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Our complaints procedure
The Good Neighbourhood is committed to providing a professional service to all our Clients and Customers. If and when something goes wrong, please tell us about it so we can fix it. This way we can both rectify the situation and help us to improve our service going forward.
If you have a complaint, please put it in writing, including as much detail as possible. We will 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).
Please send your complaint by email to home@thegoodneighbourhood.co.uk.
what happens
next
We’ll send you an email acknowledging receipt of your complaint within three working days of receiving it, enclosing a copy of this procedure.
We’ll then investigate your complaint. This will normally be dealt with by one of our Company Directors, 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 by email you within 15 working days of sending the acknowledgement email.
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 remain dissatisfied, you can then contact The Property Ombudsman to request an independent review:
The Property Ombudsman Ltd
01722 333 306
www.tpos.co.uk
please
note
You will need to submit your complaint to The Property Ombudsman within 12 months of receiving our final viewpoint letter, 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.
We are members of The Property Ombudsman Scheme: https://www.tpos.co.uk/
We are also members of the Propertymark Client Money Protection Scheme. Our certificates confirming The Good Neighbourhood are part of the Propertymark Client Money Protection Scheme are available here and here.
If you feel your complaint has not been satisfactorily dealt with by ourselves and the redress scheme, you can send your complaint to Propertymark. Go to the Propertymark website to download a complaint form.
Propertymark investigate complaints against their members where there is evidence an agent has breached their Conduct and Membership Rules. Examples of this include, but are not limited to, misuse of client money, failure to uphold high standards of ethical and professional practice, and failure to answer correspondence.
01926 496 791 | complaints@propertymark.co.uk
propertymark.co.uk/professional-standards/complaints