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Someone recommended a tradesman to me to do some work on my house. The tradesman examined my house one day and then gave me a quotation by telephone on another day which he said included VAT.
The price seemed a bit high so I looked in the local yellow pages, but he's not in there. Is there a way of checking whether he is really VAT registered?
A different tradesman quoted me a stupid price and another one never got in touch with me and yet another one only wanted to do half the work.
The price seemed a bit high so I looked in the local yellow pages, but he's not in there. Is there a way of checking whether he is really VAT registered?
A different tradesman quoted me a stupid price and another one never got in touch with me and yet another one only wanted to do half the work.
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Ask him for a written quote - you should never accept a verbal quote. He should give you the quote on headed paper which should carry the VAT registration no. I have seen a false number given in the past.
http://www.vatliaison.com/vatinfo/vat_registra tion.html
http://www.vatliaison.com/vatinfo/vat_registra tion.html
Thanks for your replies. I am in the East Yorkshire region. I have postponed the work until I can get some more quotes, if I can get them. My hallway is in awful condition. The work was to repair around and to put new beads on a small window and to re-plaster (skim) the whole hallway. One quoted �1,500 and another quoted �600. I don't know why it should be as much as that. If I get quoted similar amounts, I will then know that the telephone quoter was nearly right. I wish he'd sent me a quote through the post like the other two had.
Just a quick note, I asked where you were in case you were south of t'border as I have just had a kitchen refurb and would have recommended my plasterer and builder.
I paid around �150 a day per expert excl.VAT.
I cannot see how �1500 for a skim would be justified at all unless you live in a HUGE house....
My plasterer charged �150 for a ceiling sized 4.2m x 3m and he did an exceptional job.
Do call the local council and see if they have anyone and check with these guys too......
http://www.ajatrustmark.co.uk/
Best of Luck
B. :-)
I paid around �150 a day per expert excl.VAT.
I cannot see how �1500 for a skim would be justified at all unless you live in a HUGE house....
My plasterer charged �150 for a ceiling sized 4.2m x 3m and he did an exceptional job.
Do call the local council and see if they have anyone and check with these guys too......
http://www.ajatrustmark.co.uk/
Best of Luck
B. :-)
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