Working for estate agents

[armyash]

Who here does work for estate agents?

What are the requirements if working on your own? Insurance/GSR/sorted for tax etc is there any special requirements because you're working for the estate agents that would be different to just going around for private customers?

Just been reading through some old threads and there seems to be a lot of horror stories where they are concerned so looks like something to avoid in the future, but be good to get the info so can stick it in my memory bank.

Thanks

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i have never done

 

[SimonG]

I do the odd bit for one, the others I give a wide berth. Too slow on the payment front.

 

[Barry98]

I look after a few hundred for a local one along with another engineer , both me and him plus the estate agents are all in BNI , do at least 6 a week on average

 

[armyash]

Can you work for them once you are set up self employed?

 

[WaterTight]

I won't bother with them anymore. When they've got work it needs to be done NOW but payment usually comes MUCH, MUCH LATER. Plus liasing with 5 different people for one job gives me a headache.

 

[diamondgas]

Who here does work for estate agents?

What are the requirements if working on your own? Insurance/GSR/sorted for tax etc is there any special requirements because you're working for the estate agents that would be different to just going around for private customers?

Just been reading through some old threads and there seems to be a lot of horror stories where they are concerned so looks like something to avoid in the future, but be good to get the info so can stick it in my memory bank.

Thanks

Hey Ash --- Best advice is stick to ya guns! LOL End of the day they are not paying for the work it's the Landlords they say they are looking after who do! The estate agents are after their bit in my opinion so may be looking for the cheapest job so they can make the most profit! I'm just cynical though

 

[kirkgas]

Hey Ash --- Best advice is stick to ya guns! LOL End of the day they are not paying for the work it's the Landlords they say they are looking after who do! The estate agents are after their bit in my opinion so may be looking for the cheapest job so they can make the most profit! I'm just cynical though

just cause you are cynical doesnt make you wrong

 

[johnnyplumb]

Hey Ash --- Best advice is stick to ya guns! LOL End of the day they are not paying for the work it's the Landlords they say they are looking after who do! The estate agents are after their bit in my opinion so may be looking for the cheapest job so they can make the most profit! I'm just cynical though

your right there, i've a house i let through a letting /estate agent, they phoned me up a few months back asking if i wanted them to deal with the safety check, i said i'd do it myself but asked them how much anyway, she said £108+vat . unbelievable, bet the gsr guy doing there work is lucky to get half that. there making more than us, for doing virtually nothing.

 

[mickie]

one i work for stick 10% on every job i do, so they're charging landlords 50 quid a check..

obviously if anything needs a service or work, that price goes up, they're also really quick to pay me, normally paid within a few days.

they're not all the same