ADR Schemes or anything else - options for dispute with a tradesman (plumber)?

Tunstallstoven

Hi all

I'm in a dispute with a plumber. We've reached a stalemate. I'm pretty sure he's not a member of a trades association, although he keeps ignoring the question. He said he will consider ADR schemes, but now seems to be rethinking...

As he keeps changing his mind, I've been looking into ADR schemes to suggest to him, to try and progress matters.  I can't find any ADRs that are free to both the consumer and business (he's a sole trader) and so wondered if anyone here knows of any?  

In case it's relevant, we've only made part payment, so it is the trader looking to recover his money; not us looking to claim money back.

Many thanks

user1977

I'm not sure why anybody would do it for free? They'd be giving up their (professional) time to provide a service to you / the plumber.

Aylesbury_Duck

If this is related to the previously mentioned situation, you're best off sticking to one thread so people can see the context, otherwise this is the third thread on the same subject.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6342857/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-when-is-a-contract-breached-and-how-to-proceed-in-this-case/p1

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6342858/financial-checks-and-ability-to-pay-is-it-worth-taking-this-sole-trader-to-court#latest

Tunstallstoven

user1977 said:

I'm not sure why anybody would do it for free? They'd be giving up their (professional) time to provide a service to you / the plumber.

Hi.  Fair enough - that makes sense.  This is all completely new to me, never been in this situation before.  So I have no idea whether there are government run, or charity based, or ??? ADR schemes.  In the same way that CAB can offer legal advice for free, I didn't know if similar things exist to help disputes?

Aylesbury_Duck said:

If this is related to the previously mentioned situation, you're best off sticking to one thread so people can see the context, otherwise this is the third thread on the same subject.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6342857/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-when-is-a-contract-breached-and-how-to-proceed-in-this-case/p1

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6342858/financial-checks-and-ability-to-pay-is-it-worth-taking-this-sole-trader-to-court#latest

Hi.  To be fair, I made the above two posts in error while I was a bit stressed and wasn't thinking too straight!  In the cold light of morning I asked for one to be locked.  I've just popped on there now to bump and to ask for it to be deleted.  It was silly of me and I'll try to have a clearer head before doing that again.  

This thread now... Yes, it does relate to the same matter.  But being a specific, general question which isn't really directly related to the matter itself, I thought it made more sense to ask separately.  Otherwise, someone who might know about and what to respond regarding ADR options would a) Not know from the title that ADR is being discussed, and/or b) Would have to read through a page and a half of posts to reach my question about ADR.  

All that being said, if it is not appropriate to ask separately, then so be it.  

Thanks both for the replies

Aylesbury_Duck

No worries, it will probably save you having to answer a lot of questions you've already answered on the other threads.

Ath_Wat

Don't pay, let him take you to court, let the court decide.

mattyprice4004

There's no free ADR schemes for disputes - this is exactly what the Small Claims court system is for. 
Let him take you to court, and then put your case forward.