So the builders turn up, do their job perfectly and you pay them when they've finished? Simple. Not really. What about 'up front' payments? Cash? VAT? Learn all you need to know about this financial minefield with The Building Sheriffs.

Have you ever been into a builder's merchants? Do you know the rules? Yes, rules. They look like secret societies with masonic-style rules and codes - very messy secret societies with a none-too-exclusive membership. Well, that about sums them up.

Listen to 'all about going to the builders' merchants' before you nip into your local Jewson for a bit of wood.

So you thought you knew how to deal with builders? Do you make them tea, the moment they arrive at your house at 8.00am? They'll be disappointed if you don't! Listen up and see if you were right!

Today the Building Sheriffs discuss how builders work out their quotations. Yes, some of them do guess but, did you know that a lot of their pricing depends ON HOW YOU ACT during their quotation visit? Listen to find out more.