| Payment period ends | Saturday 31 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Payment due (7 days later) | Saturday 7 November 2026 |
| Payment notice by (5 days after due) | Thursday 12 November 2026 |
| Pay less notice by (7 days before final) | Tuesday 17 November 2026 |
| Final date for payment (17 days after due) | Tuesday 24 November 2026 |
Payment notice dates
What is the final date for payment in construction?
The last day the payer can pay without being late. Under the Scheme for Construction Contracts it is 17 days after the payment due date, and the due date is 7 days after the payment period ends, or when the claim arrives if that is later.
Free, with no sign-up. Everything is worked out in your browser: nothing you type is sent to us or stored. A guide, not legal advice. Based on the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England), as read on 31 October 2026. Your contract's own periods come first.
Payment notice dates
Enter the end of the payment period, and the date the claim was received if it came later. The periods below are the Scheme's defaults: change them if your contract sets its own.
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Sources
The rates, thresholds and dates on this page come from these official sources, read on 31 October 2026.
- legislation.gov.uk: Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998, Schedule
- legislation.gov.uk: Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, Part II
- legislation.gov.uk: Section 110B, when no payment notice is given
- legislation.gov.uk: Section 112, the right to suspend work
- legislation.gov.uk: the Scottish Scheme, SSI 2011/371
- legislation.gov.uk: the Northern Ireland Scheme, SR 2012/365
- legislation.gov.uk: the Welsh regulations, SI 2011/1715
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