Subcontractor Consent to Payment Release Missing Email Template

Use this page when payment is delayed because the payer says subcontractor consent, downstream signoff, or subcontractor release confirmation is still required before payment can be released. This is different from a generic subcontractor waiver issue. The specific blocker is that the payer wants confirmation from a subcontractor or downstream party before it is willing to release your balance. Your email should ask whether that consent is the only remaining blocker, which subcontractor confirmation is still missing, who is responsible for obtaining it, and whether payment will be released immediately once the consent is received. The outcome you want is to force the payer to identify the exact missing downstream approval instead of leaving payment trapped behind an undefined subcontractor issue. It is commercially strong because suppliers can be left carrying cash delay caused by third-party confirmations that the payer itself failed to line up before final release.