Domestic inspections

[ChrisElectrical88]

I had a landlady phone me up today. She said she had 10+ properties she needed testing, we don't normally touch domestics but cause we have a slow week next week I thought I would throw a price her way. Quoted £20 a circuit so around £100-160 per house. She laughed and said she had been quoted £30 a house off a local firm. Is it just me but who the hell can someone price £30?

 

[ruston]

I'd be gagging to find out more so I think I'd offer a retest free after the £30 guy has given his report.

House number , street name , colour of carpet.........................

 

[grahamgas]

Typical chancer landlord or lady in this case Get it all the time on the gas side, "we have blah blah amount of properties need doing", "do the first couple cheaper then the rest at normal price". Did it once, got bitten, never again.

 

[ferg]

I had a landlady phone me up today. She said she had 10+ properties she needed testing, we don't normally touch domestics but cause we have a slow week next week I thought I would throw a price her way. Quoted £20 a circuit so around £100-160 per house. She laughed and said she had been quoted £30 a house off a local firm. Is it just me but who the hell can someone price £30?

And back in reality land where the rest of us live.......

£30 doesn't even cover the cost of turning up.

 

[stuartcourt]

must be the same company who beat my quote off £200 to test a 3 bed flat in Bath (parking is £10) bloke was in and out in an hour. I was then asked to then quote for a big job against him, I said not even worth my time how can you beat the price of a guy who moves the speed of sound.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I had a landlady phone me up today. She said she had 10+ properties she needed testing, we don't normally touch domestics but cause we have a slow week next week I thought I would throw a price her way. Quoted £20 a circuit so around £100-160 per house. She laughed and said she had been quoted £30 a house off a local firm. Is it just me but who the hell can someone price £30?[/QUOTE]

they cant...its lies....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

and its all accompanied wth the magic words `well i`v got 10 properties to test`....
all lies....
just fishin....

 

[Farmelectrics]

pity you couldnt find out the electricians name and report him to his scam these people need stopping and once again the niceic and there likes should be policeing this

 

[Sharpend]

She was talking about installing showers in some of the houses to me as well before she heard my price. I'd love to know what this guy has quoted for them. Would love to know who he Part P's his work with. Give them a cheeky tip off.

well if you have nothing better to do or can afford to lose more money then why not just park up outside and see who comes and goes? The truth is the scam, even if he is registered, wouldn't be interested they would say he is entitled to charge what his business can afford to do them at.

Personally I'd have more satisfaction when she calls you back to do the remedials after he quotes her an extortionate rate to do them, then get your money back!

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

We wouldn't have done the remedials after the test anyway. I would have sent the defect list over to a decent lad I know who does domestic installations all the time. So it's not like we would have ripped her off in any way.

 

[FAA Greenie]

Blimey, I charge £25 for the time it takes to sort the cert out!!!