surveyors including the scale of professional charges/fees for services.

· These were published vide Legal Notices and have been updated over the years.

Quick Link: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/1959/420/eng@2022-12-31

· The By-Laws, among other things, set out a scale of professional charges for services of architects in various projects in the Fourth Schedule to the Rules. These fees/charges are mainly a percentage of the value of the projects.

· Given that architects are very crucial professionals in the construction phase, the fees they charge are important as they feed into the final house price.