Dear All
I am looking for some advise on here. I was stupid enough to employ a builder through a very close friend of mine to do some work in the house. People make mistakes and this is one big mistake i have made in my life and regretting it badly.
I showed him around and told him exactly what all to do. Work included skimming whole house, new kitchen, bathroom, tiles in kitchen and bathroom, painting whole house, wardrobes and rewiring house.
He told me he will take 4 weeks to do all this work, which should have been done around August 1st week, we left our rented property on 2nd week of august and I kept telling them that I have to leave the rented house so I have given the landlord a notice to leave. Well 2nd week of august I went to see and the house was still in mess and lot of work had still to be done. I asked for some extension from my landlord and he told me he cant do more than a week as someone is already coming in in 3rd week so I told the builder the same. 3rd week comes and still no progress, finally I went and stayed in a hotel and told him that he will bear the cost. Then in September I told him I am moving in the house, though it was not really somewhere you can live still but i moved in as I was paying too much in BnB. One month more and the work is still not complete, infact no where close to completion, my partner is pregnant and that causes me more stress coz at the time she is supposed to eat healthy we are forced to live on packed meals and nothing else.
There was no contract so I dont know what my rights really are, I know lot of you would be harsh on me but I am really in a mess and would really hope you guys can help me and tell me what my rights are. FTB and trusted a friend to employ him that was my fault.
I called two more builders in and asked them and both told me it is a 4 week job. We are close to 3 months now and work is still incomplete. I have even asked him to leave but he wouldnt as I have paid him half and he has finished 80% work but the work is really untidy.
When we were giving him the work he said he will get 5 people to work and finish it in 4 weeks and now even in one month there has always been 1 person.
Please if someone can give me genuine advise, I would really appreciate it.
I am looking for some advise on here. I was stupid enough to employ a builder through a very close friend of mine to do some work in the house. People make mistakes and this is one big mistake i have made in my life and regretting it badly.
I showed him around and told him exactly what all to do. Work included skimming whole house, new kitchen, bathroom, tiles in kitchen and bathroom, painting whole house, wardrobes and rewiring house.
He told me he will take 4 weeks to do all this work, which should have been done around August 1st week, we left our rented property on 2nd week of august and I kept telling them that I have to leave the rented house so I have given the landlord a notice to leave. Well 2nd week of august I went to see and the house was still in mess and lot of work had still to be done. I asked for some extension from my landlord and he told me he cant do more than a week as someone is already coming in in 3rd week so I told the builder the same. 3rd week comes and still no progress, finally I went and stayed in a hotel and told him that he will bear the cost. Then in September I told him I am moving in the house, though it was not really somewhere you can live still but i moved in as I was paying too much in BnB. One month more and the work is still not complete, infact no where close to completion, my partner is pregnant and that causes me more stress coz at the time she is supposed to eat healthy we are forced to live on packed meals and nothing else.
There was no contract so I dont know what my rights really are, I know lot of you would be harsh on me but I am really in a mess and would really hope you guys can help me and tell me what my rights are. FTB and trusted a friend to employ him that was my fault.
I called two more builders in and asked them and both told me it is a 4 week job. We are close to 3 months now and work is still incomplete. I have even asked him to leave but he wouldnt as I have paid him half and he has finished 80% work but the work is really untidy.
When we were giving him the work he said he will get 5 people to work and finish it in 4 weeks and now even in one month there has always been 1 person.
Please if someone can give me genuine advise, I would really appreciate it.
