Robigus
Member
Employ an agent to act on your behalf, and make them paying the agents fee a precondition to starting any talks.You did well!!. I found them to promise all sorts at the start, but very little actually delivered
would suggest that every time you talk to them record it at least.
and write out what is agreed that day and get it sighned.
Same when work is being done, daily diary, sighned by foreman after every week or chargeable occurance.
The companies run two teams of negotiators, A really helpful, friendly and approachably at the start,
then a different set of crooks at the time to payup, who will deny everything previously agreed