Hi
my wife is currently going through the small claims court to try to recover some money from a joiner who installed a kitchen very badly and left us with a large bill to fix the problems
we are struggling to find any tradesmen to fix the bad workmanship,
we have followed initial legal advice and provided three quotes to fix the work
, the judge asked for are surveyor to assess the problem and send a report which mostly agreeded with our case,
although his idea of the costs involved are way off,
he considered 228 would cover material costs and labour of a joiner, gas fitter and plumber which would be required.
Last week the court sent an order asking for more quotes
we live in a small place where there aren't too many tradesmen and none are keen to fix others work
we are struggling to get any quotes
the judge want us to pay 155 to get an extension
and then another 170 for another hearing on top of the initial fee of 105 and 240 to the surveyor.
I think the courts is being obstructive
is their anything we can do?