cash at last.

[top tiler]

you need to state your payment terms if they are broken you can send a 7 day notice and take them to court this is what the construction act is for. you must now what the payment terms are before you start work!

 

[beanz]

you need to state your payment terms if they are broken you can send a 7 day notice and take them to court this is what the construction act is for. you must now what the payment terms are before you start work!

That may sound all cut and dry, but the reality is far less smooth. Even when the courts rule in your favour, actually getting the money can take forever... Well, not literally forever, but an absloute age! Our legal system is a joke. :furious3:

 

[top tiler]

when you start contracting you have to go throw a lot of firms to find ones that pay and ones that dont there are building firms that make more money out of knocking subbies and keeping retention than building be very carefull things are going to get a hell of a lot worse

 

[brian c]

Thanks for all the words of wisdom fellas,as most of you know i try not to work as a subbie for obvious reasons and will take on board what you all say.

 

[White Room]

A word on retention as mentioned by top tiler, They will find somethink so they don't have to pay, A mate of mine who we shared a job doing tiling a subway had to wait a year before he got his retention

 

[pjtiler]

now your flush
any chance of a 50 quid sub:yes:

 

[Alberta Stone]

City approved contracts.
Every job we do we don't proceed until we have our deposit and signed contract.
Standard deposit is 30% for labor up front, materials are 100% payable upon delivery. That way if they don't have the cash they don't get their materials in their house.
With people we know and have done business for we are not so strict and will often on smaller jobs leave the payment until the job is done. But this is only with trusted people.
Learn how to put a lien on a property.
I've never had to do it, but it is good to know so that if you need to use it as a threat then it is one with some teeth.
If you start out on the right foot and do a good job on time you should have less trouble with getting paid at the end.