955i Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 We just got a bat report for a house alteration £700 to tell us that we had bats ***. That's a bit steep!! My surveys usually come in at half that. Must be something wrong with my pricing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Well I have now spoken to the company that owe me and they have said that their company has been brought out by one of their sister companies so I will be getting paid in the next couple of weeks. Obviously I will take that with a grain of salt until the cheque shows up but at least there is light on the horizon. Strikes me as a bit off though that the same people can own multiple companies and if one goes tits up they can walk away with no liability despite having the money available in their other businesses!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) Incidentally, bat relocation report? Ah mate that is the gayest and most pointless "thing" I have ever heard Why? Someone has to look out for the poor wee things otherwise developers would just carry on regardless and hey presto....extinct bats (also love the fact that I get to rummage in peoples lofts, amazing what some people keep up there!!) Edited October 15, 2011 by 955i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Copyright in the survey reports may assist...do your terms & conditions say anything about your work remaining your property until paid for in full ? Carillion may not be able to use the report without your permission. I presume that they need to send it to a local planning authority somewhere. As the author of the report, you have rights... Also if the Directors of the company can be shown to have known it was trading insolvent then they might cop personal liability but that is a hard bitter fight which you'd need to sponsor the liquidator to bring - more appropriate for hundreds of thousands... This may be your best bet, go find out for certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) First thing to do is make contact with the carillion Quantity Surveyor who is administering the Project and find out if they have paid the Subcontractor you are Subcontracted to for the work. If not under the Construction Act you are entitled to payment for services provided. If they havent I would be very suprised if they didnt as a gesture of good faith make a settlement. Edited October 15, 2011 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Copyright in the survey reports may assist...do your terms & conditions say anything about your work remaining your property until paid for in full ? Carillion may not be able to use the report without your permission. I presume that they need to send it to a local planning authority somewhere. As the author of the report, you have rights... Also if the Directors of the company can be shown to have known it was trading insolvent then they might cop personal liability but that is a hard bitter fight which you'd need to sponsor the liquidator to bring - more appropriate for hundreds of thousands... All of my reports have a 'Limitations of use' page that says that it is still my intellectual property and any unauthorised use is prohibited. However, Carillion are stated as one of the people that may use the material so not sure how far I'd get on that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Just as an update, incredibly these guys paid me yesterday Really didn't expect to see this money but very happy it turned up as I hadn't got a bean for the bills at the end of the month because of this!! On top of that, I have also got two new jobs out of them for this week and next week. Best result I could have wished for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Lets hope they pay up for the next couple of surveys. Good result though and a warning not to let debts build up too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 A happy ending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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