Homeowner Contract: Homeowner/Occupier (HO/B/Scot)

Homeowner Contract for use in Scotland: (HO/B/Scot 2021)

Building Contract for a homeowner/occupier who has not appointed a consultant to oversee the work.

Use this contract if you, the customer, deal directly with a builder working on your home. This contract is not generally suitable for large projects where you may need to employ a consultant to act for you.

Accompanying products available:

• HO/B/Scot 2021 Contract Administration Model Forms
• SBCC's Homeowner Contract Administration Model Forms provide a series of template forms to assist with the administration of the Homeowner Contract for use in Scotland 2021.

About the Homeowner Contract for use in Scotland 2021:

• One copy of this contract should go to the customer and one to the contractor.
• Click here to download a copy of the Enquiry Letter (a sample for sending to potential contractors).
• This contract is for a homeowner/occupier who has not appointed a consultant to administer the contract. The customer deals directly with the contractor.
• It is suitable for small domestic building work, such as extensions and alterations.
• This is a consumer contract for a residential occupier; therefore it is excluded from the provisions of the Construction Act. However, the contract does provide for adjudication in the event of a dispute between the homeowner and the contractor. See Rules for Adjudication (HO/Adj/Scot) and explanatory notes.
• The works are carried out for an agreed lump sum (including VAT), which can be paid in a single payment on completion, or agreed interim payments.
• Guidance Notes are included within the contract.
• Part 1 (The arrangements for the work) covers:
  the work to be done (please click here to view a sample page), planning permission and building warrant, using facilities on the premises, price, payment, the working period, product guarantees, Insurance, working hours, occupation and security of the premises, and disputes.
• Part 2 (The conditions) covers:
  contractor’s responsibilities, customer’s responsibilities, health and safety, changing the work details, extending the working period, payment, contractor’s continuing responsibility, bringing the contract to an end, right to cancel, insolvency, other rights and remedies, and law of the contract.
  The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) apply to both domestic and commercial clients. Domestic clients should refer to guidance produced by the HSE, Want construction work done safely? (INDG411(rev1)), which can be downloaded for free from www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg411.pdf

Purchasing a digital contract:

SBCC digital contracts can only be purchased through the SBCC website with a valid subscription. When ordering this contract the system will generate an editable PDF for downloading, this will be found in the 'My Contracts' page of your account. This contract can be completed online using a PDF reader (such as Adobe), or printed for completion by hand.

Further information about SBCC Homeowner contracts:

• About this type of contract.
• Important note: This contract is for use in Scotland and is not for use in England and Wales. If you need a consultant to be involved during the work, this building contract will not be suitable. In this case you should use our ‘Building contract for a homeowner/occupier who has appointed a consultant to oversee the work’.
• Print Edition: This contract will also be available to purchase in Print format from Selling Agents in the coming months.

ISBN: 9781909432512

Edition: HO/B/Scot 2021 - Published February 2025. (Previous version: HO/B/Scot 2015)