Recent content by PainterMike

Speak to me not the organ grinder

Thanks all for replies, some useful info in all answers :)

John D thanks for the reply. So, just to be totally clear, is it not the norm that when a contractor recommends me for work to a customer of theirs that they have been working for over a number of years, that I am liable to pay the contractor a percentage commission from that job? Sorry to be so...

Hi all, my dilemma is this.. I've been a qualified painter for the last 25 years, just moved to a new area in U.K. so have no client base, a relative who's a builder has given me painting work but takes £5 an hour off me in commission for supplying me with the work. Not sure if this is normal...