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Dayworks Is a Valuation, Not a Way of Working
Episode 163 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin take apart the daywork sheet, starting with the six words printed beside the site manager's signature. For record purposes only is not the insult...
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The Email That Turns Silence Into Money
Episode 162 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin deal with verbal instructions, and what to do when you are told to move something on site and nothing ever arrives in writing. Standard form subcontracts...
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How to Stop Work Without Breaching
Episode 161 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin explain how to stop work on site without breaching your own subcontract. When a main contractor is weeks late paying, walking off can feel like the only...
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Late Payment Interest: You Don't Have to Ask Nicely
Episode 160 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin take on statutory interest, the late payment charge almost no UK subcontractor ever claims despite being legally entitled to it. Jacob sets out where the...
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10 Reasons You Didn't Read Your Subcontract- And How It Hurt
Episode 159 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin work through the ten excuses subcontractors give for not reading their subcontracts, and put a price tag on each one. From "they won't change it anyway" to...
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Don't Get Caught: How One Missing Signature Can Trigger a Nil Payment Notice
In Episode 158 of the Subcontractors Blueprint, Jacob Austin breaks down how the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is increasing scrutiny on subcontractors working on higher-risk buildings. Jacob explains your legal...
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They Vet You. Who Actually Vets THEM?
Episode 157 of The Subcontractors Blueprint turns the pre-qualification process on its head. Jacob Austin examines counterparty risk- why main contractors credit check every subcontractor they engage, while...
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Disputes Mini-Series: The Smartest Battle Is the One You Don't Fight- A Subcontractor's Guide to Walking Away
In episode 156 of Subcontractors Blueprint, host Jacob Austin wraps up his nine-part dispute series with a powerful message: knowing when not to fight is just as important as knowing how. Jacob walks construction...
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Disputes Mini-Series: Adjudication Isn't Always the Answer
Episode 155 of The Subcontractors Blueprint sees Jacob Austin close the disputes mini-series by mapping the four alternatives to adjudication: mediation, expert determination, arbitration and litigation. Adjudication...
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Disputes Mini Series: You Win on Records, Not on Being Right
Episode 154 of The Subcontractors Blueprint puts a hard number on the sentence Jacob Austin has repeated throughout the disputes mini series: you win on your records, not on being right. Two subcontractors, the same...
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Disputes Mini Series: You won the Adjudication. Enforcement Gets You Paid
Episode 153 of The Subcontractors Blueprint tackles the gap between winning an adjudication and actually being paid. Jacob Austin walks through construction adjudication enforcement- how a decision becomes a summary...
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Disputes Mini-series: Wrong Isn't A Defence
Episode 152 of The Subcontractors Blueprint flips the disputes mini series on its head with host Jacob Austin: this time the notice of adjudication lands on your desk. This episode on defending an adjudication...
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