Further to last week’s Building Forum article from a specialist subcontractor who’s having trouble getting paid, can I suggest there’s a simple answer: join the Association of Interior Specialists, the federation for your sector

As members of the National Specialist Contractors Council, we have a wide range of free legal, contractual and employment helplines along with detailed factsheets on getting paid and avoiding exactly the situation in which Craig finds himself.

Simon Forrester, chief executive, Association of Interior Specialists