In the first 6 months of 2015, a Building Quality Australia report showed that Queensland’s Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) recorded 12,702 calls and recorded 2,180 complaints about the quality of work from tradesmen. In the same year, the New South Wales Fair Trading department took 143,534 phone calls and took 8,000 complaints about building work quality. Victoria’s Building Authority handled 2,664 complaints about builders and plumbers.
It seems that every day in the media we hear stories of less than honest businesses taking advantage of Australian customers in need. We hear constant warnings about businesses who have been caught conning or scamming consumers in the market. Thousands of complaints are received by authority and advocate bodies every year. According to the national watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the rate of complaints received is increasing by a minimum of 10% every year. Keep in mind, though, that these complaints are only the ones that are reported; it is assumed that the actual number of impacted consumers who have been treated badly or have received substandard work or products and did not complain would mean this number is far higher.
The statistics go on, they are worrying, and they raise some critical questions. How do you avoid being stung by a not-so-honest business? How do you avoid being taken advantage of in a time when you are most in need? The answer according to the authorities is thoroughly research the business you are employing. But in emergency situations, or for those who are time poor, you don’t have the time or option to thoroughly research the business you are employing; what do you do then?
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