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Matthew Collingwood

One of the WORST experiences of my life…. Around October last year we signed with Baillie Construction in Palmerston North for a house and land package in Bulls. We were promised to have a start date of January 2018. We were all ready and set to go in January but Lee Baillie was not. We asked if we gave him $9000 that it would speed up the process and that money would be put towards plans. In June 2018 we had made little progress on the plans. We decided to end the contract around a year later because nothing had been done towards the build. Lee would not give us our full deposit back. We then had to enter a claim to the small claims tribunal just to get the matter settled. We are now Building with another company who are immensely better. I have not recommended Baillie Construction to anyone. Feel free to ask me any questions.
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Greg

Mathew put it on there facebook page as people need to know
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David

Hi Matthew, go on, tell us who you are working with now who is better. We are also hoping to build in the Manawatubut have lost faith we will find someone with balanced contract terms.
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LM

Have you seen Fair Go’s latest post? They are doing a building company special… check out their Facebook page ! If enough people write in about BCL we might finally be heard!
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LB

We too have had an appalling experience with BCL (Baillie Construction Limited). I had been nervous to write anything, but I will keep it to the point we had the exact same experiences that have been documented above and below in this thread. I would not recommend them to anyone.
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Tim

If anyone is interested in recounting their experiences with BCL so that other parties in the Manawatu region are fully aware of how BCL operate, please post on the BCL google review page. BCL are coaxing people into positive reviews on their ‘google review’ page and we think this is in an attempt to water down the real reviews we have already left on there (see link below). https://goo.gl/maps/8NSRpsptTKxUtGU99
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Freddy

Hi there, we have a similar situation in 2024 with Lee, can I get your contact to learn about your experience and see how you resolved it? It has been extremely frustating, we have waited 4 years and the house is still not finished.
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LM

I agree! I’ve heard way too many awful stories about this company, and have some myself! They get away with it time and time again. Problem is when they control the Business page the negative feedback doesn’t get published.
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Matthew Collingwood

They would just delete the comment
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Carol Wallington

Hi Mathew You were wise, we went ahead with BCL and it took 2 years and 9 months to get anywhere near completion, I am gathering names of people who have had dealings with Lee Baillie as there are a couple of people taking him to court. Our house still has, not had follow ups done, painting, roofers and a cavity slider that is off it’s tracks. We are resigned to the fact that these things will not be rectified. illepu@msn.com
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Matthew Collingwood

Im with fowler homes now. They are 10 times better
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Tim

Hi LB I wouldn’t be worried about those slander threats that BCL make (I understand they make these often to their clients , suppliers and sub-contractors to keep them quiet). I also had a very bad experience with them for my build and have had some legal dealings with them to gain possession of my partially completed house. I’ve counted approximately 13 clients that have had bad experiences with BCL (with differing levels of severity). I’ve personally met 6 of them, the others I’ve heard about through the ones I’ve met. Some of the recounted experiences are atrocious. It seems they delete and block people’s comments from their company facebook page to minimise the sharing of these experiences on social media. I hope you managed to get a house in some/shape or form in the end 🙂
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Nicole MacDonald

Place a google review on them – they can’t delete those and they are very public!
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Sheryl

Hi Carol, Would very much like to support you with this. Sheryl_mitchinson@hotmail.com Regards,
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Tim Field

Hi Carol I’m also happy to support you on this. I’m building with BCL at the moment, my house is approx 75% built after 14 months. I have a friend who is also experiencing follow up issues with BCL (similar to your situation). I’ll email you with my contact details.
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Sheryl Mitchinson

We were contracted by BCL Homes to do some work on one of their builds, it has taken 6 months to be paid. They are terrible business people, dishonest, use everyone and live the champagne lifestyle while their creditors wait. They owe money all over the place and we have heard nothing but negative things. Baillie Construction Limited, BCL tiny homes
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LM

You only have to mention their name in town and you’ll find a heap of people who will tell the same story! Teflon we call them – nothing sticks! Hopefully one day soon they will reap what they sow. Good luck with your battle. My fingers are crossed for a good outcome for you all.
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CL

I work for a company that had the same experience and waited a long time for that money. We did end up working directly for some home owners when things went south. We work with many clients as we do an “extra” to a build – sorry to be vague, but it’s a small town… and whenever we hear Baillie Construction mentioned, I cringe. And currently they are delivering their usual epic disasters. We’ve talked in house about whether we can say anything to those potential clients if we hear early enough in their process, but as I said, it’s a small town so we bite our tongues. For them to still be in business, they must have a spectacular lawyer
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