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URGENT - Building work being undertaken without consent
- Thread starter Ninja Elephant
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Da Man Clay
T'Blades
- Dec 16, 2004
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Any update [MENTION=13055]Ninja Elephant[/MENTION]
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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Well, first things first, I want to thank everyone who contributed, even those who were less than supportive.
The work has been finished, a friend of mine enlisted his dad (a reputable builder you can find on Checkatrade) to meet my guy yesterday morning and have a word with him about pricing and the tactics he employed to get the job. It's very safe to say that my dads mate isn't the type of bloke you quickly argue with, but there wasn't anything unpleasant said or done. The work was finished under supervision and a revised price was charged for all of the work. It's all been finished and we've paid up what we think is fairer than the builder himself thinks is fair. He's been reported to Trading Standards local to where the business is/was located for their follow up, and he's vowed not to contact us again.
In the meantime, I've got to give a lot of time and thought to how we're going to be able to finance the rest of the restoration work which needs to be done. I'm taking a positive out of this mess, and that is my dad is consciously aware of what work needs doing on the house. I'm not going into our circumstances (although some have raced to an assumption we had a choice and chose not to do anything about it), but it's fair to say it's brought the issue into more focus and it will lead to the house being improved.
Good news, glad it's ended well
symyjym
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A blessing in disguise then. At least it wasn't a cowboy job, the work had to be done, and any future work is an investment that will see a return. As long as your dad hasn't been talked into writing a Will instructing that all his assets will be going to a cat charity
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Excellent outcome, well played that man! 
It'a a clear wake-up call though. It would still be wise to put some safeguards in place with your dad's bank, to prevent any future chancers being able to coerce large withdrawals from the account without additional checks being made, and an additional signature (yours) required for the cheque to go through.
It'a a clear wake-up call though. It would still be wise to put some safeguards in place with your dad's bank, to prevent any future chancers being able to coerce large withdrawals from the account without additional checks being made, and an additional signature (yours) required for the cheque to go through.