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Renovation scams and complaints related to them make up 8% of of all customer complaints in Singapore, according to the Consumers Association of Singapore, and approximately S$8.4 million have been received due to renovation-related complaints. To help you avoid getting scammed by bad contractors, some good people blog.seedly.sg has put together a list using from info provided by the SMRT Feedback by the Vigilanteh and the Consumers Association of Singapore. *Please keep in mind that this list should only serve as a general guide and NOT be taken as an absolute reflection of the firms and companies listed here. Always double check the background of each firm/company individually before passing judgement. This list is not in any way an attempt to unjustly defame any firm or company. No. Blacklisted Contractor/Interior Designer 1 3Latte Pte Ltd 2 Absolute Design Associates Private Limited 3 A-Build Construction Pte/Ltd 4 A'Conceptz Design & Renovation Pte Ltd 5 AIK LIAN ENGINEERING & TRADING PTE LTD 6 Alam Living Interior Design Consultant -Ms Siti Hawa Bte Othman 7 Am Construction Technology Pte Ltd 8 Ansana Pte.Ltd. 9 Apco Pte Ltd 10 Bayview Concepts Pte Ltd 11 Behome Design Concept -Ng Chun Kiat 12 Blink 23 Pte Ltd 13 Blu Pin I.D Pte Ltd - Sia Chun Yi(She JunYi) 14 Briggs Design Pte Ltd/ Pemplas Interior Pte Ltd 15 CES ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD 16 Chan Chee Seng( Zeng ZhiSheng ) 17 Chan Yi Quian Brenden t/a Board of Designers 18 Chia Su Yung 19 Chiam Ser Ko t/a Festal Interior Reno 20 Chong Sen Construction Pte Ltd 21 Colour Centre Pte Ltd 22 Cozy Loft Pte Ltd 23 Creaction Design Pte Ltd 24 Creative Interior Design - Mr Tan Yong Heng 25 Da Vidbox Designs Pte Ltd 26 De Ir Pte Ltd 27 Décor Studio Pte Ltd 28 D’Concept Design Private Limited 29 D'Poh Interior Pte Ltd 30 Dream Innovatus Home 31 Eco Intergrated Pte Ltd 32 Edsel Design&Renovation Pte Ltd 33 Eins Construction Pte ltd 34 Elementz Design Studio 35 EL-FA Team Pte Ltd 36 Emmanuel Reno & Services 37 ER Concept Plt Ltd 38 Expeditious Pte Ltd 39 EXPEDITIOUS PTE LTD 40 Façade Holdings Pte Ltd 42 Foccus Interior Pte Ltd 43 Focusstudio Pte Ltd 44 Fu Fang Ruo t/a Bizwiz Construction & Services 45 Genesis ID Pte Ltd 46 Genesis ID Pte Ltd 47 GS Creative Pte Ltd 48 Haller (Far East) Private Limited 49 Hauslab Design&Build Pte Ltd 50 Hiaxia Crystal Constrcution Pte Ltd 51 Hong Choon Building Construction 52 I1 Reno Pte Ltd 53 Icon D'Zigne Pte Ltd 54 Icon Studio P/L 55 IDA Construction Pte Ltd 56 Illusion Design & Contract Pte Ltd 57 In-Base Interior Design -Tan Lay Nah 58 Innerspace Interior Pte Ltd 59 Island Lifestyle Group Pte.Ltd. 60 J-Plan Associates Pte Ltd 61 J-Plan Associates Pte.Ltd. 62 JS Devise Private Limited 63 JST Creations t/a Tan Lay Hoon 64 K Jensen Pte Ltd 65 Ke Kim Ching t/a Goodrich Building and Trading 66 Kenreno Construction&Trading 67 KK Workshop Pte Ltd 68 Koon Seng Renovation Contractor 69 Lau Yong Koi t/a Crystal Pool Building and Services 70 Lim Lee Hoon t/a Junying Design&Construction 71 Limmax ID Pte Ltd 72 Lines & Angels Private Limted 73 Linewerkz Pte Ltd 74 Luxur I.D. Pte Ltd 75 Markwell Design&Contract Pte Ltd 76 MBG INTERIOR P/L 77 H Klassic Pte Ltd 78 MH Builders Pte Ltd - Mr Chng Chee Ann 79 Mr Lim Soo Tat