I don't know where to post this question so sorry if it is the worng question.
We employed a surveyor (ACIOB) to do an extension, the work started in May and should have been finished in August. We agreed on 20k and pay all the money by the end of August even though the last payment should have been given at the end of the work. The work is badly done and really substandard. At the beginning he started putting extra expenses on the quote. Between August and now the workers hardly came. Now we have had enough and his excuse is that we are refusingto give him any more money. he gave us a bill for £7000 minus £1000 credit for work he doesnt want to do like he gave us £80 credit for varnishing 8 doors and 4 cupboards. He added silly extras and the price asked is mad, like £450 for 1 square metre wall.
We wanted to discuss the price but all he wants is money. He was supposed to do a shower room ant put £700 on his original quote. All he did was 1 wall and the pipe for the toilet.We provided bricks , cement and the machine to drill the concrete, he left it like this and he added another £900. We don't wnt to pay him. We have no money for a lawyer and it's not worth it. He gave us a quote by email, quote he had written on a piece of paper with prices , a total, no vat mentionned.
How can we get rid of him? we are thinking og aying a surveyor who would look at his quote and extra and the work he has done so far. but then what do we do? can he sue us for not paying? he is convinced he did a good work. any advice would be great. Trading agency have been of no help. He has unqualifies workers who do everything from plumbing plastering to electricity. hey used to come at anytime and not everyday.
So far he has done the foundations walls, roof is not really complete, there is nothing inside, heput the sink, and charged us an extra £120 to put a sort of unit undeneath the sink. I will put pictures later.
We employed a surveyor (ACIOB) to do an extension, the work started in May and should have been finished in August. We agreed on 20k and pay all the money by the end of August even though the last payment should have been given at the end of the work. The work is badly done and really substandard. At the beginning he started putting extra expenses on the quote. Between August and now the workers hardly came. Now we have had enough and his excuse is that we are refusingto give him any more money. he gave us a bill for £7000 minus £1000 credit for work he doesnt want to do like he gave us £80 credit for varnishing 8 doors and 4 cupboards. He added silly extras and the price asked is mad, like £450 for 1 square metre wall.
We wanted to discuss the price but all he wants is money. He was supposed to do a shower room ant put £700 on his original quote. All he did was 1 wall and the pipe for the toilet.We provided bricks , cement and the machine to drill the concrete, he left it like this and he added another £900. We don't wnt to pay him. We have no money for a lawyer and it's not worth it. He gave us a quote by email, quote he had written on a piece of paper with prices , a total, no vat mentionned.
How can we get rid of him? we are thinking og aying a surveyor who would look at his quote and extra and the work he has done so far. but then what do we do? can he sue us for not paying? he is convinced he did a good work. any advice would be great. Trading agency have been of no help. He has unqualifies workers who do everything from plumbing plastering to electricity. hey used to come at anytime and not everyday.
So far he has done the foundations walls, roof is not really complete, there is nothing inside, heput the sink, and charged us an extra £120 to put a sort of unit undeneath the sink. I will put pictures later.
