FYI: Sneaky fee increase by SJD

[malvolio]

So you told them you didn't require their services anymore, stopped your DD at a year end and they prepared your final accounts in a timely manner ? ie. it would be after the year end. When I closed Ltds before I then received a big bundle with all my receipts and stuff, I'm thinking this doesn't apply anymore with it all being online scans !?

I left them at tax year end, not company one. However I was still trading, just switching to using an accountant that does the job properly, so no other work needed.

[billybiro]

Apparently, the company closure fee quietly went up 50%, from £300+VAT to £450+VAT, in late 2017. When I asked whether it is appropriate to raise fees without a prominent notice - even Sky warns me about a £1.01 broadband rate hike - I got the following response.

"As for the closure fee, we don’t normally send a notice if there is a fee change in relation to any of the additional services we provide, as they are not included in our monthly fee. The price for any additional service is quoted as and when the additional service is requested and all current prices are listed on our website".

Not cool, SJD, not cool.

Simple response.

Don't pay their fees. When they come chasing you for payment simply explain to them that you're having a moratorium on supplier payments and that "we don’t normally send a notice if there is a change in relation to any of the payments we make".

Two can play at that game!