At the back end of last year, a guy was painting the house at the back of me. He did a good job so I asked my neighbour to send him round. He came round, had a look at what I needed doing, made some measurements (spent about 20 minutes) said he would send a quote. Never heard a word since. There were some workman working on my next door neighbours house recently so I asked them did they do Painting. They didn't, but said they knew someone who did. I wrote out my name and address and phone number and they said they would pass it on. That was about 6 weeks ago, haven't heard a thing.
I need wooden sash windows replacing, so it's a serious few bob, as it's a craftsman job. One fella failed to turn up on Monday, others don't even respond to emails or messages left - it's bonkers !