Savills

[Peppa pig]

Done work on 3 estates ran by savills.payment date on all 3 invoices 9th september.they send a letter dated 24th september wanting copies of my insurance as im not on the approved contractor list.today they blame the farm managers for asking me without checking the approved list but still wont pay till i send forms back.is this common ???

 

[Northdowns Martin]

It is for us, we invoice for any work done through a third party contractor. Pain in the arse. Small jobs they do sanction they will only pay by credit card so we had to get a card reader, which turned out to be uneconomical.

 

[JP1]

Done work on 3 estates ran by savills.payment date on all 3 invoices 9th september.they send a letter dated 24th september wanting copies of my insurance as im not on the approved contractor list.today they blame the farm managers for asking me without checking the approved list but still wont pay till i send forms back.is this common ???

Presumably you contracted on your terms so you can elect to charge interest on overdue accounts

 

[Brisel]

Done work on 3 estates ran by savills.payment date on all 3 invoices 9th september.they send a letter dated 24th september wanting copies of my insurance as im not on the approved contractor list.today they blame the farm managers for asking me without checking the approved list but still wont pay till i send forms back.is this common ???

This is normal for Savills, though the people in charge of the jobs should have asked for this paperwork before you started, along with risk assessments, method statements etc. (if that's the kind of work you were doing, not professional)

I'd be careful about threatening the small claims court - they are a firm of agents who know the law but by all means give them grief for not following their own procedures and messing with your cash flow as a result.

 

[Martin Holden]

Presumably you contracted on your terms so you can elect to charge interest on overdue accounts

Too right! Perhaps lesson learned - T’s & C’s on accepting the contract and all necessary paperwork agreed up front, a bit like a confirmation of order and then all should be clearer

 

[nick...]

I learnt this when I started doing full time digger work 20 odd years ago.get a call at short notice with job numbers etc.do work and send bill and then chase it only to be asked for copies of this that and the other.often waiting 4/6 months for money.
Nick...

 

[sheepmatilda]

Savills will pay on time 28 days no problem but you have to be on contractors approved list. Fill in form each year,provide insurance, no problem really.

 

[Peppa pig]

Too right! Perhaps lesson learned - T’s & C’s on accepting the contract and all necessary paperwork agreed up front, a bit like a confirmation of order and then all should be clearer

Was asked by the seperate farm managers to go do the work not 1 of the 3 mentioned anything about it

 

[S J H]

I stopped working for bidwells as they wanted me to join a 'safe contractor' scheme I think it was £200 a year, total joke.

 

[ARW]

We have had this, the charge is adjusted to how much more needless paperwork is needed for the job

 

[Peppa pig]

I stopped working for bidwells as they wanted me to join a 'safe contractor' scheme I think it was £200 a year, total joke.

I told savills ive no intention of filling forms in i just want paid.why these wealthy landowners employ these companies beats me as they will certainly be taking their share.which has to come from somewhere.

 

[Brisel]

We used to be in Safe Contractor. Useless administrators who were only interested in taking in the money, not providing any kind of value or help. They didn’t even think to ask tree surgeons for their chainsaw certification... Eejits.

 

[sheepmatilda]

I told savills ive no intention of filling forms in i just want paid.why these wealthy landowners employ these companies beats me as they will certainly be taking their share.which has to come from somewhere.

You won't get paid then! The form only took ten min as long as you put name address insurance details if you employ less than five you just put a line through rest as not appicable easy

 

[S J H]

I told savills ive no intention of filling forms in i just want paid.why these wealthy landowners employ these companies beats me as they will certainly be taking their share.which has to come from somewhere.

I had 2 jobs with land agents last year, both were badly organised, and neither had any idea of underground services.

 

[Peppa pig]

You won't get paid then! The form only took ten min as long as you put name address insurance details if you employ less than five you just put a line through rest as not appicable easy

Why bow to them??.payment was due 9th september letter asking for insurance details dated 24th.so they couldnt even orgsnise a letter within the timescales.

 

[vantage]

We used to be in Safe Contractor. Useless administrators who were only interested in taking in the money, not providing any kind of value or help. They didn’t even think to ask tree surgeons for their chainsaw certification... Eejits.

You had to provide your own condoms? Sounds to me like Savills and the like have good use for them!

 

[Frodo2]

I had 2 jobs with land agents last year, both were badly organised, and neither had any idea of underground services.

Do you really think the land owner would/could have done a better job themselves? Not everyone who invests in land want to be involved with all the detailed management.

 

[sheepmatilda]

Why bow to them??.payment was due 9th september letter asking for insurance details dated 24th.so they couldnt even orgsnise a letter within the timescales.

Good luck!

 

[SMID]

CKD Galbraith tried the same here I ignored it at the time fortunately for me they lost the business soon after that ,they were looking insurance, health and safety, method statement, for ploughing gamecrops and cutting rushes.

 

[S J H]

Do you really think the land owner would/could have done a better job themselves? Not everyone who invests in land want to be involved with all the detailed management.

Probably not, but then they're paying someone to look after their land and interests.

The agents are instructing contractors on the basis of being able to fill in a form and they end up paying more for it.