t/a Roca Vida 80 Mr Teo E-Shen 81 Mr Yang Johnson 82 Mr Zulkanain Bin Amin 83 Mycenean Design-Profession Pte Ltd 84 New Age Construction&Trading Pte Ltd 85 Nexus Interior Pte.Ltd. 86 Ng Meng Teck formerly t/a Ben Design&Build 87 Omni Construction Pte Ltd 88 OP3 International Pte Ltd 89 Penthouse Interior&Trading Pte Ltd 90 PNI Homes Pte Ltd 91 Point Design City Development Pte.Ltd. 92 Point Design City Development Pte.Ltd. 93 Reka Bina Pte Ltd (RB Services Pte Ltd) 94 S.A.C (PTE) LTD 95 Sek Loong Trading& Construction Service Pte Ltd 96 Sim Wee Kiat t/a Witz Studio 97 Siong Lee Contractor 98 SJ MARBLE(S) PTE LTD 99 Solidform Trading - Koh Huang Sim 100 Studio Q Design(Pte Ltd) 101 Tan Meng Hua 102 Tan Tian Bok/Tan Tian Ci both t/a Jiamei Furnishings 103 Techgroup E&C Pte Ltd 104 The Creative Formation Pte Ltd 105 The Metaphysics Practice -Kua Joo Siang Raymond (Hafary as Third party) 106 THIAN SUNG CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD 107 Timlord Construction Pte.Ltd 108 TMG Cornerstone Pte.Ltd. 109 Tycoon Construction Pte Ltd 110 Vent Engineering Pte Ltd 111 Wallstreet Interior Pte Ltd 112 Well-Know Engineering Pte Ltd 113 Weng Stone Trading Pte Ltd 114 Workshop I.D & Build Pte Ltd 115 WTH Builders 116 WYS Engineering & Construction P/L 117 YKS Builders & Engineering P/L 118 Zen Seng Pte Ltd 119 ZHENGDA CORPORATION PTE LTD 120 ZQ Studio Pte Ltd - Victor Yeong Kong Khuen 121 CONTEMPO ART OF LIVING PTE LTD AKA THE ARTMANI PTE LTD 122 Vector Design Learn how to recognize and avoid scammers:

Seem like these 3 chinese news article are link to the same ID company located at Toa Payoh. Anyone deal with this company before need your advise.. It is kinda of scary there are so many ID company located at Toa Payoh central....

A contractor was ordered to pay RM25,000 in compensation after being found guilty of attempting to scam a homeowner of her house renovation in Masai. Claimant, Kym Leong, 35, successfully won the case against her contractor when its representative failed to show up for the hearing, reported The Star. However, tribunal president Rashidah Abu Bakar explained that it was the tribunal’s jurisdiction to order a maximum of RM25,000 compensation – just half of the RM47,504 requested by the claimant. The contractor stands to face criminal charges for failure to pay the claim within 14 days of the tribunal’s decision. According to Leong, a bank manager, the contractor she hired to renovate her new house went missing and became uncontactable after she had paid in excess of 90% of the total renovation costs. "I started engaging the contractor in June last year and made the first payment on the same month." Leong also added that, "A total of RM74,172 was paid in the span of six months since he started working for me as he consistently asked for money to buy materials." Only a total value of RM26,667 of the total renovation cost had been completed before the contractor stopped showing up for work, who also became uncontactable since this January. She later also found out that the contractor had stolen an original window frame, access card and keys to the house. Further reading: Is Your Contractor Cheating You? How to Avoid Scamming Contractors in Malaysia. "Finding" a Reliable Contractor Could Start with You. Scammers and Imposters not Welcome.

