Cases - Franks & Collingwood v Gates

Record details

Name

Franks & Collingwood v Gates

Date

(1983)

Citation

1 Con LR 21

Keywords

Contracts - construction contracts - lump sum contract - VAT - contract between builder and private individual - whether the fixed price was inclusive of VAT

Summary

The defendant was a private individual who engaged the claimant to carry out certain construction works to his holiday home. The quotation was provided for a fixed price of £7,000. It did not bear a VAT registration number. The claimant sued the defendant for the price of the works including VAT. It was held that in such a relationship the price would be taken (unless otherwise stated) to be inclusive of VAT.