A Christchurch business owner says he has "lost everything" because of an unlicensed Mosgiel builder. He was the first unlicensed builder to be charged since the Licensed Building Practitioners scheme was introduced in 2007. He subsequently pleaded guilty in the Christchurch District Court to 11 offences under the Building Act for portraying himself as a licensed builder while unlicensed and undertaking "restricted building work". "He's directly responsible for us going bankrupt or into liquidation, " Mr McFarlane told the Otago Daily Times this week. Court documents show Day knew the identification number of a licensed builder and used it to complete paperwork for the jobs without the builder's knowledge.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 18, 2019 16:30 UTC