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Will still get to you soon as my weird hours stop. Many thanks.

Yes sorry to hijack your post wasn't my intention just venting and also getting info out there for others.

No it was all done on transfer which I know is stupid but was only option at that specific time. Either way lesson learnt but not much help now. Already have registered with administrator etc. but have been in business a long time and have dealt with these in past so I know where we stand (basically zip!!). We chased the insurance details from in-toto as the deposit was supposed to be Guaranteed but received again zip and Administrators are usual practice where we are just a statistic on a balance sheet and will not reply to any q's. The only time we can talk to them is at creditors meeting but this may take years. It usually does!! I know a fair bit about the German Kitchen Industry as I have a home there (live and work there as well as UK). Strangely we have a kitchen ordered there which so far is all ok, it's a Nobilia kitchen (fingers crossed). Yes you are correct in there being over capacity and I know of about a dozen companies going down the toilet. Will PM you when get chance later as flat out at mo.

Yes agreed but builders are busy and any pause and we lose them for long periods. I don't think the wife will allow one which will just do !!! So have my work cut out !!

Many thanks for replies. Yes the word 'Hindsight' always comes to mind. The finance option sounds promising for a more secure route to achieving the kitchen supply plus a portfolio of credit cards is sound advice. Had looked at Wren prior but opted for a Wellmann (which is part of Alno Germany and supply in-toto) but will look again and keep options open. Our difficulty now is that our kitchen was due and all fixtures and fittings installed (drainage, carrier systems etc.) so we have quite a task now to achieve the same and keep my build to schedule. Again thanks for comments appreciated.

Well we are one of the unlucky customers who it would seem have lost everything. No Kitchen & No Deposit back as this was transferred to Alno U.K. and not done via credit card. We didn't have a £10,000 limit on a card !! I understand a few in-toto studio franchise owners are helping clients and maybe switching to new suppliers but ours in Oadby, Leicester simply shut shop, no notification, no email or phone call to explain, Nothing ! I have contacted the Administrators and as usual nothing back from them !! Have been here before so we are expecting nothing!! Alno Germany are in the toilet and Alno UK have ceased (which is in-toto HQ in Leeds) so good luck to those customers who are getting some help from other studio outlets but overall the whole of in-toto is finished. We will have to source an alternative but I will stick to a UK manufacturer as there are so many German Kitchen companies going to the wall at the moment. (Plus it will have to be slightly less in quality as we simply don't have the budget anymore!!). Now looking for a high limit credit card as we will only put deposits down with that source of payment. We have learnt a very expensive lesson and to be quite honest have lost faith in self build suppliers. We do hope others get help as this has knocked us for six !!!!!