All late payment articles
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CommentShedding new light on late payment
Provident vs Hexagon changes the game on late payment 鈥� do it twice, and the aggrieved contractor can walk
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NewsCIOB calls on next government to tackle late payment culture and create green skills fund
The largest professional body for construction has launched its pre-election manifesto today
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CommentNew ruling says late payment may not be grounds for termination
Cash flow is likely to worsen for contractors and subcontractors following a TCC judgment clarifying termination rights relating to late payment
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NewsCustomers taking longer to pay contractors after pandemic, says Lloyds research
More than a quarter say customers take more than 30 days to settle invoices
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NewsGovernment missing opportunity to use building safety reforms to end late payments 鈥榤isery鈥�
Labour MP argued 鈥榯oxic鈥� industry payment culture contributes to poor building safety
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NewsGovernment puts squeeze on contractors鈥� payment times
New rules on public sector jobs to come into force next April
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NewsFresh attempt to tackle late payment with new laws
Bill being introduced in House of Lords today by Labour peer
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NewsGovernment 鈥榞ets real鈥� and drops 95% payment threshold
Threat to bar firms from public jobs will only hit those failing to pay 75% of all invoices within 60 days聽 聽聽
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CommentCode red 鈥� pressure grows to change poor payment practices
As contractors are named and shamed by the government for poor payment practices, the balance could be about to tip into suppliers鈥� favour
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NewsLaing O'Rourke improves the time it takes to settle up - by just one day
Country鈥檚 biggest private contractor falling behind peers in getting bills paid quicker
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NewsBalfour Beatty and Laing O'Rourke chucked off Prompt Payment Code
Pair joined by Interserve, Costain and Persimmon in being named and shamed by government
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CommentPayment malpractice 鈥� is this the beginning of a crackdown?
Government is telling firms to shape up over paying their suppliers - or face the consequences - but will it make any difference?
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NewsProject bank accounts bill gets second reading
Labour MP Debbie Abrahams鈥� 10-minute rule bill set to be heard on 1 March
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NewsLabour MP's late payments bill to hit parliament next week
Debbie Abrahams is proposing project bank accounts be a requirement on all public sector jobs
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NewsMPs call for mandated 30-day payment terms
Report also suggested retentions should be replaced with聽independently managed project accounts
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NewsWhat will today's Budget bring for the construction sector?
Help to Buy, late payment legislation, boosting infrastructure 鈥� it鈥檚 all up for grabs in Philip Hammond鈥檚 speech
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CommentIt鈥檚 time to amend the public contracts regulations on payment terms
Softly, softly approaches to changing bad practice do not work in the construction industry, says Rudi Klein
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NewsBig firms' trade body under fire over late pay comments
National Federation of Builders says Build UK鈥檚 take on top contractor鈥檚 payment performance 鈥榓n insult鈥�
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NewsGovernment figures reveal how long it takes big builders to pay their bills
Balfour Beatty and Kier top list of poor payers, while Barratt is the quickest to settle up among the top 10 housebuilders and contractors
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FeaturesNetwork Rail's new payment rules: full speed ahead
Will Network Rail鈥檚 ban on retentions spark an industry-wide change, and will this put the squeeze on main contractors?