[sonya]

hello everyone!
Does anyone charge a deposit on the jobs that they do for instance office, builders cleans and domestic? I have been scouting around and found that in london especially companies are charging as much as 50% as deposit. Is this outragous? Or not, surly this scares away business.
I wanted to put out a poll but can't seem to find the button..lol. If this topic is of any interest to anyone maybe they can find the poll button. cheers Sonya

[24-7 S C Services]

HI Sonya,

I don’t charge commercial clients a deposit or builders cleans (unless it is a small unknown company).

The only time I will charge a deposit, is on a domestic clean and then I only charge, if I feel they are not likely to pay.

One example, was four weeks ago, I received a call from a couple who where ending their tenancy and where moving to Spain. The clean would take place after their move. My terms for this where, 50% deposit up front and confirmation from their estate agents, that the estate agents would settle the balance (out of their security deposit).

I did not get the clean, but that did not bother me, because I was sure they had every intention of not paying.

Hope this helps.

Andrew

[sonya]

Thanks Andrew for replying. It's amazing to see so many companies in London asking for deposits. There must be a serious trust issue across London. cheers Sonya..