Where do i stand regarding customers non payment

[ashtonjay]

I knew something was fishy from the start but the customer has literally waited for me to finish his bathroom today before telling me he hasn't got any money so
he cant pay me
i am about £480 down on materials and £2250 labour
the materials mainly consist of pipe,wastes,traps,pan connectors etc (nothing big like bath,toilet or sinks
he has been very sly all along and the builder and sparky have been treated the same
he has also hid behind his missis a lot

my friends advice ranges from take stuff from the house to things i wont mention on here

any advice fellas

this hasn't happened to me before though as builder friend of mins says it happens to builders about once every 3-5 years and i should just move on

 

[Whl4852]

Do you have anything in writing? Small claims court maybe, happened to me last year, only £600. Eventually got it back, payed in tiny installments

 

[SimonG]

Feel your pain mate. Let the red mist subside and sell the debt to the local leg breakers.

 

[ashtonjay]

Feel your pain mate. Let the red mist subside and sell the debt to the local leg breakers.

Sounds good mate

 

[Crinkmeister]

Money Claim Online or Sheriffs Office?

 

[leethegasman]

I knew something was fishy from the start but the customer has literally waited for me to finish his bathroom today before telling me he hasn't got any money so
he cant pay me
i am about £480 down on materials and £2250 labour
the materials mainly consist of pipe,wastes,traps,pan connectors etc (nothing big like bath,toilet or sinks
he has been very sly all along and the builder and sparky have been treated the same
he has also hid behind his missis a lot

my friends advice ranges from take stuff from the house to things i wont mention on here

any advice fellas

this hasn't happened to me before though as builder friend of mins says it happens to builders about once every 3-5 years and i should just move on

You could try going to his place of work and asking him for payment 2 or 3 times That may make him pay up.

 

[mitchellcook]

Feel for you mate. I agree with Simon, maybe first let him know your intentions, that might frighten him to find some money.

 

[Keefy]

When he says he hasn't got any money does he mean he hasn't got ANY money?

 

[julesverne]

Money Claim Online or Sheriffs Office?

yep do this but first send them a few demands for payment by recorded delivery you need a paper trail to prove to the court you have made reasonable attempts to recoveryour debt. send them a final demand for payment. then take them to court. very important to keep a paper trail.

 

[julesverne]

forgot to add it can be a long process getting your money back but if the cust realises you mean business they may cave in and pay up.

worst thing you can do is let it go. its your money chase it.

 

[PETE 123]

Could you remove your pipes from outside the house he has not paid for?

 

[Rickster123]

Where in the country are you ashtonjay? If you're in the south I'd buy the debt off ya!

 

[kay-jay]

In answer to the question 'where do i stand'

The reply is

'next to the soilstack with a cordless drill and an expanding foam gun'

Failing that address several invoices addressed to the non paying scumbag from xxxxxaddress
And post to all his neighbours(accidentally) then they all know what a turd he is.

 

[julesverne]

when i got stung years back for about £3500.00 i often thought of the foam in soil stack trick.

 

[SimonG]

In answer to the question 'where do i stand'

The reply is

'next to the soilstack with a cordless drill and an expanding foam gun'
QUOTE]

Don't forget to push up the bracket before you drill and slide it back down wgen you've foamed it.