Guides & Insights
16 April 2026
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2 min read
Practical Completion and Defects Liability: When Is Retention Released?
Retention is often treated as "we will get it later". That is not a strategy.
Luke Sanders
#Defects Liability
#Adjudication#BuildQS#Cash Flow Forecasting#Construction Act#Defects Liability#Digital Construction Workflows#Interim Valuation#Late Payments#Payment Applications#Payment Disputes#Practical Completion#Prompt Payment#Retention Reform#Retention Release#Retention Tracking#Subcontractor Cash Flow#Subcontractor Finance#UK Construction Contracts#Variations#Worked Examples
Luke Sanders