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What is a workman worth?

Name withheld
Date posted: 1 Sep 2013

Dear EN,

As I write a workman is leaving my home. He came to service the alarm. He was pleasant, engaging and apparently thorough. I paid him £51.00 for a 30-minute visit. He lives locally. The plumber who came to do work in my bathroom last year charges £175 per day plus materials.