Hate sending bills to friends

[llywelyn111]

sorry I'll repost in correct forum. Please delete

 

[kathwilcox]

yes it can be tricky sending friends bills!

We learnt the hard way, did lots of work on a friends house, never charged them a penny!

When it came to the favour being returned they wanted a hideous daily rate!

guess what we are no longer friends!

 

[llywelyn111]

Just finished changing a 10 way split and a 8 way sub main (extension) in a friends holiday house. Done a EIC the property, upgraded bonding to gas and water (5m away both of them thank god). Then sort four garage lights out for him, he supplied the fittings. and replaced a couple of sockets which had cracked faces.

Does anyone else find it hard to send bills to friends? My bill seems to come down every time I'm going to email it to him :001_9898:

I just have no idea how much to charge him now.

 

[Specialist]

There's an old saying: You've got no friends in business, sad but true.

 

[Dan23584]

Just remember you can't be expected to work for peanuts, also any discount you give him will be better than if he got some one else in charging full price. did you do it in normal workng hours or evening/weekends? If it was in normal working hours then you have to remember that while your doing discounted work for a mate you could be elsewhere earring normal rate. I suppose you might be better off giving him a ring explaining your feeling a little uncomfortable and see what he says. Most of my mates are pretty good with understanding that you can't do this stuff for nothing.

 

[llywelyn111]

It was done during normal working hours which has made it worse really. I play golf with him every Saturday which makes it a bit harder Oh well

 

[Dan23584]

Would he be likely/able to return a favour in the future? Would he appreciate the gesture of discount or expect it? Did you discuss payment before the work started?

 

[llywelyn111]

Might just charge him normal CU change and cert for the Split board and just the cost of the sub main and a hour labour ontop of that one.

 

[llywelyn111]

With regards to returning the favour, He works for HMRC, should I ask him for payment in cash? :wink5:

 

[rsp84]

Pity he cant make your tax bill smaller. It doesnt have to be money in kind to be repaid.