Labourer has disappeared with my £550

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Geoff1963 wrote: »

I'd be following this lead :
Was this a friend / relative ?
Can they contact the builder ?
Are they still recommending him ?

If I'd paid for new heart, and the surgeon left me on the operating table with half my chest hanging out, I wouldn't pay them for the work.

You do post some strange advice

C_Mababejive

Is he a "labourer" or a Landscape Gardener?

robatwork

You've obviously agreed 2 days @ 160 per day so are out of pocket £230. That's what you are entitled to back. 3 months is a ridiculous time so you won't be seeing him again.

Letter before action, then file a claim. If what you said was exactly right you won't lose, he won't even go to court.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/taking-legal-action/small-claims/going-to-court/taking-court-action/Problems-with-goods---letter-before-court-action/

Al_Ross

Sorry to have to say this,but you won't see him, your materials or your money again.

hollydays

So do you have his contact details ?
I suspect not

NotRichAtAll

Invite him round to discuss things when he arrives take him round the back, smash his face in and toss him in the hole, then fill it.

job done

The-Truth

deaston wrote: »

We were recommended a local landscaper who would build us a rockery/water feature

He has since disappeared. We've been in touch over email and I've heard every excuse going (his father died, his van was out of service etc.) but he's not been out our house for nearly three months. I suspect we'll never see him again.

He's done a total of two days work (at £160 per day). Do I need to pay him for those?

By whom?
Do they have any contact details? What do they think of this situation?

Sicard

He's probably hiding in a hole somewhere.