Unauthorised photography within my home and sharing of the photographs

[Changerofthename1]

I found out that a contractor has taken photographs of the inside of my home that I did not authorise, one of them has got my child in the corner I’m fucking furious about. Obviously it’s gone from one employees phone to another and then it’s been forwarded onto who is thinks is me but actually I’m using an email address that isn’t the one that he would have on my contract if that makes sense so I think he’s on thin ice with that.

This can’t be legal surely ?

😂😂😂

OP, you’ve got these responses because you were being unnecessarily vague and are very angry about the wrong thing.

You don’t normally have an expectation of privacy from people you have invited in to your home. If they’d published the photo or uploaded it to social media you’d have good grounds to be really angry. As it is, just ask them to crop out / blur your child’s face.

So… what can they not do? What’s their problem? Are they saying they cannot do the job and also will not give your 5k back?

Woah! You totally misread my comment.

It's late, I'll forgive you.

They've basically misquoted? In what way?

But if there's been some sort of misunderstanding, someone at their end has written that it's a 2 m wide extension when it's 20 metres wide, then you have a REASONABLE CONVERSATION about how to proceed surely? You don't jump off the deep end threatening to take them to court over a photograph.

OP were they expecting you to have cleared stuff away in anticipation of the building work to start? If it’s at the back of the house they would possibly have to move materials through from the front, so you’d have to clear furniture away to allow a path through safely.
A child watching TV isn’t a safe environment for building work to take place.

I see the update says is an extention so taking pictures means the materials are not going to fit through your hall most likely as there's is little to no access unfortunately if you didn't inform them of the very limited access then you will have to pay more to get materials lifted over the back ect. This is something that should of been checked before paying a deposit 😬

You need to stop getting hung up on the whole picture thing and actually sort this out with them before you loose all your deposit for being unreasonable to negotiate with because if this goes to court the only one with a case is your builders you might get a tiny amount and I mean low 3 figures if any for the picture if you get a judge that sees your side if not you will be on the hook for there court fees to aswell as your own by dragging this out like you are. Either way you will loose £4k+ of your deposit. So get your negotiation cap on and go with a fresh slate tomorrow start with an apology for over reacting to the picture.

You may aswell tell the full story because the full story won't be any more outing than the half a story you have told already.

I think you are completely over reacting.. my child is probably in the background of many photos of strangers that are posted god knows where. Things like days out, party's, restaurants .. basically everywhere and anywhere that people take photos & videos... the liklihood is your child will be too.

I imagine they thought you would be difficult so felt the need to take evidence in the form of photos.. seems you are proving them right.

So the gist of the story is that the contractors couldn't do the work they were contracted to do due to 'something' in your home and took photos as evidence of the issue preventing them doing the work.

You're hoping that you can dispute the breach of contract by claiming they shouldn't have evidence of the breach because you don't believe they had a right to obtain said evidence.

Sort of like when people park illegally and then try to dispute the ticket on a technicality - sign in the wrong font, or something - rather than by proving they were in fact allowed to park there.

This is all about looking for a get out rather than being about permission to take a photo, isn't it.

You're making out they barged into your house and started taking pictures of your child maliciously? Surely that's not the case, it was an unfortunate timing issue that your son was in one of them.

People have commented in response to you, and your posts have been really erratic and you've been really quite aggressive to people. If you want rational, informed responses, then you need to be rational and informative yourself.

Yes thats the jist.

And you know what that’s not even the bit that I’m angry about because I know that I’m in the right and legally I will recover that money provided they don’t go bloody bust in the meantime.

Given that even tenants can object to photographs being taken which include their personal belongings, photographs or items that could identify them, its a bit galling these men think it’s acceptable to photograph my home.

Why can’t they do the job?

Oh stop exaggerating ! They didn't come in your home and start taking photographing your child. !

They were INVITED in under a contract that you had agreed to start work in an extension.

You have/haven't done something that you are too coy to mention - that prevents them from doing the work . They take photographs to evidence the breach. Your kid happens to be in one of the photos.

You are obviously in the wrong but are trying to deflect the blame on the contractors by wittering on about some imagined breach of privacy.

It won't work

Oh stop exaggerating ! They didn't come in your home and start taking photographing your child.

That’s exactly what they’ve done 🤣 Literally.

Not sure how it works in a private home but there is no law that says someone cannot photograph your child (as long as they are dressed & ot being abused etc) and there is no law saying they cannot sell that photo.

However, the law may be different in your private home.
im guessing, although as a company, I’m assuming they have to abide by GDPR and tell you how they store and dispose of your data.

no.if you were the contractor You'd also surely want some concrete evidence Ie a photo or you could just rebut and say na x is lying we upheld our end of the deal. And they'd likely lose out.

did you or did you not uphold your end of the bargain. (And no, whilst I'm not a solicitor or barrister, I've got an LLB and I've done the legal practice course and worked in a law company so have some knowledge)

I'd say the builders have probably had a lucky escape because you sound like a nightmare client, and frankly someone who's clutching at straws because she's got buyer's remorse or something!

It's a hard story to follow. I think these are the posts with facts in them. It's still not particularly clear.

19.26 post it was nearly right that work couldn't be started due to dust / chemicals and presence of a child

19.49 post OP showed contractors what needed to be done at the front of the house. Moved to the back of the house but they didn't follow and took the pic that triggered this thread

19.57 post the work is from the hallway to the lounge through to the kitchen. OP thinks reason given for not starting is bollocks and wants money back.

22.02 post OP expected work to start at back of property, no logical reason to start in the lounge

22.37 post the work is an extension at the back

Still no clarification further than 19.26 post as to the reason for not starting

Do you think your 2 year old gives a shit?
presumably he didn’t even notice the photo being taken, and you’re just nitpicking because you’re not happy about the situation. Surely the real reason you’re so mad can’t be because someone took a picture of your hallway which your child happened to be in? You need to loosen up, life is too short to get worked up over something so minor

imagine thinking you’re going to take them to court instead of the other way round 😆. good luck with that. if you make the same mad claims and statements you’ve made on here to the judge…well good luck

I could actually issue a statutory demand tomorrow they have my money with no reason to be holding onto it a refund should’ve been in my account by this morning.

WHY DID THEY SAY THEY COULD NOT START WORK????

It isn't though is it? They were legitimately taking a photo of your house, to show proof of why contracted work couldn't be carried out, and your son happened to be in the background of one.

I have no idea why you're so fixated on this photo, when your real problem is that they can't do the work you've paid a substantial deposit for them to do. The photo is the least of your problems.

If you'd posted to say that your paid for materials and now the contractor is not prepared to do the work because they made an error in their quote and it's not feasible, you'd get more sympathy and understanding. But you're going off on one about a photo that no-one other than you, the workmen and their boss will see. It's not going to be on the front page of the Daily Mail so this level of hysteria and totally weird priorities makes no sense.

I'm an extremely private person, but even I can't get wound up about this photo.

@Advicepls123 it doesn’t matter whether he gives a shit or not he could literally have been doing a shit at the time they took the photograph which is a reasonable expectation within the privacy of your own home.