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If you have a complaint, please put it in writing, including as much detail as possible, addressed to either the Sales or Lettings Manager. We have eight weeks to consider your complaint. If we have not resolved it within this time you may refer your complaint to The Property Ombudsman.
What will happen next?
• We will send you a letter acknowledging receipt of your complaint within three working days of receiving it, enclosing a copy of this procedure.
• We will then investigate your complaint. This will normally be dealt with by the relevant Manager who will review your file and speak to the member of staff who dealt with you. A formal written outcome of our investigation will be sent to you within 15 working days of sending the acknowledgement letter, unless an extension is required, which you will be notified of.
• If, at this stage, you are still not satisfied, you should contact us again and we will arrange for a separate review to take place by a senior member of staff or Director.
• We will write to you within 15 working days of receiving your request for a review, confirming our final viewpoint on the matter.
If you remain dissatisfied, you may then contact The Property Ombudsman to request an independent review:
The Property Ombudsman Ltd
Milford House
43-45 Milford Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2BP
01722 333 306
www.tpos.co.uk
Please note the following:
You will need to submit your complaint to The Property Ombudsman within six months of receiving our final viewpoint letter, including any evidence in support your case.
The Property Ombudsman requires that all complaints are addressed through this in-house complaints procedure, before being submitted for an independent review.
Last updated at 9:46 AM 03/10/2019 by allAgents
Thanks for your comments, though I do feel in this case the review you have left is unreasonable.
I was present for both conversations that took place and neither staff member were rude to any of the occupants in the property. As per Clause 1.11 of the tenancy agreement under tenant obligations, it is the tenants' responsibility to carry out minor repairs to a property, this includes but is not exclusive to changing light bulbs and replacing batteries in smoke alarms.
As a managing agent, your landlord pays for a service which includes us troubleshooting reported issues before sending out contractors and incurring unnecessary costs. On each occasion you have been given the option to do these things yourself or to have a handyman out on a chargeable call.
This information was readily available to you before you moved in and explained in the contract signed by each occupant. The rental contract makes no mention of providing a ladder - we suggested purchasing one which would come at less of a cost between all parties.
Contractors have to collect keys and travel to the property and whilst it may seem a small job, they come with a minimum callout, all of which was explained before contractors were sent out.
We are of course more than happy to help with all reasonable requests and moving forward I do hope we can build the positive managing agent – tenant relationship that we pride ourselves on.
Should you wish to discuss this any further, or require any other assistance, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Regards,
Ashleigh