Cancellation Of Purchased Contract

[MartinMillar]

Deposit paid for damp screen in the attic pre Covid, workmen turned up 5 days after order and payment made but turned away as customer was worried about health. Please note this was before lockdown was implemented.
Customer has now decided they don’t want to go ahead with work and citing Covid as the reason.
Will she lose her deposit and does she have a legal right to expect her deposit back?

[MartinMillar]

I agree Prudie

[Peter Pedant]

if you know barmaid very well - - christ what are you doing on this site? Hi barmaid mwah mwah !

[Barmaid]

Sons will have either an EPA or an LPA. If she still has the capacity to manage her own affairs then (subject to the ts and cs, which you cant get) I think there is very little you can do.

Look on the bright side, it will give her something other than you to moan about (I assume this is MIL?).

[MartinMillar]

Lol you assume right