Refusing to pay tradesmen

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Wifeoftrades · 27/09/2023 19:01

DH is a tradesman and has finished job. The customer is refusing to pay and it's quite obvious now that this was always his intention. He has admitted that there is no problem with the work but he can't afford it and never could but it needed doing. DH is out ££££ on materials and paying his employees.

I'm just so sick of tradespeople being treated like this, you wouldn't believe how common it is. There is basically no chance of him ever seeing that money.

How would you like to go to work for a week and then have your company say that they've decided not to pay you? Please do not hire someone if you can't pay them.

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ToWhitToWhoo · 27/09/2023 19:05

YANBU! That's basically stealing. Could your DH pursue it through the small claims court?

SpicyNoodleSoup · 27/09/2023 19:04

What was the work? Can he remove the materials used? Seeing as though the customer hasn't paid then your DH still owns the materials and should take them back.

Mumsanetta · 27/09/2023 19:04

This is awful and my sympathies are with your DH. He should take a decent deposit and have a good process in place for chasing bad debtors if he doesn’t already. The threat of a CCJ is usually enough to make people pay up.

riverlodge90 · 27/09/2023 19:04

Do they park a car on their drive OP?
Accidentally on purpose blocking their car in with a van may make them more eager to reach an agreement.

This worked in the 90's for my dad

Freezingcoldinseptember · 27/09/2023 19:04

Can dh remove his work? As in guttering or whatever the job was?

autienotnaughty · 27/09/2023 19:03

Payment in advance? He could go small claims but would be time consuming

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