Construction in Exchange for Land Shares and Construction Contracts
Prepared by: Constantinople
A contractor's failure to deliver on the agreed date may give rise to delay claims. First establish when delivery became due and whether it complied with the agreement. Handing over keys, transferring title and delivery fit for use do not mean the same thing in every file. Extension clauses and reasons for delay must also be examined with supporting documents.
Prepare the agreement and technical specifications, delivery timetable, supplementary protocols, payment records and notices. Retain separate evidence of losses such as temporary accommodation or rent. Messages promising a new date matter, but not every statement is a valid contractual amendment. Include all signed extension or waiver documents.
Penalty clauses, delay damages and termination have different requirements. Whether they may be claimed together or alternatively is assessed separately. Although the maximum delivery period for prepaid consumer housing is forty-eight months, this does not automatically extend an earlier agreed date. The effect on existing claims of any document signed at handover should also be reviewed.
In a paid review, we identify the start of delay, possible claims and missing evidence in writing. If you are abroad, representation for an on-site inspection and handover may be planned separately. Every delay is not assumed to generate the same compensation; the next step is selected by assessing the agreement, chronology and provable loss together.
