Independent Estate Agents
03:43 Tuesday 19 March

Complaints Handling Procedure

If you wish to make a complaint about Williams Harlow, we will need:

  • 1) A clear, detailed description of what or who your complaint is about
  • 2) Copies of any letters or emails related to the complaint
  • 3) What property this relates to

 

How to make your complaint, you can do this my post or email

Please email this to complaints@williamsharlow.co.uk or if you prefer to put your complaint in writing, you can write to our Complaints Handler at:

FAO Complaints Handler
Williams Harlow
31 High Street
Banstead SM7 2NH

The Complaints Handler will forward your complaint on to the relevant department manager to begin the investigation.

 

What happens next

When you’ve made your complaint, we will send an email to let you know that we’ve received it (as long as you’ve provided a valid email or postal address).

Our complaints process has 3 stages:

  • Stage 1 – You will receive an automatic email confirming we have your email
  • Stage 2 – The email is then passed to the head of the department your complaint relates to for comment and investigation
  • Stage 3 – The outcome is then investigated by the Managing Director of Williams Harlow. They will investigate with a target of responding to your complaint within 20 working days.

 

What to do if you’re not satisfied

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.

We will where appropriate, make reasonable adjustments for consumers who might be disadvantaged because of factors such as their age, infirmity, disability, lack of knowledge, lack of linguistic or numeracy ability, economic circumstances, bereavement or do not speak English as a first language

If you have a complaint, please put it in writing, including as much detail as possible.  We will then respond in line with the timeframes set out below (if you feel we have not sought to address your complaints within eight weeks, you may be able to refer your complaint to the Property Ombudsman to consider without our final viewpoint on the matter).

What will happen next?

  • We will send you written acknowledgment of the 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 office 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 receipt of the original complaint.
  • 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.
  • 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 are still not satisfied with our final viewpoint (or more than 8 weeks has elapsed since the complaint was first made) you can request an independent review from The Property Ombudsman without charge.

 

The Property Ombudsman
Milford House
43-55 Milford Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire SP1 2BP

01722 333 306

admin@tpos.co.uk

www.tpos.co.uk

Please note the following:
You will need to submit your complaint to The Property Ombudsman within 12 months from the date of our final viewpoint , including any evidence to 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.