Construction Payment
& Retention Debt Recovery.
Four Consult provides bespoke construction payment and retention debt recovery support, helping contractors and subcontractors identify, substantiate and pursue outstanding payments, disputed valuations and overdue retention monies through focused commercial and contractual action.
Late payments, unresolved final accounts, and withheld retentions pressure cash flow and take valuable time away from running your business. We bring practical construction knowledge and commercial expertise to establish your position, strengthen your supporting evidence and pursue a proportionate route to recovery.
How We Help
Outstanding Payments
Reviewing unpaid applications, invoices and payment notices to establish the sums claimed, assess the contractual position and pursue payment.
Disputed Valuations & Final Accounts
Assessing variations, deductions and outstanding account balances, preparing substantiated submissions and negotiating settlement.
Retention Recovery
Reviewing retention balances, release provisions and project records to identify monies due, address barriers to release and progress recovery.
Commercial Negotiation & Dispute Support
Managing correspondence and negotiations, preparing supporting evidence and assisting with referral to adjudication or legal advisers where appropriate.
Adjudication
Preparing and substantiating payment claims, reviewing contractual entitlement and supporting referrals and responses with detailed valuations, supporting records and commercial analysis. We work alongside legal advisers where required.
Mediation
Preparing clear commercial submissions, assessing settlement options and supporting you through negotiations to seek an agreed resolution. We work alongside legal advisers where required.
Our Approach &
Expertise.
Our Approach
We start by understanding our clients objectives and reviewing your contract, payment history and supporting records to establish the strengths and weaknesses of your position.
We then assess the sums/ value of the account, likely costs, timescales and prospects of recovery to recommend a proportionate strategy.
Where negotiation proves unsuccessful, we help prepare and progress your case through adjudication or support settlement discussions through mediation, working alongside legal advisers where appropriate. Throughout, we provide clear advice so you can make informed commercial decisions.
Our Expertise
Our contractor-side experience and quantity surveying expertise give us a practical understanding of how construction payment disputes arise and what is needed to substantiate a claim.
We bring together contractual analysis, detailed valuation and evidence preparation to support disputes involving unpaid applications, disputed variations, deductions, final accounts and overdue retentions. We turn complex project records into clear, substantiated submissions that support negotiation, adjudication and mediation.
Why Four Consult?
Four Consult combines contractor-side experience with quantity surveying and contractual expertise to help you pursue outstanding payments and resolve construction disputes.
We understand that cash how accounts are valued, challenged and settled, and how unpaid sums affect your business. We identify the strengths and weaknesses of your position, build clear supporting evidence and provide hands-on support through negotiation, adjudication and mediation.
Our focus is commercial: weighing the likely recovery against the cost, time and risk of pursuing it, so you can make informed decisions at every stage.