House Engelbrecht

The Engelbrecht Home – Testimonial

In January 2012 we started the construction of our 360m² house in Lynnwood Ridge, Pretoria. The house has two storeys above ground and a basement garage. By December 2012 the basement was barely finish due to the tardiness of the appointed contractor. At this stage the JBCC building contract which we signed has reached the end of the contract period and the contractor was legally in breach of the contract terms. We had a polite meeting with the contractor and terminated the contract accordingly. We calculated the fees due to the contractor for work completed and deducted the penalties and defects as stipulated in the contract. The final payment certificate indicated that we have already paid the contractor more than his due and we considered the matter settles. In June 2013 the contractor started threating us, claiming that we did not pay him for the portion of the work completed by him. We appointed an external quantity surveyor to go over the contract and fees. Roelf Nel assisted us on the legal aspects of the JBCC contract and provide the necessary legal support to bring the matter to an end.

After the initial contractor left the building site in January 2013, we hired a project manager to assist us in the completion of our house. We signed a project manager agreement stipulating the contract period specifically. In June 2013 we discovered that the project manager was involved in fraudulent activities and that he intentionally tried to steal money from us by sending us double invoices. Roelf Nel drew up the correct correspondence and legal documentation to terminate our agreement with the project manager and manage the conclusion of the relationship.

The final portion of the house was constructed whilst my husband and I seized the role of project manager. The project was completed successfully and without any additional issues concerning the past contracts. In future projects I will contact Roelf Nel prior to the signing of the building contracts to ensure that our needs are protected from the onset of the project.

Nadine Engelbrecht