Selwyn Froggitt wrote:

Hi,

Bear with me on this one - I know I've made a mistake, I just want to know
what I can do to resolve it...

I've recently tried to get quotes for a replacement front door. I ended up
signing a contract with the first salesperson who came round (a very
reasonable quote).

However, since signing the contract we decided on a different style of door
(more expensive) and decided to see if we could get a cheaper quote
elsewhere.

Unfortunately, the second salesman who came round (from ColdSeal) also got
our signature on a contract for a front door. At the time the ColdSeal
salesman knew that we had already signed a contract with another firm but
made no indication that we'd have difficulty in cancelling.

I'm currently in the process of trying to cancel the ColdSeal contract. It's
still within seven days of signing but I appreciate there are legal
technicalities involved as the salespeople were invited round, etc.

In both cases a deposit has been paid (along with an additional £30
insurance with ColdSeal) but no surveyors have visited.

Does anyone have any experience as to how difficult will it be to cancel the
ColdSeal contract?

What is my legal position regarding cancellation? Can I walk away from the
contract losing no more than the deposit (and their 'insurance')?

Effectively tyes. They can sue you for loss and damages, but the cost of
doing it will be monumental, and the judge will throw it out anyway,
because you do not get fined for breaching a contract, but for the
consequential losses that result.

It wold be oimpossible to prove that they had suffered more than the
loss of the salemans time, inless they had already made the units up and
scheduled teh work...again very very hard to prove.

Tell them to sue and be damned. You will lose the deposit and hear no
more about it.



Thanks.