"Cowboy" Landscape Gardeners
Dougie O'Hara
at her home.
A reputable decorating firm gave her the name of a getleman who would do
the work ata a "reasonable rate".
The gentleman turned up and gave her a qotation for her requirements
which she the accepted (all verbally!).
A week later after the work was done the gardener has asked for a
payment of £500 over the cost of the original quote stating that the
labour was greater than originally expected.
I expect it's the classic "cowboy trap" as nothing is in writing. Two
big blokes against a single woman living alone!
Any suggestions would be welcome on where she stands. (She has paid a
third of the bill in cash so far - they expect the balance by Friday. We
are in Scotland so Scots Law would be applicable.
Regards
Dougie
Adrian Boliston
> A colleague of mine asked for a quote for some landscape gardening work
> at her home.
>
> A reputable decorating firm gave her the name of a getleman who would do
> the work ata a "reasonable rate".
>
> The gentleman turned up and gave her a qotation for her requirements
> which she the accepted (all verbally!).
>
> A week later after the work was done the gardener has asked for a
> payment of £500 over the cost of the original quote stating that the
This would constitute a significant ammendment to the contract, which
would require the agreement of BOTH parties BEFORE the work is done!
Your colleague should pay the ORIGINALLY contracted sum, and if the
contractors make ANY sort of threat to your colleauge she should contact
the police immediately.
Andrew Kearney
Dougie O'Hara <dougie...@SPAMTRAPlineone.net> wrote in message
news:375557AC...@SPAMTRAPlineone.net...
> A colleague of mine asked for a quote for some landscape gardening work
> at her home.
>
> A reputable decorating firm gave her the name of a getleman who would do
> the work ata a "reasonable rate".
>
> The gentleman turned up and gave her a qotation for her requirements
> which she the accepted (all verbally!).
In Scots law I'm afraid I don't know, but in E&W a "quotation" and an
"estimate" are different things and I suspect the argument would turn on
what was actually given. Difficult to prove if it was oral. (Writing is
verbal - pedantic I know, but you do mean oral not verbal)