Interior platform to mark 'license registration company' separately

In the future, the interior platform should easily identify reliable companies by attaching a "professional construction business" badge to companies registered in professional construction businesses such as indoor construction and construction.

The Fair Trade Commission signed a voluntary agreement yesterday with the Korea Consumer Agency and four major interior brokerage platforms to strengthen information provision and resolve disputes.

As a result, platforms should allow consumers to know reliable companies at a glance, and should identify and reflect quarterly cancellations of registration.

In addition, consumers should be informed to directly inquire whether the contractor has registered a license on the construction industry knowledge information system (kiscon.net ).

At the same time, malicious construction companies that caused consumer damage should come up with and implement effective sanctions, such as limiting exposure until the problem is resolved.

The number of interior-related damage relief applications filed with the Korea Consumer Agency stood at 639 last year, up from 482 in 2022, and 622 by October this year.