Maybe the tradie is chasing this now because he hasn't been paid by numerous other clients

maybe

after having my own business for 40 years my advice is, have a written agreement and get paid as soon as the work is completed to each partys satisfaction

a verbal agreement and sending out invoices after 9 months is asking for trouble

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@azureline** wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:

We did ask the plumber to come back and do a simple job for us, preferably before end of May 2013

 

OP does that mean the work done at  your property, wasn't actually connected to the flooding events at the neighbours property? 

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well, does that mean you too, didn't read the OP correctly? like I was told?

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I don't know, will read back.

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@*ibis wrote:

Maybe the tradie is chasing this now because he hasn't been paid by numerous other clients

 

maybe

 

after having my own business for 40 years my advice is, have a written agreement and get paid as soon as the work is completed to each partys satisfaction

 

a verbal agreement and sending out invoices after 9 months is asking for trouble

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Where did the 9 mths come from? 1 Feb to end of Sept is 8 mths. 

Earlier this month, Sept, six months the bill arrived.

Just over 7mths to early Sept, depending on what date the Feb work was done.

a verbal agreement and sending out invoices after 8 months is asking for trouble

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@banorasew wrote:

Ok, we could pay that today if we want to, but we've reached an age now where we will not be bullied into anything........

 

 

 

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did you miss this Freddie?

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@*ibis wrote:

a verbal agreement and sending out invoices after 8 months is asking for trouble

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Who for the customer or the tradesman? The tradesman should send out their accounts in a timely manner.

He held off sending out the first invoice as he expected to return to do a second job at the same property (which if he charges a callout/service fee would mean OP would pay that twice which could be $100 x 2).

Why didn't the OP call him up and ask when he was going to be able to do the second job they asked for?

pro tip

physically hand the customer an invoice when finished

works a treat

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@azureline** wrote:

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@banorasew wrote:

Ok, we could pay that today if we want to, but we've reached an age now where we will not be bullied into anything........

 

 

 

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did you miss this Freddie?

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Not being bullied into paying for the work that was done for you by a tradesman? No calling the plumber saying if you want your bill paid you better send it out pronto.?

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@*ibis wrote:

pro tip

 

physically hand the customer an invoice when finished

 

works a treat

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Espcially if they have CASH ready to pay you with and you have two invoice books.

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@*ibis wrote:

pro tip

 

physically hand the customer an invoice when finished

 

works a treat

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Hand written invoices are so out dated. Unless of course you take the money and don't record the transaction correctly