Contractor, Dispute and Payment Support
Practical support for disputed and overdue construction payments
Construction payment disputes — whether a disputed invoice, an unpaid retention, a disagreement over variations or a final account that cannot be agreed — require a clear, well-organised payment position. LateShield provides practical administrative and commercial support to help clients understand their position and take the appropriate next step.
What we cover
Work covered
LateShield coordinates the required specialists and manages the process from initial review through to practical completion. The work covered on this service includes:
Discuss your project- Disputed invoices
- Underpayments
- Payment applications
- Retentions
- Variations
- Final accounts
- Payment-position summaries
- Overdue-invoice administration
- Professional reminder correspondence
- Organisation of supporting records
- Practical escalation preparation
- UK-wide remote support
Who this is for
Is this service right for you?
- Contractors with unpaid invoices or disputed payment applications
- Homeowners who have overpaid or are disputing a contractor's final account
- Clients dealing with retention disputes
- Anyone who needs a clear payment-position summary before taking further action
- Clients preparing for mediation or referral to a regulated professional
What you receive
Your deliverables
- Payment-position summary setting out amounts paid, claimed and disputed
- Review of invoices, payment applications and variation records
- Organised supporting records
- Professional reminder correspondence for client approval
- Practical escalation preparation
- Final account review and analysis
Process
How it works
Initial review
Contact LateShield with your documents. We will review the information and advise on the most appropriate support.
Payment position
We prepare a clear payment-position summary setting out what has been paid, what is claimed and what is disputed.
Document organisation
We organise the supporting records — invoices, payment applications, variation records and correspondence.
Correspondence
Where appropriate, we draft professional reminder correspondence for the client's review and approval.
Escalation preparation
We prepare a clear summary of the position to support the next step — whether that is further correspondence, mediation or referral to a regulated professional.
Getting started
What to send us
Send us whatever you have. You do not need everything — share what is available and we will work with it.
LateShield provides administrative, technical and commercial support. We are not a law firm, do not provide legal advice and do not act as a formal debt collection agency. Legal advice, adjudication, court representation and formal debt recovery must be provided by an appropriately regulated professional.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
If you have a question not covered here, contact us directly and we will be happy to help.
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Service area
Construction payment support is available UK-wide on a remote basis.
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Describe your situation and LateShield will advise on the most appropriate support. There is no obligation.