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Some building work dispute - breach of contract??

Sent to Legal Experts April 24 2006 at 3:12 PM
   

Hi,

Desperate for some help with this....

If I hired some builders to do some work on by B&B and they promised to complete by 14 July and also that they would make undue noise or mess as to disturb guests in other parts of the B&B.

I was assured at the beginning of June everything was on schedule for the 14th of july so i began taking bookings from the 1st August.

However on the 17th June they said they cant complete until 11th August so i cancel all bookings early August.

However on the 1st August they complete and argue the bookings could have been honoured i disagree as at least a weeks worth of cosmetic work needs to be done... when i rang the previous bookings around the 7th onwards they had all booked elsewhere.

Also after the assurances with regards to noise etc... the noise was excessive and materials and rubble were left in public areas - therefore 3 guest had to leave early so i had to refund them... i also knew of 2 other customers who went elsewhere as a result of the mess.

Basically, i want to know what damages i could claim for and on what grounds? I know breach of contract must be in there somewhere?
Thanks in advance
Matt

 

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Sunderland, United Kingdom

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April 25 2006 at 3:42 PM (1 day later)
         
Relist: I still need help.
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April 25 2006 at 3:49 PM (7 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
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Breach of contract, they had a contract , lost income, they made you lose income , court costs
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April 26 2006 at 1:33 AM (9 hours and 43 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
Reply to Leo Setter's Post: So what exactly can i claim for?

a) Sue for not competing on time and hence the bookings i had to cancel?
b) The people i had to refund because of the disruption?
c) The people I know would have booked if it wasn't for the excessive noise and mess everywhere?
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April 27 2006 at 4:45 PM (1 day and 15 hours later)
         
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All of the above
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April 27 2006 at 5:18 PM (33 minutes and 5 seconds later)
         
Reply to Leo Setter's Post: Do you think I would be able to claim for the people i know would have booked who didn't ... as I cant actually prove it
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April 28 2006 at 9:20 AM (16 hours and 2 minutes and 32 seconds later)
         
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