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    Payment Chasers

    Template: Retention abuse - firm chase and adjudication warning

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    General use — safe to send as-is once you've filled the gaps.

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    Free to download — we just need your email, region and trade. No name, no company, no spam.

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    When to use this

    • You've already chased for retention release and been ignored
    • The contractor is sitting on your retention with no valid reason
    • You want to put them on notice that you'll adjudicate if they don't release it
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