We all hate getting cheated. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what a few psychopathic interior designers and contractors will do to make a quick buck, leaving us with broken dreams, an empty pocket and a newly-acquired cynicism for anything and everything related to renovation. We all know how “honest” many contractors in Malaysia are, and with how much cheating that goes on in the home design industry, you’d be foolhardy to let your guard down. But how can you know if you’re being cheated? Here are some red flags that could help you catch them red-handed – or at least provide some damage control. 1. Is the contractor genuine? Is it registered with the CIDB CIMS database? Before engaging a building contractor in Malaysia – ask them to prove that they are registered with the CIDB CIMS database by furnishing you with the details needed to complete a search query about them in CIDB CIMS database. [Link to the official register: cimsapp.cidb.gov.my/SMIS/regcontractor/reglocalsearchcontractor.vbhtml] Kava Décor is an example of a renovation contractor in Johor Bahru that is a registered CIDB Malaysia Grade 3 contractor. If they aren’t registered, be sure to carefully check them out first. Under Section 25 (1) of the Akta Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia 1994 (Akta 520), it states clearly that, “No individual, without exception, will be allowed to carry out or complete, enact guarantees to carry out or complete any construction work or declare themselves a contractor, unless registered with the Institution and holds an official certificate of registration conferred by the Institution under this act.” ‘Nuff said. 2. The contractor asks for full payments or large “deposits” even though their work is incomplete. Be careful around contractors who are persistent that you do the following before even completing their work: (i) make full payments upfront, (ii) asks for large “deposits”. If you run into these types, then agree to disagree. In other words, say NO but try not to antagonise them. Explain to them that you will make payments ONLY when work gets done (or at each phase if applicable). Following this rule also encourages more “honesty”. In the worst case scenario, it serves as damage control and you can then proceed to engage the services of another, more reliable contractor to pick up where the cheater left off without having to start from scratch. 3. The contractor keeps delaying work, but insists I pay up first. Watch out if the renovation contractor frequently delays work and insists that they won’t start until you pay up. More devious strains of this type cheater are ones that may put on a show of performing some initial work to entice you into paying up before packing up and disappearing. However, even if the contractor is on the level with you and intends to do the job for you, delays in your schedule will only result in other difficulties. For example, where are you going to store all the new furniture when it arrives because your home is literally under construction? _________________________________________________ Worried about getting cheated by your renovation contractor? Listen to both sides of story and learn more about the relational dynamics between contractors and homeowners. _________________________________________________ <A word from our sponsor :D> Don't be let down by scammers - find a Reliable Contractor in Johor Bahru to renovate your home! _________________________________________________ 4. The contractor gives you an unbelievably low first estimate. If the contractor comes to your home, takes a quick look around without making any proper checks – then hands you an unbelievably low estimate for the renovation – don’t believe it right away! Chances are the next thing they’ll do is tell you that they’ve made a poor initial estimate of how much work actually needs to be done (after tearing up your home to do it, of course, to put the pressure on you to take them up to complete the repairs). It’s not an easy problem to prevent of resolve, and the best thing you can do is to get a second (or even third!) quotation from another contractor to get a better evaluation. After all, they can’t all be dishonest, right? Make sure the materials promised you for your renovation is what you’ll receive. Insist on receipts for all materials as proof of purchase. 5. Work is getting done, but the quality is really poor. When the results of a renovation job looks bad compared to what was promised, then it probably is. Unscrupulous contractors are known for not delivering on their end and will swap the promised materials for low-grade replacements to increase their profits while hoping that you wouldn’t notice. Therefore, insist that the contractor provides receipts with the quotation for the materials you were promised. This way you have evidence if he tries to cheat you but denies any foul play. You can also arrange to meet with their supplier first to check up on him and to take down details of his firm/company. 6. I’ve been cheated. Should I make a police report? (For Malaysian readers) You could, but it shouldn’t be your first option. Under Malaysian law, a contractor who leaves before completing his work can only be charged as a criminal offender if he had planned the offense all along, i.e. he had never intended to finish work on the project, not before and not after you agreed to the contract. Guilt can be difficult to prove, and a bad contractor could lead investigators astray by simply claiming that he had: (i) Ran out of money or manpower to continue with work (ii) Put together an “inaccurate quotation and assessment” (iii) Been obstructed by “unforeseen circumstances”, e.g. his supplier disappearing without word or reason, or (iv) “Unforeseen” price hikes in materials or labour, which is very unfortunate because they are probably telling the “truth” about the commodity price hike. And if the case isn’t “Criminal” then it’s a “Civil Dispute”, which puts it out of the jurisdiction of the police. 7. National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) The National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) handles and records all cases that fall into the category of “civilian disputes” before relaying them to the appropriate parties. They are therefore your best bet of getting your complaints taken seriously and action taken. [See NCCC guidelines for filing a complaint] Once they open a case, the NCCC then acts as a legal mediator between negotiations taking place between the victim and accused. The proceedings are then analysed and assessed before coming to a decision regarding the matter, which is then officially announced to the relevant government agencies and to the public. Further reading: How to Avoid Getting Scammed _____________________________________________________ <A word from our sponsor...> Don't get cheated - Find yourself a reliable Renovation Contractor in Johor Bahru! _____________________________________________________ How much should your renovation cost in Johor Bahru and Malaysia? Watch the Episode 5 of the RenoTalk Show to find out more!