NHBRC lays criminal charges against Natal Home Builders

The National Home Builders Registration Council ("NHBRC") has laid 7 criminal charges against Natal Home Builders ("NHB"), an entity which is conducting its business in and around eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.

Over and above this, the NHBRC has also laid charges against the home builder for contravening the provisions of its Builders Code of Conduct. The home builder will appear before the NHBRC's Disciplinary Committee on the 28th of March 2018.

This follows a number of complaints that the NHBRC received from members of the public who have been defrauded of their hard-earned monies by NHB which is registered with the NHBRC.

The home builder's modus operandi involves placement of adverts for building of new homes with ridiculously low prices on local IsiZulu newspapers whereby unsuspecting housing consumers who respond to it end up being defrauded by the home builder.

The entity has also been misleading consumers about the location of its offices - stating that these were on Dorothy Nyembe Street which is the same street that the NHBRC's eThekwini Offices are located. This caused a lot of confusion for consumers who assumed that the NHBRC and NHB were the same entity.

The NHBRC would like to encourage those consumers who have been duped by NHB to approach it in order to assist them with opening criminal cases against the entity and its owner.

Housing consumers who wish to build or buy a new home are advised to verify beforehand with the NHBRC as to the status of their builder, on either the NHBRC's toll free number (0800 200 824) or on the Web site www.nhbrc.org.za whether or not such a company or person is a registered home builder.

For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Molebogeng Taunyane on (011) 317 0070 / (082) 646 8663/ [email protected]