Company ceased trading but now requesting payment 17 months later?
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RichInSpirit
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The man did the work. He should be paid.
newirishman
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He should also provide an appropriate invoice and bank details,
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Has to be assessed
He was asked for a full VAT invoice, still not provided
Thanks for the responses
I don’t subscribe to cash payouts and tax evasion which is what this is.
I know the company is dissolved and this guy is picking up what the liquidators didn’t get.
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It does seem odd and ideally you would get an invoice but would you really be ok with not paying someone for a piece of work they have done for you - just on the basis they cannot furnish you with an invoice (as dodge as that might be)?
What work did they do to heating system, how significant was it. How much did they quote you at outset?
What work did they do to heating system, how significant was it. How much did they quote you at outset?
Certainly not! It is a debt owed to the company and the liquidators should be paid and the money used to discharge the debts of the company. Anything else is fraud.
losttheplot
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Could the liquidator come looking for the money at some point? You could end up being billed twice if you hand over cash.
Blackrock1
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of course they could and if they are any good they will, i certainly wouldnt be paying this guy cash, id contact the liquidator.
T McGibney
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Outrageous attitude. No wonder honest householders find it hard to find tradesmen to do work, and no wonder they're so often exorbitantly expensive when there's a heavy bad debt risk premium to be covered.
Brendan Burgess
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The fact that the company has ceased trading does not mean that it cannot collect its debts.
The fact that the company has ceased trading does not mean that a liquidator has been appointed. (But you could check that on the CRO website)
The company must issue an invoice and you must make out a cheque in the name of the company.
It is not up to you to decide whether he charges VAT or not. If the company issues you an invoice, you should pay it.
In the meantime, I suggest you write to the company's registered office and say that you have not been charged for the work and will pay in full once an invoice is issued.
If the company has been liquidated, you should write to the liquidator.
Brendan
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To be fair, I think that Nordkapp has made it quite clear that he wants to pay this bill. He just does not want to pay it twice.
Brendan
NoRegretsCoyote
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This is on the verge of becoming harrassment. Keep a written record of every occasion he calls to the door.
If it persists I would send a solicitor's letter to the worker advising him not to approach you or your family for any purpose.
Don't do this. You will only bring trouble on yourself. You have zero responsibility to the liquidator as you were never invoiced in the first place.
I had issues with damage caused by a tradesman last year. My wife wrote a letter of complaint to the company owner and we were never billed for the balance for the job even though it was a high three-figure sum. In my view if an entity or person doesn't bill you straight away then they are not looking for the money.
T McGibney
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Hi Brendan
I most certainly wouldn't accept a cheque from anyone who earlier tried to stiff me on a trade debt.
Would you?
Brendan Burgess
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Absolutely, I would.
There is no defence to a bounced cheque. It's proof of the debt.
And that is far better than not being paid at all.
But there is no evidence that he has tried to stiff anyone. Either you or I am misinterpreting him.
Brendan
There is no defence to a bounced cheque. It's proof of the debt.
And that is far better than not being paid at all.
But there is no evidence that he has tried to stiff anyone. Either you or I am misinterpreting him.
Brendan
T McGibney
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No, he has said that he's happy to force this chap to go to court to get his money.
And I can't think of any circumstances where he he would have to pay it twice. No liquidator is ever going to be in a position to go door to door collecting money from householders.
T McGibney
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You'd be foolish. There's a very good reason why most businesses won't accept cheques from non-repeat customers.