We’re 9 weeks into a 10 week build.
I’ve just had an email from the builder saying they’re terminating the contract with immediate effect.
They said due to ‘friction’. The only friction was them installing a cloakroom toilet I didn’t like and that wasn’t discussed, and them putting a ridge on the top of the bathroom tiles that looked odd. That’s it.
We’ve paid over £50k to them, and the last week was going to be a snagging list, like putting doors in, plastering the ceiling on the landing, touching up paint where they created a leak etc, which we were going to pay extra (£4k) for.
But, we’ve already paid over £4k for the cloakroom, and they’ve only put a loo and sink in?! No tiling, decorating, taking out an air vent…all of which was supposed to be included!
The kitchen/diner we paid over £20k for (plus £10k for the actual kitchen) and they’ve not finished the painting and other areas. We paid £3500 for them to level and lay the floor. The floor isn’t level.
The bathroom we’ve paid almost £10k for, and there’s no floor, the towel rail doesn’t work, and it’s not been painted….
There’s also other things paid for that we haven’t got/hasn’t been finished.
Can we take him to small claims to retrieve some of the cost we’ve paid out?