Can any one help

Paul1984_2

Hi

Im self employed and i do timber frame house when work goes abit slow i do the odd roof or two back home just mainly to keep busy anyway a friend of a friend who is a roofer needed a hand for abit he was having a bad time in his home life and was down on his lucky so i thought why not


He paid at the start and near the end when i had to get back to my really job the wages he owe me he said he would paid and that he was a man off his word well i havnt asked for them before the other day cos i really dont care about the money


But its been a year and the last few months he has got a new other half and on fb there having day trips every where so i asked about my money and the reply i got back was he has bills and she is having twins and i wasnt going to get it


I dont mind helpping people but to have my back wet isnt on in my book i put work his way helpped fix his home up and i even think he is signing his name and working

Now thanks for Reading all that any ideas what the best way to get my money

Jarndyce

Was this actually legit sub-contracting or just helping out a mate?

If the former then you could go to the county court to seek your money (if you google 'small claims court' I think you can actually enter a claim online. But you should send him a letter first to give him the chance to pay.

If it was just helping out a mate then I don't think the courts are going to be able to help you.