Building works - advice needed

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8 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Renderers do a lot of work for the builder so their preference is to invoice the builder instead. 

The builder is then responsible to stop they’re 20% tax off labour , he pays accountant to do monthly cis returns ( if legitimate) he also takes long term responsibility for the job , has to put right if any problems occur, you may also find the renderers price is cheaper to the builder direct than it would have been direct to you for all sorts of reasons ie they may work under the main contractor s public liability insurance , they may be very good renderers but be crap business people , they may want cash in hand so builder bends things but pays the tax liability on the full bill , there’s lots of things it could be , my gut feeling based on your original post saying the builder has done a very good job for you with no probs and you’ve had a decent relationship with him from a price that was competitive from the main works indicates he’s not a wrong un

[Boycie]

Maybe the Renderer isn’t vat registered and the builder is? Therefore the builder has to add 20% and maybe a percentage of profit onto the bill the renders give to him?  Plus the renderers probably gave you the verbal quote assuming the builder or you would hack off the old render?