QS Guru

UK cost management · England planning & regulations

A senior client-side Quantity Surveyor on call. Give it a scenario and it works through it the way you'd be expected to on a live project, in a job interview or at your APC.

Study & sense-check tool Use it to learn, practise and test your thinking. It is not professional cost advice and should not be relied on for real project decisions.

Describe a project situation and QS Guru will talk you through it

Type your own question in the box below, or tap one of the Quick practice questions in the left-hand columnat the top of the page. Every answer follows the same four-part method, so you build the habit of covering the things that cost money later.

  1. 01ClarifyWhat to ask the client before pricing anything
  2. 02MethodHow to build the figure, to NRM1 at the right stage
  3. 03Hidden costsSite, planning, ecology, legal and programme risks
  4. 04PresentAssumptions, exclusions and how to report it
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Cost methods (NRM1, RIBA Plan of Work) apply UK-wide. Planning and regulation answers default to England: say if your project is in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.