Free Guides for UK Subcontractors

Practical, plain-English guides on payment notices, variations, retention, delay claims, loss and expense and final accounts — written for subcontractors, not lawyers.

Have you not been paid?

• I applied and the due date has passed
• The main contractor says they have not been paid either
• I need to chase a debt that is already overdue
• I want to add interest to a late payment
• I want to know if a statutory demand is an option
• I won adjudication and they still have not paid
• I want to know what happens if they go bust

Did you get a notice, or need to send one?

• I received a pay less notice
• I need to work out my payment dates
• I am about to submit an application

Is the job coming to an end?

• Retention is being held back
• I want to know what practical completion means for me
• We are agreeing the final account
• I am owed for changes to the work
• I did work on a daywork or day-rate basis

Has the job been delayed or disrupted?

• I want to claim extra cost from the delay
• I need more time or want to understand delay claims
• I am thinking of stopping work

Is it already a dispute?

• Should I use adjudication or arbitration?
• How does adjudication work?

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