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As I said in my thread about our extension roof, our builder has offered to refund "some" money. We want to reply and say that we will consider any reasonable offer that he makes. Is it acceptable to include a clause where we make explicit that we are not giving up our right to legal redress? We consider small claims as a last resort but if he offers us, say a hundred pounds (when the repair bill came to thousands) then we want to reserve the right to take further action against him.
Also, in his reply he disputes the work done by the roofing firm, claiming they have simply done unnecessary extra work to get money out of us which is why he won't refund the whole sum. Again, I want to include a clause that says that considering his offer doesn't mean that we agree with his assessment of his own work or that of the roofer. (Because we absolutely don't - the roof was NOT right prior to the repairs and it is now).
I don't want to get into an exchange of letters/emails that turn into us bickering about the issues but nor to I want to find that we're not able to take this further should the need arise because we've done something 'wrong' at this stage.
Also, in his reply he disputes the work done by the roofing firm, claiming they have simply done unnecessary extra work to get money out of us which is why he won't refund the whole sum. Again, I want to include a clause that says that considering his offer doesn't mean that we agree with his assessment of his own work or that of the roofer. (Because we absolutely don't - the roof was NOT right prior to the repairs and it is now).
I don't want to get into an exchange of letters/emails that turn into us bickering about the issues but nor to I want to find that we're not able to take this further should the need arise because we've done something 'wrong' at this stage.
