Claims Resource Hub

Our free library on construction claims and disputes, written for UK subcontractors. Use it to understand the law, the contracts and the words before a problem becomes a dispute.

Updated: 26 September 2026. By Jack Butler-Kettle, Construction Claims Consultant.

Have a live problem with a payment, a claim or your subcontract? Find it under Claims, where each claim shows what to do and how we help.

Guides

Plain-English guides to the law, the contracts and the ways to settle a dispute.

Construction disputes: your options as a subcontractor

Negotiation, adjudication, mediation, arbitration and court: what each one is, and which fits your dispute.

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The Construction Act explained for subcontractors

The payment, suspension and adjudication rights the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 gives you, and what it does not do.

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The Scheme for Construction Contracts explained

When the Scheme steps into your subcontract, and the payment dates and adjudication rules it sets when it does.

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JCT contracts explained for subcontractors

Which JCT subcontract you have been sent, and the payment, variation, loss and expense and retention clauses that decide your money.

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NEC contracts explained for subcontractors

How NEC4 subcontracts pay you, the main options A to E, and the early warnings and time limits that decide your claims.

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JCT or NEC: what the difference means for a subcontractor

How JCT and NEC differ on payment, change, delay and notice time limits, and what to check whichever one you are sent.

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What practical completion means for your money

What practical completion means, and how it brings back retention, stops delay damages and starts the final account clock.

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Glossary

78 construction contract terms, from adjudication to Z clauses, each in a sentence or two.

Construction contract terms in plain English

Short, plain explanations of the words used in construction contracts, payments and disputes. Each one links to the page where we explain it in full.

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Tools

Free tools that show their working. See all our free tools.

Late Payment Interest Calculator

Work out the statutory interest and fixed sum on a late payment, with the working shown.

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Payment Dates Calculator

Work out the due date, the Payment Notice and Pay Less Notice deadlines and the final date for payment, with bank holidays counted.

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Head Office Overheads Calculator

Compare the Hudson, Emden and Eichleay formulas for head office overheads after a delay, side by side, with the working shown.

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Adjudication Timetable

See the referral deadline, the decision date and the extensions in a construction adjudication, counted from the notice.

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