[Gary f]

Any advice on paying for a new round. IE stage payments or does it have to be all cash up front or first month then staged payments etc.


Seen one that might be worth looking at at bit far. Do you ask how many customers or proof when and when next cleaning due.

After incident I may have to bite the bullet if it ever stops blooming raining.

[George P]

when we buy them we want to know which areas they are and at what price, then go around all his customers with him to explain the change over and have a signed letter from both of you and payment up front,

[William McCafferty]

I have never brought a round, i was given one, which turned out as next to useless and all the customers were well underpriced, I have 2 from 30.

If I was to be tempted into buying one though, I would need to know a few facts

How long has the cleaner been cleaning them, if less than 6 months, be careful as they might still cancel.

What does he charge? if he is charging the same or more than you, then great, its also ok if he is £1 cheaper because you can get this back with your yearly price rise, but if he is £££ cheaper then don't touch, you will lose loads.

What system is he using? although most people accept wfp cleaning, there are still a few who prefer the old ways, these will move when they can get a trad cleaner.

I would pay him a percentage up front then I would insist on going with him on his last clean, to be indroduced as the new cleaner and if all say they are happy with the arrangement, then make the final payment.

and finally i would have a agreement drawn up that offers a money back if a certain percentage of his customers cancel within 3 months of you cleaning them, I would also add to the agreement that he cannot canvess or solicit any of his previous customers or area he worked in.

[Fakenham Tony]

and finally i would have a agreement drawn up that offers a money back if a certain percentage of his customers cancel within 3 months of you cleaning them, I would also add to the agreement that he cannot canvess or solicit any of his previous customers or area he worked in.

Who in their right mind selling a round would agree to that?

Once the round is sold for an agreed price the deal is done surely, why should the seller lose out if the buyer is unreliable and does a poor job and customers cancel within 3 months?

[Paddy Woods]

Be careful Gary just like any transaction you have to trust the seller BUT sometimes you can smell a rat! Fact is some very good lads have too much work & need the ££ hence sell rounds others downsize,what's his reason ? On the flip side lads get rid of their troublesome rounds or poor priced work is this 1? There is always a bit of fear in buying & of course you lose 1 or 2 custy's in changeover but you can't really come back to seller after that round is sold end of!.
Hope it goes well just have 2 or 3 pointed ?? for him to make sure round is what you want

[dotty]

i was told to make sure i went clock wise

[William McCafferty]

and finally i would have a agreement drawn up that offers a money back if a certain percentage of his customers cancel within 3 months of you cleaning them, I would also add to the agreement that he cannot canvess or solicit any of his previous customers or area he worked in.

Who in their right mind selling a round would agree to that?

That's my T & C if they won't sign I don't buy! No skin off my nose.



Once the round is sold for an agreed price the deal is done surely, why should the seller lose out if the buyer is unreliable and does a poor job and customers cancel within 3 months?

[brynley]

i sold work recently, he paid half up front and paid the rest after he had cleaned them once, we agreed that i would give him a letter to introduce him to the customers as he was helping me out as i was a long way behind with my work ( the reason being that i had the customers a long time and some don't like change, i wanted them to get to know him first), he has lost just a handful (one had died)i am going to replace 3 out of 50.

the buyer was very happy with the way it has worked out.

[William McCafferty]

That's my T & C if they won't sign I don't buy! No skin off my nose.

Once the round is sold for an agreed price the deal is done surely, why should the seller lose out if the buyer is unreliable and does a poor job and customers cancel within 3 months?

The round is sold with x amount of customers, you expect that you will lose some but there are limits, for instance if I brought 50 customers and 5 cancelled I would not be bothered, but if 15 or 20 or more cancelled then I would require a refund of the purchase price