i have contract signed with building company ltd it states on contract that if the company fails to pay me within 28 days of receiving payment for the work i have completed on a council housing project --that i can apply to be paid direct by the council --having not being paid now for 3 months &having 95%of work completed i received 40% of money owed --company says it has not money to pay me-- i applied to council for payment --i have been informed that although the council hold a large amount of money on the contract , they wont consider this contract because they did not sign it !! ----- can any one tell me is this contract useless --- the amount outstanding is 51,000 euro