electrician let down

[stevie-p]

As above we have been waiting for an electrican to do some work at our home,this has caused me to have time off work,so far he has not turned up but at the 11th hour he phones saying he is stuck on a job.
This means that i have lost 2 days holiday from work 3 times due to him not appearing.
Is there anything i can do to claim against him....thanks

[Loosehead]

Yes deduct the amount in money from the final bill.

[wendilla]

If it was me and he hadn't started the job or you hadn't paid him any money I would get another electrician.Not sure if you can claim.

[garythecat]

As you haven't suffered any actual financial loss (assuming you didn't pay him any money up front) then you have no realistic prospect of recovering any "compensation" from him. Just sack him and get someone else to do the job. If you have paid him up front then send him a formal letter making time of the essence and giving him 7 days to attend to undertake the work. If he still doesnt turn up you could make a claim against him to recover the money paid in advance.