Notice · Construction Act s110A
Payment notice
The sum due at the payment due date and the basis on which it is calculated, as the Act requires, with a guidance page on the timing.
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Free pay less notice template
A notice of intention to pay less than the notified sum, under section 111 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, as an editable PDF. It sets out the sum due, each deduction with its reason and the basis of calculation, with a guidance page on the timing.
- Format
- Editable PDF
- Pages
- 2
- Built on
- Construction Act, section 111
- Cost
- Free, always
What is in the pay less notice template
2 pagesThe parties and the contract
Payee and payer, the contract, the date of the notice, the payment notice or application it answers, the notified sum and the final date for payment.
The sum due
The sum you consider to be due at the date of the notice, which is the sum you will pay.
Deductions
Each deduction from the notified sum, with its reason, its supporting evidence and its amount.
The basis
How the sum due was calculated, which the Act requires alongside the figure.
Guidance page
The timing on the Scheme for Construction Contracts default periods, drawn as a timeline, and what happens without a valid notice.
What the Construction Act requires
Checked against the sourceWhen
Before the final date for payment, not later than the period the contract prescribes. Where the contract is silent, the Scheme sets seven days before the final date.
Section 111, and the Scheme, Part IIWhat it states
The sum the payer considers to be due at the date the notice is given, and the basis on which that sum is calculated.
Section 111Without a valid notice
The notified sum must be paid in full by the final date for payment.
Section 111If it is not paid
The payee may suspend performance after at least seven days' written notice, and may refer the sum to adjudication.
Sections 108 and 112How to use it
Start from the notified sum
That is the sum in your payment notice, or the payee's notice in default if you gave none. Work down from it.
Name each deduction and its evidence
A figure with no basis fails. List each deduction, the reason for it and what supports it.
Count the days backwards
From the final date for payment, back by the period your contract prescribes. One day late is no notice at all.
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What is a pay less notice?
A notice from the payer, under section 111 of the Construction Act, that they intend to pay less than the notified sum. It states the sum they consider due and how it was calculated.
When must a pay less notice be served?
Before the final date for payment, within the period the contract prescribes. Where the contract is silent, the Scheme for Construction Contracts sets not later than seven days before the final date.
What happens if a pay less notice is late?
It is not a valid pay less notice, and the notified sum is payable in full by the final date for payment.
What must a pay less notice contain?
The sum the payer considers due at the date of the notice, and the basis on which that sum is calculated. Naming each deduction and its reason is how the basis is shown.
Is the pay less notice template free and editable?
Yes. It is an editable PDF, free to download, use and reuse, including on paid work. Type into it in any PDF reader, or print it.
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Seven days' notice to suspend for non-payment: the ground, the unpaid sum, what stops and from when, and your entitlement to costs and time.
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RAMS template
Risk assessment and method statement for one activity: the sequence of work, a five by five risk matrix, PPE, permits, rescue, and a briefing record signed against the revision.
Next step
The notice trail,
The notice trail,
kept for you.
On the platform the application, the due date, the final date for payment and the notices against it are dated records on the job, so the trail is there when a payment is disputed.