The Cost of SFG20
Dependency
What UK Hard FM Operators Are Getting Wrong and How to Fix It
Free research report. Eight chapters covering labour pricing, asset registers, ownership risk, stakeholder costs, alternatives, technology, and a practical framework for Hard FM operators. 6,000+ words. Built from Baachu's database of 11,000+ UK contracts and 4 million validated labour hours.
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Eight chapters. One question: is SFG20 still fit for purpose? This report examines the structural problems with SFG20 dependency and closes with a six-step practical framework any Hard FM operator or estate director can apply today.
No transformation programme required.
- Labour undercosting: why 1,800 hours is the wrong number
- Asset register gap: 15–25% missing before day one
- Who owns SFG20 and what happens if it is sold
- Four stakeholder perspectives on the same broken standard
- Six credible alternatives assessed honestly
- What IoT, BMS, and AI do to the SFG20 model
- A six-step defensible maintenance framework
- The £2.3m case study: what SFG20 compliance reports don't show investors
Sfg20 Report 2026
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This Report Draws on an 9-Part Article Series
Published on Baachu Rain, each article examines a different dimension of SFG20 dependency in detail. Read the chapters that are most relevant to your role — or start from Article 1 and work through the full series.