Durabern Electrical walks away with customers money & leaves damages behind

I paid Duran a total of R7k for work on my apartments. Instead of doing the job on his own he employed someone else to do the job. He mentioned that this person had "begged him for work". This person damaged my ceiling drastically, broke the toilet seat and did a horribly untidy job.

Duran has walked away with the R7k and refuses to pay it back to me. He cannot prove how he has spent the money.

Part of the work he was supposed to perform is the reinstallation of new blinds. He could not provide any proof that blinds were purchased and has no record of any of his costs whatsoever (I have asked numerous times and not a single receipt has been provided to date). Upon inspection, I could see that no other work as promised by Duran had been done either. He enters rants about God when questioned.

We have entered litigation. Duran will be issued with a letter of demand and reported to the NHBRC & Consumer Protection Act council. He has been blocked from the platform that promotes his business.

I advise customers not to do business with this highly unprofessional, unethical business.