Company's VAT lapsed?

Bookworm105

flaneurs_lobster said:

"Hello Tradesperson, please do some work for me. When you're done just let me know how much you want paying"

said nobody, ever.

I should introduce you to Terry, he uses a handyperson on exactly that basis.
The handyman could not charge enough for Terry to even break sweat over the total cost of the odd jobs he gets him to do.

sheramber

Just ask them why their VAT number does not check out. Simples

DontWorryAboutItPal

How did you have an "agreed price for the work" if you never had a quote?

OR, do you mean the work was done and then the tradesperson said it was £2,000 + VAT?

Apologies - to be clear, we never had a quote for the work (the phrase "seat of your pants" springs to mind, @flan@flaneurs_lobster) :-D

This tradesman then said it's £1600 if you pay in cash (but there'd be no invoice, which I wasn't keen on), or £1860 + VAT.

I planned to go for the second option, but then checked if the tradesman was VAT-registered (as I have with all tradesmen I engage the services of), and the VAT number doesn't check out - hence the thread.

@la531983 - your idea seems like the best so far, but keep them coming if you have the time, everyone (I appreciate the input)!