Company That Doesn't Pay - Quinns

[rainstorm]

Hello All

Just been reading a thread about a maintenance company that doesn't pay it's contractors and thought I would put another name out there, hopefully to stop anyone else getting fleeced like yours truly.

Quinns - based in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire

Very believable on the phone, ask for proof of qualifications, insurance etc, get you to carry out work, and then didn't pay me.

:nonod:

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

going back around 6 years my ex girlfriends old man was a plumber and heating engineer. he had a customer who after he put in a new heating system - boiler, radiator, bathroom the full works. kept finding fault and wouldn't pay. they paid the deposit but nothing else at completion.
In the end he went via small claims court and they tried every trick going to avoid paying (they could easily have paid mind). the house sat empty when the family moved back to india. so he ended up getting a charging order on the house for the amount owed, plus costs... only when he threatened to get an order forcing the sale to get his money did they pay up as with that charge on the house it meant they couldn't sale or remortgage it. had it have dragged on he could have charged interest on top to!!

when owed money you can with a bit of determination get whats owed. i know of a few people who have gone small claims and got a third party debt order that froze the persons bank accounts so the money owed could be recovered. if you can show on balance of probability the director knew a company couldnt pay for work its ordering then the director can still be held personally liable its fraudulent trading. you cant always hide behind ltd status.