Disputes Mini Series: One Missed Notice Hands You The Full Sum
About this episode
Jacob Austin discusses the importance of payment notices for subcontractors and how missing one can lead to full payment from main contractors.
Episode 151 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin break down the payment fight every subcontractor faces: smash and grab versus true value adjudication. This instalment of the disputes mini-series shows why your monthly application — not a solicitor — is the biggest lever you hold over a main contractor. When a payment notice or pay less notice is missed, the sum you applied for becomes the notified sum, payable in full. Jacob explains how the HGCRA payment cycle, the S&T v Grove "pay now, argue later" rule, and tight contemporaneous records combine to get cash into your account fast. The takeaway: apply for an honest number, know your dates, and the leverage is built in. KEY TAKEAWAYS Why one missed notice can force a main contractor to pay your number in full — whatever the work is really worth. The difference between a smash and grab and a true value fight, and why you must keep them separate in your head. How S&T v Grove forces the payer to hand over the notified sum first before they can argue the value back down. Why a sloppy or buried application quietly disarms you 12 times a year without you noticing. The four patterns that wreck a subcontractor's…
People in this episode
Host: Jacob Austin
Topics covered
- payment disputes
- subcontractor leverage
- contract law
- payment notices
- cash flow management
Keywords
- payment fight
- subcontractor
- notified sum
- monthly application
- cash into account
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: HGCRA, S&T, Grove
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