1 thing i have learn't in business is not to do favours to friends !
He is only an employee & therefore if it was lent as a favour, the chances of me getting compensation IF it got damaged, would be pretty much nothing.
Therefore, i WILL charge an amount.
I NEVER expect any favours in business & expect nothing for free - I would rather pay my way..
As for certain clients i have - i look after them going that little bit extra, or taking them out to events, ie: Football , Boxing, Dinners = I PAY for their whole evening, the tickets, pictures etc, so i do look after them as they look after me with providing good work for me.
Looking at some of your answers, i CERTAINLY know that one of the replies would NEVER IN A MILLION SUNDAYS do something for nothing :
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, so please give constructive advice as to what you would do, and saying that if it was YOU in my position & knowing how you operate, you'd probebly charge them £100 a day atleast, so i will be charging £40 - that is a fair price.