Supreme Court rules contractor not entitled to terminate JCT contract with housing association over late payments

By Alex Funk2026-01-16T09:31:00

Judgement in long-running dispute has “clarified a powerful protection for employers”

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a housing association after a contractor terminated their development agreement over two late payments.

In 2019, Providence Building Services Limited signed a contract with Hexagon Housing Association to deliver 37 flats in Purley, south London.

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