We've got this painter doing the wooden window frames on our house. His estimate gives the price followed by (no vat). Our landlady organised the work but she's not very savvy and doesn't ask the right questions. We're quite friendly with her and don't want to see her ripped off. She agreed with the painter to pay half the cost up front. She has paid half the amount given on the estimate. She thinks that (no vat) means that there will be no VAT added (i.e. no VAT payable), but she hasn't clarified this explicitly with the painter and, as most of you know, tradesmen seldom work that way.
Given that this guy didn't used recognised language - do you think our landlady will have a leg to stand on if she doesn't agree to pay VAT on top of the estimate price?
Thanks for any advice.
2006-07-26
21:04:14
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