To think £80 is too much

[Dancingfairy]

My mum asked me to look for some quotes for her for a gardener for her small front garden, it's over grown and she's not in a condition to do it herself. I hate bugs and all stuff like that so I'm no help. Anyway I've just been quoted £80 to cut the grass and trim the hedges! Seems extortionate! Was expecting half that. Aibu to think it's a lot?

Too much. I pay £7.50 an hour and my mum pays £10 an hour.

That's about half a day rate, I guess? Including bringing own tools, insurance etc. Even a small garden could take half a day if it's very overgrown.

Sometimes people will overquote if they don't really want to do the job.

£7.50/h is so close to minimum wage I'm

Just a thought but have you ended up getting a quote from a qualified landscape designer/tree surgeon or similar (sorry not sure of exact job titles) where it sounds like you need more of a gardener/odd job person?

Depends on where you live and how much you want it done?!

How much work is there?

I think thats probably about right to clear it and get it sorted . I would then expect a cheaper maintenance rate.
I'm guessing they would need to provide tools and get rid of all waste material.

£7.50 for a gardener?! how could anyone be comfortable paying that?!

It's just someone off shpock, we are in london.

80 quid for someone self employed to come out cut the admittedly overgrown hedge and grass back then dispose of the waste is a bargain

Also, what bubbly said. As a one off £80 isn't too bad for an overgrown garden tbh. He will have lots of waste to dispose of and overgrown gardens are a nightmare

Jeez that's a bargain for London!!!

If it's a one time big first job then maybe it's ok, I guess it depends how long it will take?
I pay a gardener £25 a visit. It that's more of a maintenance job.

If it's not that bad then yes that seems like a lot.

How overgrown is it? If it's dense trees they will need shredded and rubbish taken away so may well be reasonable for an initial clearance job. What exactly have they quoted you for - initial clearance or regular maintenance?

A professional gardening firm, who do tree care etc will charge more than a general gardener.

Either ask about or go into your local FB selling/services page.

I pay a fixed price of £20 for my two lawns and one hedge. One time they weeded front and back as well, trimmed back shrubs etc and it was £50, which I think is fare for just over half a days works.

I will try to take a picture in abit. I didn't say it was overgrown or anything to him all I said was how much would it be to cut grass and trim hedges, so he has no idea how over grown it is, I don't think it's that bad but I'm no expert.

£7.50/h is so close to minimum wage

It is the national living wage.

I do gardening work in London and the going rate here is £20an hour up.

If it is a one off I will charge £80 minimum which covers half a day.

Seems about right to me.

Seems normal to me. Did you tell him the dimensions of the garden and how tall hedges are?

Get a quote from someone who's seen the hedges?

I am staggered at £7.50 per hour. I pay £15 per hour - and my gardener is my BIL so he definitely isn't over charging me (we are on the South Coast if this is relevant for cost of living etc)

I think that's a fair price tbh.

It really depends how much work is involved

I would get at least another quote.. I wanted a room decorating and got quotes between £300 and £1,500.

Where we live you couldn't get anyone self employed to do anything for less than £100 - the demand for their services is just too high. We accept that and do the unskilled stuff ourselves and pay for the skilled stuff when we need it.