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Does anyone take a deposit before doing the job? Had a friend of mine get a quote but is being told he needs to give a deposit. Personally I’ve never seen or heard any company do this, as it’s not like materials need to be bought for the job, as the work can’t start until nesting is over. Interested to get your thoughts on this, thanks.

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Iv personally never asked for any money up front and will generally do up to £5k of work (inc materials) before expecting any payment, if the job is bigger than this I think it’s fair to ask to be paid in stages before the job is complete. What you describe just sounds like a run of the mill day to day job and I doubt many would expect payment until completion of the job. Each to their own though!

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On 13/05/2018 at 07:47, Alex O said:

 

Does anyone take a deposit before doing the job? Had a friend of mine get a quote but is being told he needs to give a deposit. Personally I’ve never seen or heard any company do this, as it’s not like materials need to be bought for the job, as the work can’t start until nesting is over. Interested to get your thoughts on this, thanks.

 

I’d like to think the best of people, but....

 

could it be that the quote is way over the top and the contractor fears that in the interval between now and September the tree owner might wise up and cancel?

 

At least with a deposit, he’s something for the time quoting.

 

Or am I just jaded with societies  morals and ethics?

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