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I’ve done basically that and his response was will wait to see what the outside electrical contractor says. Should I just leave it at that though he’s admitted he doesn’t know when the electrician will get out to “sign off”. He’s no intention of paying the extrasI presume the original quote was for you to do the work and provide the EIC?
You are learning a valuable lesson here,
could you gather all the information together into a single document and send it to the customer for a response?
I.e.
I quoted 1000 for x
added to the work list on "date" was this and we agreed 100 would cover it
here is the final invoice for payment within 7 days.
he will not pay it, but the response should guide you in the way that you should deal with it.
check your insurance, i have legal cover on my insurance and they will go after none payers. As long as you have all the communication details you have a good case.Hello, I am a self-employed electrician who has carried out work for a pub/club in my area. I did not do a contract. It’s been nearly 2 years and he has not paid me. He owes me over £5000. I tried seeking advice and somebody suggested that I go on-line to claim through MCOL on GOV.UK site. Apparently it is the cheapest option. It says on the online-document, before a claim is made I need to follow an pre-action protocol. The pre-action protocol booklet that I downloaded confused me. Can someone please tell me which steps I can take.
What I have so far,
I have messages between me and him regarding the work.
I have taken pictures.
My Scheme assessor came to look at the work and I have an assessment report to that address.
I have completed an Electrical installation Certificate.
Check the OP's location. There's a clue in his username.What was your plan for notifying building control?
if you are not registered with a registration body and you are doing notifiable works you really should have arranged third party notification prior to works starting.
Northern Ireland. I thought Northern Ireland was part of Uk thus same regs applied.Check the OP's location. There's a clue in his username.
They're not UK Building Regulations though - they're different in each jurisdiction. (As I understand it, even England & Wales have differences between them.)Northern Ireland. I thought Northern Ireland was part of Uk thus same regs applied.
is it different in Northern Ireland?
are there not registration schemes?
Do you not have to notify domestic?
I live in Scotland and part P brought electrics in to the building regs (for dwellings) in England / Wales circa 2004.Northern Ireland. I thought Northern Ireland was part of Uk thus same regs applied.
is it different in Northern Ireland?
are there not registration schemes?
Do you not have to notify domestic?
Speaking in general terms, and not insinuating anything about this particular case or the OP.
When a tradesman performs unsatisfactory work, you cannot employ someone to do remedial work, expecting the tradesman to pay, without first giving him the chance to do the remedials himself.
Speaking in general terms, and not insinuating anything about this particular case or the OP.
When a tradesman performs unsatisfactory work, you cannot employ someone to do remedial work, expecting the tradesman to pay, without first giving him the chance to do the remedials
What was your plan for notifying building control?
if you are not registered with a registration body and you are doing notifiable works you really should have arranged third party notification prior to works starting.
id also have informed the customer and made it clear this was the case.
a bit of devils advocate here.
im not saying you shouldn’t get paid,
but if I was a customer who has an electrician working for me,
And I find that the domestic works need notifying,
and I find that the electrician working for me is not able to notify because they are not registered,
And they have made no provision for notification.
I would believe I would have legitimate concerns as I would expect notification as part of the works as standard.
Strangely not at all. Obviously if something goes wrong would have to prove competency. We have a huge issue with the bathrooms and kitchen companies doing their own work.Northern Ireland. I thought Northern Ireland was part of Uk thus same regs applied.
is it different in Northern Ireland?
are there not registration schemes?
Do you not have to notify domestic?
Thanks for the info.Strangely not at all. Obviously if something goes wrong would have to prove competency. We have a huge issue with the bathrooms and kitchen companies doing their own work.
Thanks. If he was thinking the same at no stage did he ask till he had to make a final payment and the house was basically complete. Which seems to me like a stitch up. I would also assume if you had genuine concerns you would speak to the contractor instead of just radio silence and refusing to payThanks for the info.
your quote “strangely not at all” is strange indeed.
really surprised by this.
your customer is either thinking what I thought regarding uk and NI regs cross over or he just doesn’t want to pay.
Post 112 @baldelectrician got pretty good advice summed up perfectly.
good luck.
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