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Is my roofer’s quote too expensive? What’s normal in the UK
How to sanity-check a UK roofing quote: the cost drivers that legitimately push the price up, the hidden lines that often inflate it, and the roof-specific red flags that mean you are paying over the odds.
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What is a fair builder’s markup?
What UK builders actually add for overheads, profit, and materials, the normal 15–25% and 10–20% bands, when a higher markup is justified, and how to tell a fair margin from one that is quietly inflating your quote.
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Hidden costs in builder’s quotes: 15 things homeowners miss
The items most often left out of a UK builder’s quote, from scaffolding and skip hire to Building Regs fees and making good, and why their absence turns a “cheaper” quote into the dearer one once the work is done.
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How to read a builder’s quote, line by line
A simple walk through every part of a UK builder’s quote, from preliminaries and provisional sums to overheads, profit, exclusions, and payment schedule, so you can tell a quote you can trust from one you cannot.
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How to tell if a builder’s quote is too high
Eight practical signals that a UK builder’s quote is above a fair price, the legitimate reasons a higher quote can still be the right one, and how to sanity-check the figure before you commit a deposit.
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Why are my three builder quotes so different?
Why UK builder quotes for the same job can vary by thousands, how to tell a genuine difference in scope or quality from simple overpricing, and how to put quotes on a like-for-like footing before you choose.
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What to do if your builder goes bust mid-project
A practical sequence for the days after a UK builder's company enters insolvency or is dissolved: preserving your contractual position, recovering money, and finishing the work.
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The builder took my deposit and won't reply: what to do
A clear sequence for the moment a paid deposit looks like a loss: how to verify what's actually happened, recover the money, and what realistically follows when recovery isn't possible.
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