We had some building work done end 07 to mid 08. The builder was paid 90% of his bill by end Jan 09 - many installments made from end 07. The first, final and only bill was produced Sept 08, a two liner of the Net costs and the VAT costs. Circa €130K
However there are some issues outstanding and I have also requested a breakdown of costs vs labour on the project. He is not willing to act on these items and is now handing the matter to his solicitor. We do not wish to not pay him, just to have transparency and close out the open items. There was no contract signed at the start of the job and when asked to price things I just got a tat answer - sure you can afford it and the rubbish talk went on from there and no costs were given. Any idea how we can close this? Regrettably he is a relation of the in-laws........