At MyLondonHome we are committed to providing a superior service for all of our clients and customers. Managing a large portfolio of properties, and coordinating the sales of many more properties does come with its challenges and we are proud of the way we conduct our daily business. On occasion, we do recognise that things go wrong and when it does, we want to put it right for you.
We have a complaints procedure in place so that anybody who wishes to seek help to get a matter resolved knows who to go to and the timeframes involved.
Please follow the below steps and we are fully confident that we will provide a fair and honest platform for you to express your concerns, and we will endeavour to resolve your complaint fully to your satisfaction.
1. In the first instance, complaints should be directed to the manager of the Department you are dealing with. Please call 020 7222 2500, and ask to speak to the Department Manager or email the manager concerned.
Please include an email address or telephone number in your email. You should expect an acknowledgement of your initial complaint within two business days.
2. If the complaint is about the department manager or you would like to escalate the complaint further, you may write to the appropriate Director:
Sales:
[email protected]
HR:
[email protected]
Lettings & Property Management:
[email protected]
You should expect an acknowledgement to your email within one business day. Please then allow up to 14 working days for a Director to provide you with a written resolution to your complaint.
3. MyLondonHome is a member of The Property Ombudsman. We fully expect your complaint to be resolved in-house, however, you are able to contact The Property Ombudsman by following the below link to download the Complaints Form and all the information about submitting the complaint.
www.tpos.co.uk/consumers/how-to-make-a-complaint
The Property Ombudsman will normally ask that you follow the complaints procedure in-house through to the Director’s written resolution before they will investigate. You can also call or write to them at:
Milford House,
43-55 Milford Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2BP
01722 333306
I am sorry you feel the experience you had with MyLondonHome was not satisfactory.
The UK legal system not only allows offers to be put forward to the vendor after the vendor has accepted an offer; it is actually a legal requirement. If we were to have failed to inform the vendor of the higher offer, not only would that have been completely unethical it would have also been illegal.
Buying a property in the UK is very different to in Taiwan. Here, the offer is 'subject to contract' even if you pay a holding fee. An offer is not binding until you pay the 10% deposit and exchange contracts through the solicitors, legally committing you to complete. This also protects buyers as it gives your solicitor time to check that the title paperwork is in order.
It is also worth remembering that the vendor had bought this property from the developer for £135,000 more than you offered. That is a big loss for any vendor to suffer. The offer the vendor ultimately accepted was significantly higher than the price you offered, much reducing the loss they were making. You were also given an opportunity to increase your offer further.
If you do have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me directly.
Steven Herd MNAEA Dip RLM
Founder, MyLondonHome
[email protected]