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worried and confused as to how to deal with this. never had anything like this.
I have been sent a pre claim form from a debt collector regarding an architects fees.
That was for working drawings and a planning dept fee. The reason the plans had to be re done is that his first attempt did not follow brief, which was to design an extension at around£60k, as builders quote for his design was for 40 - 60k more!
My main bone of contention is that the service he provided was not what was paid for. He was hard to get in touch with, issued wrong plans, designed bathrooms that a bath could not fit in, sometimes took months to reply to emails
the pre claim form is actually addressed to my sister, who does not live at my address and I need to know if his mistake in using her name and not mine ( although typical of his attention to detail) will affect her credit rating as she will go ballistic. All of this coincided with our father's illness and subsequent date and my own cancer diagnosis. My sister took over letters of complaint to the architect as I became unable to handle the stress.
How do I do the pre claim form when my reasons for non payment are down to his lack of providing the service paid for? It has taken nearly 3 years to get to stage where ei had to employ a different architect who has done the project design fine, an cost me more than the fees again of first architect. DO I say in the reply that I am minded to counter claim?
Is it wise to include copies of emails showing his mistakes/failure to be in touch/use of generic building contracts rather than a bespoke ( his had warnings that the gas had to be fitted to CORGI spec, which was disused as a Gas body about 15 years ago!)
We wrote to him last Oct telling him we had to draw a line under it as he had failed in providing the service, had chosen not to reply to emails requesting copies of the plans of house as is, which meant I had to repeat whole process with a new architect. I know I never signed a Schedule D ( working drawings) contract although he provided some of that, so should i simply fill in box c or D?
Sorry to go on. Everyday I say I will do this form but every time I look at it I can't see how to do it properly, any advice would be most welcome - form has to be in soon
Cheers
Springfield
I have been sent a pre claim form from a debt collector regarding an architects fees.
That was for working drawings and a planning dept fee. The reason the plans had to be re done is that his first attempt did not follow brief, which was to design an extension at around£60k, as builders quote for his design was for 40 - 60k more!
My main bone of contention is that the service he provided was not what was paid for. He was hard to get in touch with, issued wrong plans, designed bathrooms that a bath could not fit in, sometimes took months to reply to emails
the pre claim form is actually addressed to my sister, who does not live at my address and I need to know if his mistake in using her name and not mine ( although typical of his attention to detail) will affect her credit rating as she will go ballistic. All of this coincided with our father's illness and subsequent date and my own cancer diagnosis. My sister took over letters of complaint to the architect as I became unable to handle the stress.
How do I do the pre claim form when my reasons for non payment are down to his lack of providing the service paid for? It has taken nearly 3 years to get to stage where ei had to employ a different architect who has done the project design fine, an cost me more than the fees again of first architect. DO I say in the reply that I am minded to counter claim?
Is it wise to include copies of emails showing his mistakes/failure to be in touch/use of generic building contracts rather than a bespoke ( his had warnings that the gas had to be fitted to CORGI spec, which was disused as a Gas body about 15 years ago!)
We wrote to him last Oct telling him we had to draw a line under it as he had failed in providing the service, had chosen not to reply to emails requesting copies of the plans of house as is, which meant I had to repeat whole process with a new architect. I know I never signed a Schedule D ( working drawings) contract although he provided some of that, so should i simply fill in box c or D?
Sorry to go on. Everyday I say I will do this form but every time I look at it I can't see how to do it properly, any advice would be most welcome - form has to be in soon
Cheers
Springfield
