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Retention is rarely disputed. It is forgotten.

The second half falls due twelve months after practical completion, long after everyone has stopped watching the contract. Add your jobs here and this works out what is held, whether deduction has passed the cap, and the date each half falls due.

Saved in this browser only. Nothing is uploaded, which also means clearing your browser data erases it. Export to your calendar to keep the dates somewhere permanent.

Add your first job

Gross value certified across all interim applications.
Usually 5%.
% of contract value. Deduction should stop here.
Months. Usually 12.
The date works were actually completed, not a future target. Leave blank if the job is still live. Both release dates run from this.
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We are building a version with a login, so the dates sync across devices and you get an email before each release falls due rather than relying on a calendar you might not check.

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Release timings follow the common JCT pattern of half at practical completion and half at the end of the rectification period. NEC contracts only apply retention where Option X16 is incorporated, and some contracts vary the mechanism entirely, so check your contract particulars. This is a tracking tool, not legal advice.