A claim can carry a lot of paper and still not meet the contract.
Before a claim is paid, rejected or disputed, check it against the payment terms and the evidence supplied. The check tests each condition, identifies the gaps, explains every finding and issues a record anyone can verify.
Is this pay less notice valid?
The four conditions, a worked example from a decided case, and a check of your own notice.
Check a pay less noticePayment application review checklist
What to look for in an application, a payment notice and a pay less notice. One page, PDF.
Get the checklistPayment claim record
Paste the payment terms, the claim and the documents. Each condition is assessed against the evidence, with the gaps and what would close them.
Check a claimWho it is for
Main contractors and employers
Check an application before you pay, or your own notice before you serve it.
Subcontractors
Check whether the notice you received actually meets the contract before you accept a reduced sum.
Quantity surveyors and claims consultants
A first-pass check on every claim, so your time goes on the points that matter.
Construction auditors
A condition-by-condition record for each payment in a sample.
Works on the payment terms you supply. For contracts in England and Wales without agreed terms, it reads the Scheme for Construction Contracts and the Construction Act.