F&C (Midlands) Ltd
In-House Complaints Procedure
We are committed to providing a professional service to all our clients and customers. When something goes wrong, we need you to tell us about it. This will help us to improve our standards.
If you have a complaint, please follow the following procedure:
Please raise your complaint with the estate agent that is handling your case.
If the estate agent cannot resolve the issue for you then please send a written formal complaint to our Area Manager –
[email protected] clearly explaining the specific reasons for your complaint, and how you would like it resolved
We will acknowledge receipt of your complaint in writing within three working days of receiving it, enclosing a copy of this procedure.
The Area Manager will then investigate your complaint. They 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.
If you are not satisfied with the full written outcome response from the Area Manager you can write to the Managing Director who will arrange for a separate review to take place. In line with the Property Redress Scheme guidelines the Managing Director will respond to you with a statement of the final view of the matter within eight weeks of your initial complaint.
If you are still not satisfied with the outcome, you can raise your complaint with The Property Redress Scheme and request an independent review.
The Property Redress Scheme will request that you have exhausted the internal complaints procedure before contacting them and waited a minimum of eight weeks to allow us to respond to your complaint. Contact with The Property Redress Scheme must be within 12 months of the incident you are complaining about
When you have raised a complaint with The Property Redress Scheme, they will write to us as agents requesting our Property File and our version of the events. A case officer will then undertake a formal review of your complaint largely based on the documents from both sides.
The Property Redress Scheme / www.theprs.co.uk
By Post
Property Redress Scheme
Premiere House
1st Floor, Elstree Way
By Email
[email protected]
By Phone
0333 321 9418
Borehamwood
WD6 1JH
Please note the following:
You will need to submit your complaint to The Property Redress Scheme within 12 months of the incident you are complaining about, including any evidence to support your case.
I have responded to your complaint directly to you via email.
I have taken my time to consider your view point on the matter and completed a thorough investigation and simply cannot find any fault with the conduct, communication or help that both Claire and Sam offered to you throughout the duration of this purchase. They did the very best they could, given the circumstances and the additional time that was added onto the purchase by the change in proceeding independently of the sale of your own home.
The seller of the property has also gone out of their way to make sure I am aware of the excellent work Claire has done with regard to this case.
In summary I feel there is no case to answer and the agents involved have followed the correct protocols and service standards. I have noted all of your negative reviews that you have posted and feel these are completely unvalidated and should be removed with immediate effect. Such reviews have a significant impact on the agents concerned and Claire is one of the hardest working and most respected agents in the industry and your accusations have no grounds and I ask you to consider the impact of your words on the agents concerned and their ongoing careers.
Regards
Lee Armstrong
MD F&C (Midlands) Ltd