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Contractor Bill

keysafe89
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Are there any consumer rights when asking a trader for an itemised bill? I am querying a bill and am being refused a itemised invoice. Is there a consumer right on this one to request this?
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Not that I know of. Might come under subject access request (SAR) legislation?
If a customer agrees to a price beforehand, it wouldn't usually be an issue what the trader paid for individual items within that....0 -
how much did you agree on beforehand, did you get a written quote?0
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An invoice should include a clear description of what the builder is charging for. A breakdown is not a requirement. See following:
Invoicing and taking payment from customers: Invoices - what they must include - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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Mistral001 said:An invoice should include a clear description of what the builder is charging for. A breakdown is not a requirement. See following:
Invoicing and taking payment from customers: Invoices - what they must include - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
I’ve just received and paid a recent invoice for work done last month as follows:
“Invoice 522
The cost of all work done for new WC & wash basin in garage, inclusive of labour and materials:
£914.94
VAT ££182.98
£1097.92”
My experience is that is not unusual here (Shropshire) when using small local contractors.0 -
badger09 said:Mistral001 said:An invoice should include a clear description of what the builder is charging for. A breakdown is not a requirement. See following:
Invoicing and taking payment from customers: Invoices - what they must include - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
I’ve just received and paid a recent invoice for work done last month as follows:
“Invoice 522
The cost of all work done for new WC & wash basin in garage, inclusive of labour and materials:
£914.94
VAT ££182.98
£1097.92”
My experience is that is not unusual here (Shropshire) when using small local contractors.4 -
Builders will not give a breakdown in an invoice, for various reasons. The main reason is that they do not want to let competitors see their rates. Would you expect Currys to give you a breakdown of how much the TV cost them to buy from the manufacturer, how much it cost them to transport it from their warehouse and how much it cost them to pay their sales person to demonstrate the TV to you in their shop? That is effectively what you want the builder to do when asking for a breakdown. BTW I am not a builder.1
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greensalad said:badger09 said:Mistral001 said:An invoice should include a clear description of what the builder is charging for. A breakdown is not a requirement. See following:
Invoicing and taking payment from customers: Invoices - what they must include - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
I’ve just received and paid a recent invoice for work done last month as follows:
“Invoice 522
The cost of all work done for new WC & wash basin in garage, inclusive of labour and materials:
£914.94
VAT ££182.98
£1097.92”
My experience is that is not unusual here (Shropshire) when using small local contractors.0
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