Housing regulator deregisters errant builders from its database
The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) has deregistered 17 contractors and builders from its database of approved home builders following the outcome of the disciplinary hearing processes. The names of these contractors have also been published in the Government Gazette of 15 March 2019.
The offences committed by these builders/contractors included failure to enrol or register new homes, and failure to comply with the code of conduct and the building standards.
"The NHBRC will continue to ensure that building standards are upheld and consumers are protected from poorly constructed buildings through its stringent requirements and regular inspections of all NHBRC registered home building projects," said Mziwonke Dlabantu, CEO of the NHBRC.
For the financial years 2016/2017 to 2018/2019, the NHBRC suspended 482 home builders who contravened the Housing Consumers Protection Measures (HCPM) Act and prosecuted 1 482 home builders for various contraventions, including shoddy workmanship, failure to enrol new homes and contravening the Code of Conduct for home builders.
Further, NHBRC has also opened 357 criminal cases against home builders who have failed to register and to enrol new homes as per the Act. In this regard, the NHBRC is collaborating with the National Prosecuting Authority and the South African Police Services (SAPS) in order to ensure that all the criminal cases opened are successfully prosecuted.
Home builders who fail to fix the non-compliances issued by NHBRC home inspectors within the required period get suspended, pending prosecution by the NHBRC disciplinary committee (DC). These DCs are adjudicated by external and independent chairpersons. During the period of suspension, the home builder is not allowed to build any homes in the Republic.
Should the home builder be found guilty following a DC process, the following penalties may be imposed by the committee:
(a) A fine not exceeding R25 000 per count/contravention; (b) A warning; or (c) Withdrawal of registration.
Dlabantu implored housing consumers to support the organisation's efforts in this regard by ensuring that they appoint NHBRC-registered builders/sub-contractors and ensure the enrolment of homes before commencing with the construction of their homes.
Housing consumers and/or homeowners and buyers must exercise caution when dealing with contractors, developers and/or builders by ensuring that they verify their registration with the NHBRC in the first instance. A list of approved home builders is available on our website and housing consumers must choose potential contractors from this approved list so that they are protected in terms of the HCPM Act.
"The NHBRC is committed to ethical leadership in the home building sector and all role players are implored to report all incidences of ethical transgressions to our independently managed ethical hotline on 0800 203 698 etc," concluded Dlabantu.
Table 1 below clearly lists those errant home builders who have been deregistered by the NHBRC.
Table 1
Name of Home Builder | Province | NHBRC Reg No | Names of Directors and Identity Numbers | Date of Withdrawal of Registration | Reasons for Withdrawal of registration (Charges) |
Seleayaha Trading CC | MP | 41788 | ALI, ANEESA AYESHA ALI, HAKEEM BILAAL | 20 Apr 18 | Failure to construct a home situated at Erf 2563, White River ext94, Mpumalanga as per the NHBRC Technical Requirements in contravention of the Home Building Manual read with section 12(1) of the Act |
JE Nikitaridis t/a E-Treme Projects | GP | 52855 | JE Nikitaridis | 20 Apr 18 | Failure to enrol a home situated stand 537 Cedar Creek Estate, Gauteng in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
Nicorel (Pty) Ltd | GP | 1-48472880 | DU PLESSIS, WESSEL | 30 May 17 | Failure to construct a home situated at Stand 4044, Rooihuiskraal North,ext25 and Stand 31, Country View Estate, Pretoria East, Gauteng as per the NHBRC Technical Requirements in contravention of the Home Building Manual read with section 12(1) of the Act |
SUND Projects CC | KZN | 1-190296551 | PILLAY, SEGERAN SOOBRAMONEY | 20 Apr 18 | Failure to construct a home situated at Erf 399 and 238, Gugulethu, Kwa-Zulu Natal as per the NHBRC Technical Requirements in contravention of the Home Building Manual read with section 12(1) of the Act |
Ipopeng Bakone Welding and Projects | LM | 1-24858581 | MASEMENE, KWETEPE DAVID | 20 Apr 18 | Failure to enrol a home situated Erf 1940, Marblehall, ext 6, Limpopo in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
Zamanguni Trading | GP | 1-37784811 | NDUNGANE, NOMZAMO | 20 Apr 18 | o Contravening Rule 2(a) and Rule 15.3 of the Code of Conduct for Homebuilders in respect of a home situated at Erf 4979, Summerfield Estate, Kosmosdal, Centurion o Failure to respond to Council's correspondence in contravention of section 11(1) (e) of the Act |
Ikamva Builders CC | GP | 1-39004878 | FUTSHANE, FIKILE GILBERT | 20 Apr 18 | Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 590, Neewood Ext 8, Gauteng in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
Sarnia Property Development | WC | 1-111630481 | VAN HUYSSTEEN, JAN HOFMEYER | 20 Apr 18 | Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 4583, units 1-8, Bredarsdorp, Western Cape in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
Rauch Build CC | WC | 39742 | NEL, DIRK JOHANNES NEL, LOUEEN ELIZABETH | 19 Nov 17 | Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 56, Suiderstrand in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
K Hoffman | MP | 43384 | K Hoffman | 05 Apr 17 | Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 4411, The Heads Lydenburg ext 56, Mpumalanga in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
Sun Fox 44 CC | MP | 1-4105558 | HERBST, ANTON FRANCIS CHRISTIAAN | 20 Apr 18 | Failure to construct a home situated at Erf 494, Bankenveld Golf Estate, Witbank, Mpumalanga as per the NHBRC Technical Requirements in contravention of the Home Building Manual read with section 12(1) of the Act |
Dash Construction t/a MB Day | MP | 1-77955564 | LOUW, JOHANNES ARNOLDUS BOTHMA | 20 Apr 18 | Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 4146, Marloth Park Hectorspruit, Mpumalanga in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
Kwa-Zulu Natal Industrial Contractors | KZN | 1-49473117 | SEWNARAIN, VIREN | 19 Nov 18 | Failure to construct a home situated at Erf 547, Verulam, Kwa-Zulu Natal as per the NHBRC Technical Requirements in contravention of the Home Building Manual read with section 12(1) of the Act |
Lawrence Builders Trading | KZN | 224237491 | LINDA, MUSAWENKOSI LAWRENCE | 19 Nov 18 | Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 2303, Eshowe Hills, Kwa-Zulu Natal in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
Bonga Developers | EC | 205123091 | BUTHELEZI, BONGINKOSI STEVEN | 19 Nov 18 | Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 65218, Nahoon Valley, Eastern Cape in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |
DF Du Toit | WC | 14449 | DF Du Toit | 19 Nov 18 | Contravening Rule 8.3, Rule 2(a) and (b) and Rule 15.3 of the Code of Conduct of Homebuilders and Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 15211,15212,16496 and 16507, Mossel Bay, Western Cape Failure to respond to Council's correspondence in contravention of section 11(1) (e) of the Act. |
Chris Basson Bouers | WC | 9277 | C Basson | 19 Nov 18 | Failure to enrol a home situated at Erf 2619, unit 01, Perlemoenbaai, Western Cape in contravention of section 14 (1) of the Act. |