Letter to 'make time of the essence': services by Citizens Advice
This document is a formal letter from a client to a trader, addressing significant delays in agreed-upon services. It serves as a notice to make time of the essence, setting a strict deadline for completion before the client terminates the agreement and seeks a refund for advance payments.
Letter to make time of the essence services
Sam Hoolin
8 Park Avenue
Arlton AL1 4CA
[email protected]
01632 960001
Giltham Traders
24 Station Road
Giltham GT16 3LP
12 September 2025
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to you about the delay to the following work: Replacing the broken fence at the back of my house.
We made the agreement about this work on 10 September 2022. We agreed that it would be finished on 15 October 2022.
As this work has not happened, I am therefore making time of the essence in this agreement. This means that if you do not finish the work within 14 days I will treat our agreement as at an end and find another trader to finish the work.
This also means that I will claim back from you the sum of £50, which is the amount that I have paid in advance for work not done.
Yours faithfully,
Sam Hoolin
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