The Problem with Construction Sector: Rogue Contractors and Lack of Prosecutions

The fact that one does not necessarily need capital to set up a company also contributes to the problems in the construction sector, he says.

“Rogue contractors can ask for advances from builders, who pocket them and then go bankrupt and just start over,” he says. “The receivers do file complaints against such practices, but the public prosecutor’s office rarely proceeds with prosecutions: presumably because these matters are not a priority or because they are understaffed.”