Construction Agreements

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If you are thinking of having some building work done on your home it is vital you have some kind of contract in place before you start, a contract that is more commonly known as construction agreements.
Construction agreements are an official binding document that will protect you and the people you employ to undertake any work, or as they would be known in the legal trade, contractors and contractees. So just how do you go about obtaining and completing construction agreements? The obvious answer would be your lawyer or solicitor, but these types of companies can sometime be very expensive and are not always something that people have budgeted for.
The internet is always a good place to look as there are literally hundreds and thousands of pages with information about Construction agreements, some good and some not so good. It is always advisable to read through as many as you can, and after a while you will be able to sort the good pages from the bad ones. The internet is such a valuable tool these days it makes you wonder how any of us ever managed before ...
... it was invented.
During your search you will come across many different examples of construction agreements, with some sites even having example templates that can be downloaded for free! It is like having your own team of lawyers on hand to complete the forms for you, but without the expensive charges. Many of the companies will allow you to download these documents and fuse them for your projects; all you have to do is literally fill in the blanks.
Construction agreements between owner and contractor, confidentiality agreements, licence agreements and many more different types of documents can be completed, documents that have been professionally completed for you, but without the cost.

So to avoid any unnecessary delays and disputes on your building projects, no matter if you are the contractor or contractee, make sure you have your contract agreements in place before you start, and especially before you hand over any of your hard earned cash, because if something should go wrong and you are not covered legally you will not have a leg to stand on if there is a dispute