What would you do?

[Jon123]

I had a e-commerce site designed by a fairly decent london developer, we were disputing the hosting fee (£350 for a year site traffic was less than 1500 a month) I emailed him and heard nothing back, still haven't. So I did a bit of investigating. phoned his office, line now goes through to a different company. Look on companys house and he has applyed for company to be struck off.

Phoned a couple off his clients and got a cracking lead of the lady at reception. He is actually doing 2 days a week at there office. He has moved out off his offices spoke to his landlord seems they left on half decent terms.

I paid a fair few thousand for the site. I don't mind about the hosting but I want the codes back I paid good money for them.

Now I have tried contacting him, is there anything legal I could look at before turning on the doorstep of his workplace or his house to get my coding back (He asked me to pay the hosting bill direct to him and post it to his home address!!)

I cannot recieve any emails direct to that email address and I'm not happy at all.

Cheers
Jonny

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Hi Jonny

Maybe try asking your question in the IT section, seems a little technical to be in the general forum and some of the IT people may be able to help you.

Hope you get it resolved.

Regards.

Barbara

 

[Jon123]

I hope so too, its becoming a pain in the backside and I haven't got the time to keep chasing. But I want the website back as I forked out for it.

I wasn't sure if it was legal or I.T so put it in general! If any mods think it would be placed elsewhere could you please move.

Cheers
Jonny

 

[Vending Siting Services]

I'll move this to the IT section. That way, I am sure you will get some good advice quick.

Regards.

Barbara

 

[mobyme]

You are automatically assuming that you own the code and this may not be the case unless it is written into the contract. You do have a contract?

 

[CreationCoast]

Really sorry to hear that, Jonny.

Did you have any kind of ftp access to the site? Hosting control panel access?

If you'd like to PM me the url we'll see if there is anything we can analyse for you that might help.

Really, you've paid for the site, you should have it (assuming as a previous poster warns you can own the code) - and the hosting should be a separate discussion with him. But it sounds like he's holding the site back as some leverage with the hosting bill debate you have going on. £350 a year is a hefty charge for hosting, I can't help but think you're probably not getting a service of that or even having a site that really requires that with the low traffic you've had.

Anyways, give me a shout and I'll try to help in any way I can...

Clare

 

[iboxsecurity]

£350 a year is a lot of money for a site with that level of traffic - sounds a bit devious to me.

As stated before you may not own the code at all unfortuantly. If you have any control panel/domain/ftp access you could save yourself there.

Drop me a PM if you want to discuss details.