A string of trade bodies have booted a building firm off their books after receiving complaints that it disappeared with customers' money. At least two cases have been assessed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and passed to the Metropolitan Police Service for investigation.
Customers who filed police reports told Newsquest they had found Object Limited through reputable websites like CheckATrade, Bark.com and RatedPeople. However, when contacted by Newsquest, a number of those bodies either downplayed their links to Object Limited or said they had struck it off their registers over complaints.
The Consumer Protection Association (CPA) said Object Limited had registered with it purely to provide insurance cover for glazing products. They had no membership with regards to building works, and Object never actually registered any projects.
Membership was cancelled when we received a complaint and were unable to contact the company, the CPA added. Object Builders' website - since taken offline - included the logos of numerous reputable trade bodies.
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