JosieC

Thank you, that is an idea to consider.

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Hello, yes I have proof of payment, the amounts match, copies of the invoices. The invoices were emailed to me directly.

Hello, the issue with him is that we have a small amount of money on retention until the contracted works are finished. He wants the retention money before finishing the job and so refuses to enter into a discussion about the VAT. Obviously we can't do what he is demanding, because then we'll be further out of pocket, with no guarantee of him finishing the work and no guarantee of getting our VAT back.

Hello. Unfortunately the builder isn't willing to do anything with the invoices to help us.

Thank you for your advice. The contract we had with him included fit only. In hindsight we should have purchased the sanitaryware directly.

Has anyone had any success with reclaiming VAT on invoices from the builder's accounts? We paid our builder for sanitaryware and tiles and we ordered them on his accounts. All the invoices have the VAT on and we paid the full amount including VAT to the builder. We have payment evidence. The builder said he would refund us the VAT, but he is now refusing to. I wasn't going to include these invoices in my VAT reclaim, as I thought all invoices had to be in my name and my expectation is that the builder has claimed the VAT already, just not passed it on to us. However, when going through the HMRC VAT reclaim form, it says that if the invoice is not in your name, please explain why. I was wondering if that meant HMRC do accept invoices that aren't addressed to the owner, depending on the circumstances. I'm trying to avoid getting my whole claim thrown out by HMRC, so would appreciate any advice. Many thanks, Jo.

Thank you for taking the time to provide these sketches, they are really helpful. I haven't been on the forum for a few weeks (been dealing with some leaky windows on the build!!), so I have only just seen your reply.

Hello, The ducting and external extraction for our hob is all in place (meeting new build regs), but our hob has been on back order for 4 months due to a manufacturing issue. I can't get an answer from building control as to whether the hob needs to be installed and operational for completion. We need to get sign off as soon as possible so that we can switch to a residential mortgage. Can anyone help? Many thanks.

Thank you, it's good to get confirmation that this door opening is all wrong!

Thanks Nick, I'm going to query this with the builder. I constantly feel like we're being fobbed off!

Thank you, if only it was an extension - this is a new build!!! Builder keeps telling us the quality/workmanship is fine. We know it isn't, but we're not builders, so appreciate a second opinion! We are now thinking we may need to get a snagging inspector in to try and get these issues resolved.

Thank you for this. This confirms what I thought had gone wrong, but I needed an expert eye!

Thank you, we will do that!

Hello, can anyone tell me what has happened to this door frame and what needs to be done to fix it? Builder is telling us it's fine, but it's a piece of skirting board that has been attached above the door frame. Thank you.