A Tradesman one

[Camelshavehumpstoo]

I needed a new heat pump. I got a quote a few months back and agreed to a price. The work was due to start next week. I have since spoken to the tradesman and stated I don't want the pipes where he stated and also some other parts I wasn't happy with. Today the tradesman emailed saying he feels he can no longer do the job due to the demands I have made. I haven't signed anything or paid any money. I have threatened to take him to court for breech of contract but am I correct? TIA

Tradesman possibly had a luck escape here

Would love to see the judges expression if this case landed on their desk, think it would be some like this.

Complete and utter entitled bullshit from you @Camelshavehumpstoo I'm not surprised he walked away.

No chance whatsoever of holding him liable, you need to give yourself a talking to!

You are the one who broke the verbal contract not him. You and him agreed on the job and where the pipes were going to be. You changed your mind about where the pipes were to go not him thereby changing the verbal agreement. He declined to make a new agreement which is his right.

What about the 2 days I've booked off to have the work done? Can I claim for loss of earnings?

You basically sent him away! If you don't like how he wants do to the job, you find someone else.

Don't be ridiculous. Grow up.

You have absolutely no recourse here. He agreed to do a job, you then changed the job at a later date and now he can't do it. He hasn't been paid, you don't have a contract. He could have said he can't do it anymore for any reason and you still couldn't sue him...

Yes, but by changing the conditions of the contract you have broken it.

Behave

No possibly about it. In fact this is so batshit I think it’s a reverse.

😂 No!

There is no contract. He gave you a quote, you weren't happy with it, wanted to make changes, he says he can't do the job like that. No agreement was made to do the work the way you want it and he is within his rights to decline whatever job he wants to.

If there was any kind of verbal contract, it was you who broke it by changing the parameters of the job.

Your time off work is not his problem. Your leaky pump is not his problem.

I think you're just a bit bored today aren't you?!!! 😂😂😂

What would you gain? No money has changed hands. He's withdrawn from the job before he started it, which is his right.
He's not obliged to serve you regardless. He's an individual who can choose his clients and if he feels he can't work for you then he says so. Which he has. It's a shame but he owes you nothing.
Just find someone else.

How are you losing earnings anyway if you've booked annual leave (which is paid)?

Is this just a silly wind up. Loss of earnings? Just cancel days off and go into work,does it really take 2 days to fix a leak.

Oh have a word with yourself. How utterly ridiculous 🙄

He's taken no money off you and obviously does not want you as a customer. He's had a lucky escape.

Go find someone else to do the work for you but make sure you tell them all your demands before accepting a quote this time.

You changed the agreement by changing the scope of the work.

You don't want him to stick to your original agreement, you want him to stick to your new demands he never agreed to.

If you want to argue that the verbal agreement you had was binding, he should be able to take you to court for cancelling his work and therefore his pay. He will have turned down other work because you were booked in for those two days.

As I said above, you've got no basis for a small claims court. Loss of earnings for work not yet undertaken where you can mitigate your losses by unbooking the leave certainly wouldnt be a factor.

Contrary to what some posters have said, a verbal contract can be enforced if there is adequate evidence of its existence. However, even if there was a contract, you have tried to change it. He doesn't accept your changes so has walked away. You do not have any claim against him.

Your being completely unreasonable, he has quoted a specific job to be done in a specific way which is possibly because that is best practice and you have moved the goalposts. This could then result in there being future problems which no doubt he will be blamed for. He is perfectly sensible and within his rights to walk away. If you have problems with the pump leaking that is not his fault.

Is this a joke?