John Jones and Bill Prescott are busy directors of a building company – Quality Extensions; a well known local business. They also run other businesses including landscaping.
QE’s job was to design and build a large extension to Number 10. A contract for £180,000 was signed before work commenced - based on QE’s standard terms of business. Construction period of six months. Monthly interim payments and any variations required were to be the subject of prior agreement.
During pre-contract discussions, the Brown’s made it clear that they needed the extension to be finished within six months