Unpaid bills for biulding work

[henrydog839]

I have not been paid for pluming work carried out, what can I do to get the money ?

[beejay1124]

leak it to your local press

[Buenchico]

Send a letter threatening to take legal action through the courts. If that doesn't work, follow through by using the procedures which are explained here:
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/courtfinder /forms/ex350_0406.pdf

Chris

[Marct]

This largely depends on how much money you are owed? If it is less than �5,000 then the procedure for taking such a claim through courts is fairly simple and you would not require the services of a solicitor. However you will need to think carefully about whether you have sufficient proof (a written and preferably signed contract?) ans whether the defendant has a counter claim - was your work up to the required standard??

If the answer is yes to all the above then you can quite legitimately get aggressive. Send a clearly worded but dispassionate letter spelling out your complaint and requiring them to pay. You can then ultimately follow the court procedure and make a civil claim.

However, if you have no written contract or the amount owed exceeds the threshold then you would want to be a lot more diplomatic in your appraoch. Try speaking to them and maybe be prepared to negotiate a bit on the amount of your bill.