Getting paid under the Construction Act.
Plain English guides for UK subcontractors on payment applications, notices and protecting your cash flow. Written from the subcontractor's side of the table.
Construction variations: how to record, price and get paid for them
How subcontractors should record construction variations, get them instructed, price them and claim them in payment applications, with a variation register example.
Read the guide → Construction Act and contractsThe Commercial Payments Bill: what it means for construction payments and retention
The Commercial Payments Bill would ban cash retention in construction, cap payment terms at 60 days and make late payment interest mandatory. What it means for you.
Read the guide → Construction Act and contractsPayment notices and pay less notices: what is the difference?
What a payment notice and a pay less notice each do under the Construction Act, when each is due, what happens if one is missed, and the common mistakes.
Read the guide → Payment applicationsPayment application template: what to include
The sections every construction payment application needs, from the header and line-by-line valuation to variations, retention and VAT, and where spreadsheets go wrong.
Read the guide → Cash flow and financeThe domestic reverse charge for construction subcontractors
When the construction domestic reverse charge applies, when it does not (end users, zero-rated work), what invoices must say and how it affects your VAT.
Read the guide → Payment applicationsContract sum analysis: setting one up so valuations go smoothly
What a contract sum analysis is, how much detail it needs and how a good breakdown makes monthly payment applications quicker to prepare and agree.
Read the guide → Setup guideGetting started
Step by step setup for subcontractors: company details, contractors, projects, subcontracts, your first payment application, certification, notices and Xero.
Read the guide → Setup guideGetting started for main contractors
Step by step setup for main contractors: projects, packages, payment terms, inviting subcontractors, assessing applications and issuing payment notices on time.
Read the guide → TemplatePay less notice template
A free pay less notice template for main contractors, with what section 111 of the Construction Act requires, when it must be given and the mistakes that make it fail.
Read the guide → TemplatePayment application template
A free construction payment application template: what to include, a cumulative layout to copy, and how to make sure it counts under the Construction Act.
Read the guide → Payment applicationsRetention in construction: how it is worked out and how to get it back
How retention works in construction: how it is calculated on each payment application, retention limits and caps, when it is released, and how to get it back.
Read the guide → Construction Act and contractsThe Construction Act payment process, step by step
The Construction Act payment timeline step by step: due date, payment notice, pay less notice and final date, with a worked example and what to do if unpaid.
Read the guide → Payment applicationsHow to put together a monthly payment application: a checklist
What to include in a monthly payment application: valuation, variations, materials, dayworks, retention, VAT and evidence, plus the mistakes that delay payment.
Read the guide →Stop chasing money you have already earned.
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