About a year ago had problem with window leak. Called builder, spent about an hour, told me it was fixed. Next day it rained, leak worse than before. Got a different builder who fixed it. Never had bill from first guy, and completely forgot about it. A few months ago a bill was put through my door, no name or address on it, with a mobile number. I called it to say this bill had come to the wrong house. It turned out to be the first builder from 9 months before, but the bill was for something different. I told him it was wrong, and that I'd had to call someone else as he'd done a poor job. He hung up on me. Fast forward another 4 months, my house is up for sale, and my agent just told me a builder has called him to say there is an outstanding bill on the house and if it wasn't paid he would go to small claims.
I am furious! Firstly isn't this a breach of data protection? Secondly it seems this guy drives past my house regularly but hasn't got the decency to come and speak to me but can call someone else? Thirdly I have not had an accurate bill from him, only a wrong one some 9 months after the event, then nothing since. The agent gave me his number so I called him. He said he saw my house was for sale and didn't want the unpaid bill to hold up the sale.
I asked him to provide an accurate itemised bill, but he was implying that if I dont pay his wrong bill (about 3x what I would expect it to be), it will affect my house sale. Is this something that can happen? How do I deal with the data breach?