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Quotes help
Albert_32
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I am currently tring to buy a house and the home buyers report has shown that the rainwater guttering and some of the external roof timbers are in need of repair. I want to get a quote for this work before I exchange contracts and the first contractor I approached is asking a £50.00 fee for a quote. I thought quotes for work were usually free or is this not the case when the work is to do with a house sale. Please can anyone advise?
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A friend of mine is an electrician and he charges if a quote is to do with a potential house purchase, and then if he gets the job he deducts the price of the quote from the bill. His reasoning is that people ask for quotes and then depending on the work decide not to purchase the property, so the person asking for the quote is paying for his time and petrol. I think he only charges £20 maximum though, and he does provide a detailed written report on the property.0
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