Cannot get a builder

WeAreGhosts

i am buying a house, house needs a lot of work, my offer has been accepted and things are moving on.

trouble is i need to know how much work will cost, but builders won't give me a quote because i dont own the property!!!

i have tried 6 now and the response is always the same

what can i do?! i didnt think this was normal !!

Dan-Dan

Why do you need to know how much work will cost ? i think if you can answer that truthfully , you`ll come to understand why you cant get any decent builder out to quote you....

esmerelda98

If you pay them for their time you are much more likely to get a builder to have a look, but do agree a fee in advance. No-one likes to be used, and when your sale could easily fall through there is a greater chance than not that they will be wasting their time giving you a quote at this stage.

phill99

So where abouts are you based? Somebody may be able to recommend a builder.

WeAreGhosts

Dan-Dan wrote: »

Why do you need to know how much work will cost ? i think if you can answer that truthfully , you`ll come to understand why you cant get any decent builder out to quote you....

because the house sale is a strange one. the vendor will come down on the price if we find lots of work needs to be done. we know lots of work does need doing, but cannot put a figure on it.

WeAreGhosts

phill99 wrote: »

So where abouts are you based? Somebody may be able to recommend a builder.

anywhere Keighley/Skipton/Bradford/Harrogate way ...


and i would pay for their time. the last few i contacted i told them that and they still didnt want to do it

Steve_the_fitter

If you pay them....they will come