JCT building contract and consultancy agreement for a home owner/occupier (HO/C and HO/CA)

JCT Consumer Contracts: Home Owner HO/C and HO/CA

Sweet and Maxwell, 2021
JCT building contract and consultancy agreement for a home owner/occupier (HO/C and HO/CA) Download document

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Current

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Core Supplement

Series

JCT Consumer Contracts: Home Owner

Abstract

The HO/C contract is appropriate for small domestic building work such as extensions and alterations, where the proposed works are to be carried out for an agreed lump sum, where detailed procedures are not required, and where the home owner/occupier has appointed a consultant who will be administering the contract for the home owner/occupier. The HO/CA contract is appropriate for small domestic building work such as extensions and alterations and covers consultants’ services like producing designs and detailed specifications.

History

Current version: HO/C and HO/CA 2021. Previous version: HO/C and HO/CA 2005 (revised July 2009; revised March 2015), HO/C and HO/CA 2001. The pack includes the 'Building contract for a home owner/occupier who has appointed a consultant to oversee the work' (HO/C) and 'Consultancy agreement for a home owner/occupier appointing a consultant to provide consultancy services in relation to building work ' (HO/CA).

Subjects

  • Legal issues and management
  • Contracts
  • JCT Consumer Contracts - Home Owner
  • JCT Contracts

Publisher History

Sweet and Maxwell are a large commercial Publisher for the legal and regulatory markets. In May 2005 they took over the publishing of the JCT contracts.

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NBS

NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.

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