[TomCrowther]

Had a flash of sanity for a change earlier today and decided to stop working for free. I have a couple of large blocks that I have been doing for a while. There was a change in the company who manages the sites and since the change, no payment { on either one  }. I thought at first it was due to admin delays of some sort but luckily, I bumped into the gardner for both sites today and we got chatting. He hasn't been paid on either site either, and without boring you more than nec' this particular company seem to think it's good practice to not pay the window cleaners or gardners who eventually get fed up and stop providing the service.
They then get replacement companies in and on it goes.
anyone else been treated like this and what did you do to get the cash. One site is £400, the other £600 and for a while I have been thinking "I don't want to lose them because they are decent sites" but I have been taken for a muppet. 

[Perfect Windows]

If you're going to drop it, I'd suggest you call round your local window cleaners and let them know what's happening.

1. They won't get stiffed

2. The property management company might have to come back to you at which point you offer them double the price with a 50% reduction for prompt payment.

Vin

[George P]

might be worth going down the debt collection route, have you asked when they are going to pay you?

[e newlands]

i presume your contract is with the old pm co not the new
did they not inform you there was a change in management looming

you may be cleaning for free if you have no contract with them

[AJ]

Is there a residents comitee? If so speak to the chairman. I'm sure they wont want their service charges going straight in the PM company pocket.

[bobplum]

Had a flash of sanity for a change earlier today and decided to stop working for free. I have a couple of large blocks that I have been doing for a while. There was a change in the company who manages the sites and since the change, no payment { on either one  }. I thought at first it was due to admin delays of some sort but luckily, I bumped into the gardner for both sites today and we got chatting. He hasn't been paid on either site either, and without boring you more than nec' this particular company seem to think it's good practice to not pay the window cleaners or gardners who eventually get fed up and stop providing the service.
They then get replacement companies in and on it goes.
anyone else been treated like this and what did you do to get the cash. One site is £400, the other £600 and for a while I have been thinking "I don't want to lose them because they are decent sites" but I have been taken for a muppet. 

i use to do a lot of property management companies when doing the maintenance services many years ago my turn over was in the £90.000 region and you know what...i didnt have a penny why because of late payments,lost invoices,"she is not in today the woman you need to talk to" all i was doing was paying out to everyone else  got up one morning and decided  to stop doing it best thing i did,my attitude now is no invoicing..cash and residential(i do plumbing as well) ive turned loads of work down all because its invoicing and i feel it wont get better in this climate
good luck give it to debt collector

bob

[bobby p]

Had a flash of sanity for a change earlier today and decided to stop working for free. I have a couple of large blocks that I have been doing for a while. There was a change in the company who manages the sites and since the change, no payment { on either one  }. I thought at first it was due to admin delays of some sort but luckily, I bumped into the gardner for both sites today and we got chatting. He hasn't been paid on either site either, and without boring you more than nec' this particular company seem to think it's good practice to not pay the window cleaners or gardners who eventually get fed up and stop providing the service.
They then get replacement companies in and on it goes.
anyone else been treated like this and what did you do to get the cash. One site is £400, the other £600 and for a while I have been thinking "I don't want to lose them because they are decent sites" but I have been taken for a muppet. 

i use to do a lot of property management companies when doing the maintenance services many years ago my turn over was in the £90.000 region and you know what...i didnt have a penny why because of late payments,lost invoices,"she is not in today the woman you need to talk to" all i was doing was paying out to everyone else  got up one morning and decided  to stop doing it best thing i did,my attitude now is no invoicing..cash and residential(i do plumbing as well) ive turned loads of work down all because its invoicing and i feel it wont get better in this climate
good luck give it to debt collector

bob

bob plum, whatare you doing the most,windows or plumbing? reck u will alwaysdo both or ditch 1 ?

[darren clarke]

why do people treat commercial difference to domestic,  if a dom custy didnt pay for 3 months they would be dumped, 

[TomCrowther]

Thanks for the replies guys.

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

Remember to add interest to the outstanding balance.

Simon.

[clearlyclean]

I would knock them on the head estate agents are mostly liars and property management is the same

[formb]

Go to their office.

Demand payment now. If they have customers in it works better.

Don't leave without it.

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

i did a lot for letting agents and believe me getting the cash out of them is a sod you have to have a talk to them and sort this out mate its not nice practice but it happens

[bobplum]

Had a flash of sanity for a change earlier today and decided to stop working for free. I have a couple of large blocks that I have been doing for a while. There was a change in the company who manages the sites and since the change, no payment { on either one  }. I thought at first it was due to admin delays of some sort but luckily, I bumped into the gardner for both sites today and we got chatting. He hasn't been paid on either site either, and without boring you more than nec' this particular company seem to think it's good practice to not pay the window cleaners or gardners who eventually get fed up and stop providing the service.
They then get replacement companies in and on it goes.
anyone else been treated like this and what did you do to get the cash. One site is £400, the other £600 and for a while I have been thinking "I don't want to lose them because they are decent sites" but I have been taken for a muppet. 

windows,just gone wfp
im sticking to the windows,less strsin on the body,regular work
bob

i use to do a lot of property management companies when doing the maintenance services many years ago my turn over was in the £90.000 region and you know what...i didnt have a penny why because of late payments,lost invoices,"she is not in today the woman you need to talk to" all i was doing was paying out to everyone else  got up one morning and decided  to stop doing it best thing i did,my attitude now is no invoicing..cash and residential(i do plumbing as well) ive turned loads of work down all because its invoicing and i feel it wont get better in this climate
good luck give it to debt collector

bob

bob plum, whatare you doing the most,windows or plumbing? reck u will alwaysdo both or ditch 1 ?

[bobplum]

windows for me
bob