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….which to be honest i’m not happy about. I do work for a local property management company. Works out fine , i do the job and bring in my invoice and get a cheque etc. I do ok out of it. I actually know the guy who runs it personally.
Today he phones me and asks me to do a job on a property which he doesn’t manage and that i’m to charge the woman direct and charge her about 2 to 3 times the normal and split the difference with him!
I’m guessing he managed the property at some stage and probably fell out with the landlord and maybe owes him money. Don’t know why i have to be brought in to it 👿
I’m a bit worried this might not be the end of it either, he might start thinking he can profit from my work which could cause problems for me 😕
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To be honest i’m very annoyed about him asking me to do this. I would have to rip the woman off and i can’t do it.
then dont
split the money? so he gets half the spills and does nothing? doesnt quite add up
fire him off and contact the customer direct
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thin end of the wedge! if you were to get involved it would be you that would look like the cowboy/rip off merchant and you that would be covered in the nasty stuff . tell this Arthur Daley you have more self respect.
wilf
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How much is the work he gives you worth???
If the not doing the job could lose you a good income you could just say that because of the high repair cost you quoted the lady she has decided to buy a new machine.
Or you could repair the machine at your normal rate and give him his cut and get your cut back from him on other jobs. (Tell him also you will only do this as a one off.)
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timdowning wrote:you could repair the machine at your normal rate and give him his cut and get your cut back from him on other jobs. (Tell him also you will only do this as a one off.)
I disagree with this because you’re not getting the money back from the agent but his clients again so you’re still ripping people off.
Keep your integrity, tell him you’re not prepared to do it because ‘as he knows’ you’re honest with your customers!
You could also tell him if you charge double it’s likely the customer would not have the work done and you would both lose.
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Go to the job, charge your normal charges etc. Then tell him that as you were very busy you didn’t realise that this was the customer in question.
At that point I’d point out that you’d probably wouldn’t have done it anyway as you have a good reputation to keep up.
Present him with a fait accompli and there’s nowhere he can go with it without making himself look more of a tard than he already is.
Trev
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Twoten wrote;
You could also tell him if you charge double it’s likely the customer would not have the work done and you would both lose.
I wrote;
you could just say that because of the high repair cost you quoted the lady she has decided to buy a new machine.
Same result. 😉
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Here’s the funny bit. I go to the house and they seem like nice people and had no intention ripping them off. Repaired the machine and charged as normal and get paid.
He asks for an invoice so he can give to his landlord which i said no problem. As i’m writing all i hear is him asking me to put the figure down that was twice the amount that i actually charged!
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“Keep your integrity, tell him you’re not prepared to do it because ‘as he knows’ you’re honest with your customers!”
It is possible that this chappie is testing you to see how honest you are. Best to deal honestly with people, you will always benefit in the long term.
Andy 😀
Agreed. Andy is right, you never know and if someone wants you to act in that way it may be better to not go there as like many of these sorts of things, once you start down that road…
K.
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Confused 😕 , If the tennant has settled your invoice, how can he ask that you put it at a higher figure so that he can go back to his landlord for reimbursement? They all sound like they are out to do each other. Once you get drawn into this you’ll never have a straight forward job or invoice with these people ever again.
Definately one to do straight down the line, without favours or back handers for any of them. That way they can like it or lump it but at least you keep your integrity and life remains simple,You are your boss…
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burns wrote:Confused 😕 , If the tennant has settled your invoice, how can he ask that you put it at a higher figure so that he can go back to his landlord for reimbursement? They all sound like they are out to do each other. Once you get drawn into this you’ll never have a straight forward job or invoice with these people ever again.
Definately one to do straight down the line, without favours or back handers for any of them. That way they can like it or lump it but at least you keep your integrity and life remains simple,You are your boss…
Or have I read this completely wrong…. 😳Basically what seems to have happened is the guy who owns the property management company used to manage this property but not anymore. I have a feeling he may be miffed because he doesn’t, maybe they fell out or something.
He know’s the tenants are going to be claiming off the landlord for the repair that i have done to the machine. So basically he is USING me to get some money out of the landlord this way for him, he may owe him some money who knows but it’s not fair bringing me into it, i shouldn’t have to be dealing with this crap?… Even the tenants are trying to get a quick buck out of the landlord now!
Anyway, i did the job and charged as normal so it looks like i will make a loss but i do make some money out of him. But when i hand over his “cut” i’m going to tell him don’t ask me to do this again as it’s nothing to do with me any disputes or arguments that he has with landlords.
I always liked the guy and up to now thought he was ok but putting me in this situation gives me a different view of him and will dread answering the phone to him in the future as i feel it will be now stressful dealing with him.
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“Handling Fee” is what he’s not saying. We do a huge amount of property work. I will only accept payment from the agency, nett month following at the latest. No tennants, no forwarding invoices for payment. No games, I have no interest in who the actual property owner is or how much the agent I’m working for charges him.
Curiously enough, I had a discussion with Ishak from Providence Properties just yesterday with regard to pricing of repairs. They pay me, then invoice their landlords. He’s getting complaints about his invoices from his landlords about my work – turns out that they put £30 on the bill as their handling fee – makes for very expensive blockages and door catches……….
I might be in trouble though – I blew it by bursting out laughing.
The Agent/Landlord agreement should make absolutely clear what handling fees are involved. If Micky32’s agent is trying to buck the system or has failed to organise his charges properly, that’s not his problem.
Say “No”, keep your reputation. Next time, the landlord may well contact you direct.
Chris.
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