Contractor Bill

keysafe89

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?

DRP

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....

fenwick458

how much did you agree on beforehand, did you get a written quote?

Mistral001

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)


 

badger09

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)


 

If only contractors read this forum. 

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. 

greensalad

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)


 

If only contractors read this forum. 

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. 

That seems like a perfectly clear description of the work?

Mistral001

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. 

badger09

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)


 

If only contractors read this forum. 

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. 

That seems like a perfectly clear description of the work?

I don’t expect an itemised list of every pipe, screw & tube of sealant used, but a split between materials & labour would have been appreciated.