united-kingdom contract-law
What does undertake means in the following context? Dos it means to start?
<p>In the terms and condition of a building company is written:</p>
<p><strong>Company is responsible for planning consent.  All other consents reasonably required by the Company to undertake the contract shall be the responsibility of the customer.  If the Customer fails to obtain any such consents and the company suffers loss as a result, including any loss of profit, the customer shall be liable to the Company for such losses.’</strong></p>
<p>Can company start the work without party wall consent, because the customer has been responsible but did not obtain it?</p>

<blockquote>
<p>What does undertake means in the following context?</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>A priori</em> it means to perform [the contract], to do the construction work. There is no indication in that paragraph that all consents are required <em>prior to</em> starting the work.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Can company start the work without party wall consent, because the customer has been responsible but did not obtain it?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This depends on the technicalities of the construction profession as well as the project schedule. To a person with no construction background and no context of the project it is unclear whether the building company even needs to start with/nearby that wall.</p>
<p>If consent is unavailable by the time the company <em>reasonably</em> needs it (for instance, because thereby it was &quot;compelled&quot; to reschedule or because an inspector fined the company for not providing proof of consent), the clause entitles the company to recover from you that loss.</p>
