Enter your contract value, retention %, and practical completion date. We'll work out the exact release dates under standard UK defects liability terms — first moiety and final release.
Save these dates — we'll email you before each release is due.
Once the certificate of practical completion is issued, the first half of retention is typically due — this is where most subbies start chasing, and where most contractors go quiet.
The second half sits with the client through the defects liability period — usually 6 or 12 months — released once the certificate of making good defects is issued. This is the date that gets forgotten.