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Abusive email from tradesmen!

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teainteacher · 30/08/2016 23:02

I'm really shocked and upset by an email I received from a company I hired to plaster and render the bottom floor of my flat. They worked really slowly, and we had a number of problems with their work ethic and days when they didn't turn up at all. They also trampled my flowers. My neighbour told me today that he hired them to render his House, but then asked them to leave before the job was finished because he wasn't happy. I pointed the issues out at the end when I paid them, and received this email in response:

Thanks for payment Lucy but to clarify your neighbour is a complete wanker we gave him a good job as we did you we had to spend time putting works right which your joiner fucked up on we told you this also how could we have rendered back walls when the electrician didn't put is cables in till Thursday & what twat would put plants in when we have got to render where they are what do idiots like you think that we can hover over them also looking round after you had started to paint you've ruined the plastering with your pathetic attempt at painting you & that idiot of a boy friend need a lesson in decorating we are a professional outfit & all our work is of good quality not rushed or bogged look you expect to to clarify your a pair of clowns idiots playing at builders kind regards Martin

I'm really shocked and upset by the response! They were called Nottingham Partitioning when we hired them but they seem to have had different names previously. I'm not sure whether I should respond, or report them to someone?

Any advice appreciated!!

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teainteacher · 31/08/2016 10:27

No, you're right to let me know. I didn't check out the law on it but I find that once you've paid it's very hard to get money back, and they'd been so rude up to this point I didn't really want to negotiate so I took a very small amount just to make the point that I was so unhappy with the work, which cost over £2000.

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teainteacher · 31/08/2016 10:28

No, you're right to let me know. I didn't check out the law on it but I find that once you've paid it's very hard to get money back, and they'd been so rude up to this point I didn't really want to negotiate so I took a very small amount just to make the point that I was so unhappy with the work, which cost over £2000.

I'm going to get my new plasterers that I'm using for the next floor up, which are much more reasonably price and come on recommendation from my plumber to sort out any plastering issues the last guys left.

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wowfudge · 31/08/2016 10:48

A quick look on Companies House online shows that his receptionist is actually his wife and they were both officers of his dissolved plastering company.

Please anyone looking to use a contractor which is a limited company or limited partnership, have a look at this information freely available online. A string of failed companies is something to note and, usually, avoid.

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