difficulty with this one is that he has taken all written proof that he has been paid and the job is his
remember in law if your not paid for a job the client cant claim damages they can only withhold payment, as hes already intimated that he will deny all , theres nothing to take him to small claims for
dont try and handle this yourself, he has stolen the reciept and probably the original quote from your home, there is no evidence that he was even there
hes done this before and knows the system
get a solicitor onto this without delay otherwise it could end up as an unholy mess and by the time you do seek advise it will be too late
Looking through some other stuff....
We have 2 receipts...
1 - For the underfloor heating from topps tiles presumably paid on his/one of his teams credit card
2 - A receipt for the halogen lights which are on his trade account!
On top of this he signed for 2
tile deliveries to the house while we were away!
He also dealt with our neighbour when they set the smoke alarm off.
Wondering now as GirlRacerRed said if we should contact the police....
As other people have said material receipts are fine for him to take but the receipt for what we paid should have remained.