Mike wrote:

We have a near neighbour who did work with his father, in Garden
Maintenance. He has thought of starting up again, but is at present working
in a factory. Another neighbour did 'use him' to trim a hedge. We would now
like him to do the same for us, which he said he would do and 'it doesn't
matter about paying me, I will do it for you'

I would like to give him at least the going rate, especially as he is going
to start on his own at some time or other. The job involves dropping the
height of a 12 ft high Hawthorn Hedge to about 7 ft over a length of about
20 - 25ft.

I would hate to embarrass him.

Your comments please


You seem to have two choices to do this "fairly":

a) give him how much you would expect to receive for doing the work

or

b) ask a couple of firms to quote for doing the work and give the average

if he gets embarassed by giving money tell him you'd rather give it to
him than some company and if he still refuses try to negotiate with him.

ff