Hi guys does anyone know as a private build , if the customer fails to pay what rights I have to go and UNDO , the work I have been doing for the last 20 weeks And remove materials what are still owed on accounts , of anyone can help it will be much apretiated Thanks
"sorry to tell you that you can't remove materials that have been used and now form part of their property as this could constitute theft or vandalism. Anything which is now attached to their property is theirs. You will have to raise a civil action for payment against them" Just googled it and you have no rights to remove the materials unfortunately and that action could jeapardise any further legal action you may take against the individual You need to send them a letter stating the circumstances and demanding the payment owed to date asking for a response etc. If they don't respond then that helps your case you will build against them to try to get your monies owed. Hopefully someone on here will know some more as I have been googling all this but lot's of cases of this out there unfortunately....
knowing from my BIL if people give permission for jobs to be done to car's in the garage and they are not paid for them they don't get the bike until they get the money. So as you said this is a new Build bike? if you are adding to it for the customer and they can't pay for the bits then surely then no pay no parts? how can u have something that you have no paid for? Has the customer paid for anything on this new build? Will they not pay for the new parts? Was said parts agreed with the customer to be added at a extra price? lots to consider
This is legislation for you........... I ve been self employed for many years, now running a small electrical contracting business, we ve been stung a couple of times.....Small claims yes we looked and after winning a case for 10K it was offered at £100 a month till account settled........... after 6 payments its stopped only to be bloody told we would have to pursue again through court.....we had already spent £2k on fees etc !! I almost throw up at the mention of this local s name............. but also have to live with my shame of what a 50p coin can do to a BMW 320...........
unfortunately mate these guys are correct the minute you install lay build or do anything else to a property it belongs to the owner of said person if you remove any of sai items it is classed as criminal damage and you will be done,i am pretty sure this is correct but there are far smarter and more clued up guys than me on here so you will deffo get the correct answers. there are always ways to get youre money I find a chainsaw with ketchup on the blade ticking over next to me when I knock the door to ask for the money usually helps good luck mate don't you just love good ole uk always looking after the bone idle scrounging lazy tosser
I've been stung before. Always the people who can afford to pay. Never the poor ones. Maddening. The law doesn't seem to favour tradesmen.
And this is why small businesses go bankrupt, it's because of the scummy gets not paying up.... Knock on effect on employees etc, which ultimately leads to firms going tits. Good luck in getting your money dude, I feel for you on this.
Cheers guys , he's paid 60 k original quote of 90k Revised quotes at around 150 -160k Reckons he hasn't received the revised quotes in the post , accounts maxed at jewson , mkm, build base , screwfix Trade point Key line I tell him I'm ready for the next interim payment 3 weeks ago and Thursday , yesterday I pulled the lads off and demanded payment basically says that he's gonna take me to court for not completing his build , I say bring it on , I will win , let him waste his money the little dreamer , and all materials ( unfixed) unpaid for are still belonging to my company ! Kerchinnnngggggaaaaa he's gonna end up with nothing anyway when the lads fracture the pad hell have to start from scratch again ........ Full excavation time Thanks guys ill get a pic up soon
Well I have a mate who is a fence contractor. If he dont get paid on completion he takes the lot with him.One customer who knew his rights told him he legally can't do that.Bloody well watch me.The guy soon coughed up in cash when a cheque was agreed.He takes no chances.Unfortunately it is getting more and more frequent amongst alot of tradesmen down here just lately.Some people have done this to multiple tradesmen in their rental houses making it even more tricky to get their money.Local boys don't work for them even if they don't have work.
Real hard for anyone trying to get what's owed to them nowadays. the laws seem to protect the wrong ones. I do remember a time long long ago when I went out on a few deliveries, this one place was down for strictly cash on delivery, the owner had a bitbof a bad memory when it came to paying. Whilst making a show In front of his employees he came over the big I am and said in his best Boycey voice sorry boys it will have to be a cheque this month, quick as flash I said sorry mate, dad dropped your last cheque on the floor and it took two weeks to stop it bouncing. Don't know who was more pissed really, him or me having to load the lorry again.
Ricky, may / may not be much help but a pal in MK is some sort of pricing / quantity surveyor / checks builds costs etc. (sure it has a term - sorry but desk jockey here) If he could be of any help get in touch
What contract, if any did you sign up to mate? Jct minor works? Pulling off site, without following the correct clauses will prob do you more harm than good tbh, as will reclaiming any un-fixed materials as once they are delivered to site they become property of the client. Obviously he has been doing interim payments, if you have been issuing valuations on time, he's duty bound to give notification of intention to pay etc and failure to do so is in breech i Of contract which you can then cease work etc... All depends on what you've signed up too mate, but more detail and hopefully I'd be able to help. Also make sure your issuing your additional works under application in your variation account with substantiation. And covering any instructions he's given you with CVI's - providing you price them in line with your original quotes - he ain't got far to go!! Problem is, to defend your position, you need to follow the right channels and also make sure your paperwork is in order. Diaries are a huge weopon in any claim too. Hope it works out for you, don't do anything daft and despite what people say the law is there to protect you! As long as you use it to your advantage.
Ps if you didn't sign up to anything you will be covered by the The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act, which is in place to ensure you get paid FAIRLY... For the works complete. Any contract that may be in place needs to be in line with it anyway as you can't have an illegal contract. As said dude, hope it works out for the best
No contract was ever sighned ...... Known the c*#t years !!!!! Offered him my contract he ripped it up and said " Ricky I've known you years" Bell end !! It will be a pile of rubble soon anyway because the lads aren't happy he mugged them off too
