Holding back money

[marcshaw]

Hi all, have a little problem with a Fire Alarm installer who we have worked for, for 10 weeks, he has paid 2 weeks worth of invoices, but on Monday he decided to chuck us off site as our work was in his words "sh!t". There was 2 or 3 cables that need to be tied up a bit nicer but the rest of the job is 100%. We started with no technical spec just drawings with cable routes and positions, and this had very little info on it. They now want to charge us £170 per day per man to put it right, and they are saying that they will tell me at the end how much it has cost me. There was no formal contract between us just a verbal price per point. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

Marc Shaw

 

[stef]

Without a written contract there's probably not much you can do ...

 

[mnmwill]

Sounds like he is trying it on mate. I would probably ask him to put in writing what the problems are with your work and try to resolve the situation by agreeing a timescale to rectify the supposed faults. On the other hand if he hasn't been paying invoices I would contact CAB or a solicitor to see if there is anything you can do to enforce payment. Looks like he is goin to 'rectify' your 'faults', charge you for it so it cancels out the invoices for the work already done by yourself. Sounds like a right tool.

Good Luck

 

[marcshaw]

I am sure that they are trying it on, as we took the work on while they was under pressure and we really got them out the sh*t, now things are back to normal it seems like they just want us out. Between 3 of us they owe 8 weeks money!!!

 

[marcshaw]

Thanks for the advice mnmwill I will try that too