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Chapter CISR15170

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Vincent
Published date16 April 2016
Record NumberCISR15170

CISR15600 Action guide contents

When a managing agent is acting for a principal or ‘client’ in letting contracts that include construction operations they will not generally be a contractor as defined within the Scheme. This is because the contract for construction operations will more likely be between the principal and the subcontractor. The managing agent’s role would be to see that the work is carried out in accordance with the principal’s contract with the subcontractor and may include making payments to them.

Where the contract between the principal and the managing agent includes the maintenance of the property and the agent enters into a contract on their own behalf, even though this is done under the terms of the service contract between the agent and the principal, the agent will be acting as a contractor within the Scheme.

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