Boarding up burgled property - "agent of necessity"?

phill99

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I'd say £25 + VAT callout and £10 for the lock was more reasonable, although that may just be me.

CK

You have one of those special talking rectal passages.

Chris2011

Thanks for the replies. The freeholder should have the building insured, although I didn't think they covered superficial damage of a break in. I didn't have any contents insurance unfortunately. Would I still be able to claim on my buildings insurance? The burglary was in February 2011. I bet they have a clause saying you must claim within some period considerably less than 18 months.

I am considering offering them 100 quid in settlement, but I don't know if it will work now that it has gone to a solicitor. It is still the original company that's suing though, not a debt agency or anything.

The callout was a Thursday night about 1930, so out of normal office hours but not in the middle of the night or anything.

forgotmyname

£25+vat Bargain.. Let us all know when you start this business.

We used to get £40 for being on standby for the alarms. Easy money when your 5 miles away. Not so much when your 130 miles away having a family dayout because someone else is on call but wont answer the phone.

Sorry kids I know you waited 20 minutes in the queue for the roller coaster and we are near the front but we have to go now.

Luckily that wasnt me, I would have ignored the phone also. He moaned about it for months.

If they have really paid a solictor then i cannot see them accepting £100 now.