unpaid EICR, well over 6 months ago.

[scootknew]

hello, going round in circles with this.

long story short carried out and issued EICR(over 6months ago) on a 2 bed flat less than 10 years old.

landlord who i knew for a while has turned sour and isnt paying me( kept saying will speak with accountant bla bla bla.)

anyways ive tried phoning glasgow city council etc to try to void the cert as i dont want to be held reasonable/liable incase of fire or somthings melts whatever. ive also contacted direct line pl insurance but got no where with them.

anyone know which route to take? ive thought of small claims and all that but its not worth it in this case or my time/stress to deal with this anylonger

 

[Octopus]

It would seem the OP has deactivated his account!

 

[Octopus]

How much is the overdue invoice for?

I'll try again!

 

[Toneyz]

Was the EICR a verbal instruction?
have you had any other correspondence other than verbal eg email of the address from them regarding the property
was there anything on the report that the agent would dislike eg C1's that they would have to spend money on
what action have you taken regarding this invoice eg sent text emails, letter and had no response back from them.
These are all points that would/not go in your faver if you go down the small claims route

 

[scootknew]

hi again, no im not going down the small claims route its not worth it. ive done alot of work for this person past 3 years and past few jobs been very easy so not a huge loss not getting paid for this eicr. not heard from her in 3 months regarding any new work so ive kinda took the hint. unfortunately for her shes lost a very decent and fair spark who didnt pester her for money and done all jobs above board. to be honest she was an idiot and i dont know how she run a business, like sending me wrong addressees, many spelling mistakes, once kept calling me by a different name lol like gary coz he had same toolbag, i mean shes on another planet. i hope now she'll get some dodgy spark to do her work and will totally regret it, not to mention they will go after her if not get paid and all that. oh well good riddance, i wont be losing sleep over this. in the mean time im focusing on other contracts and making better money working for this idiot. once was charging her £40 call out coz just started buisness and didnt have much of a clue for price and all that.

 

[123]

@scootknew you are saying about not sure how she can run a business...I'm not sure how you can if you don't chase for payment. One of the first rules of business surely has to be to get paid.

 

[Octopus]

@scootknew

Come on, tell us how much she owes .............. is it a £50 drive past EICR?

 

[Strima]

I would not be so lenient...

 

[FatAlan]

lol, yes got text messages getting go ahead. im not caring about getting money back. i just told want to be liable for any accidents or fire damage etc from electrical faults as it is my name signed on the cert. im on call to citizens advice the now

Bit confused about you being concerned about being held liable? Surely if you completed an EICR that just details the state of the installation. Once you’ve given that to client it’s down to them to act on your report and recommendations whether they’ve paid you or not?

 

[Toneyz]

At least send her an email/letter what have you to lose than 5/10 minutes you never know she may have forgotten about you and then pay.

 

[Strima]

What about the next tradesman/woman that doesn't get paid and has to chase her up?

 

[Spiderrico]

@scootknew

Come on, tell us how much she owes .............. is it a £50 drive past EICR?

Sounds like it by the silence!

 

[Noaksie]

Not getting paid is a real pain. I never issue the certificate before I get paid may seem harsh but the dishonest few ruin trust for the majority.

 

[South Spark]

I've never not been paid ( apart from the Small Claims thing I talked about above) but I have had to chase a few people well beyond what the invoice was worth.

 

[Toneyz]

Part of the contractual agreements that your services have been employed is that you comply with BS7671 this includes inspection and testing then issue of an appropriate electrical certificate not doing so could be taken as a reason for non-payment.

 

[sparksfly]

I have the odd non-payer and two days ago after completing £155 job in 2015 I have again left a paper invoice/certs dated with final demand and 30 days to pay all nicely worded...photographed(date stamped photos) and duct taped in envelope to front door again photographed....it will be a CCJ next month if not payed....it does not matter if it is £30 it is worth getting someones name logged with CCJ (credit sore etc) who is avoiding payment....In your case forget voiding the EICR just send email/txt and hand delivered copies x2 after that state further action will be taken on the 3rd invoice/letter...usually works. and BTW I am very behind on invoicing anyway. No one should mess with your wages if you have done an honest job.

 

[Octopus]

^^

When you take court action against a non payer , your extra costs are added to their bill.

And never get behind with your billing. .....