Working file P3

Retrofit Designer cost (UK 2026)

Retrofit Designer cost (UK 2026): working anatomy of the fee line, deliverables, when mandatory.

Cost in 2026

A Retrofit Designer engaged on a Path B or C project charges £800to£3,000 on a typical single-property job. Bespoke detailing on a listed building or system-built property reaches £5,000 plus.

When required

Mandatory on Path B and Path C. Optional on Path A. The Designer's hygrothermal modelling is often the single most valuable PAS 2035 deliverable on a solid-wall IWI project.

Surveyed 1 October 2026. Ofgem cap for 1 October to 31 December 2026 applied (gas 7.97p, elec 26.32p, gas standing 29.68p, elec standing 54.83p). Next scheduled review 25 November 2026 (January cap announcement). [ref P3]
By Oliver Wakefield-Smith, Founder, Digital Signet. Corrections to oliver at digitalsignet dot com.