Our complaints handling procedure
The company operates a complaints procedure. We hope that most problems can be sorted out easily and quickly, often at the time they arise and with the person concerned. If the matter cannot be resolve to your satisfaction in this way, and you wish to make a complaint, we would like you to let us know as soon as possible, ideally within a matter of days or at most a few weeks, because this will help us to establish the circumstances of the complaint more easily.
If you have a question or if you would like to make a complaint the procedure is as follows:
1. In the first instance, please contact The Relevant Person as follows:
- Residential Estate Agency – Peter Tappin BSc (Hons) FRGS – Partner
- Residential Letting – Mark Blakeway – Lettings Manager
- Residential Property Management – Debbie Bushell – Head of Residential Property Management
- Commercial Property and Building Surveying – Tim Alden BSc MRICS - Head of Commercial
In all cases the address for correspondence is:
Meldrum Salter Edgley LLP
252-254 High Street
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3JG
Telephone 01483 504200
Fax 01483 440042
If you are in any doubt as to whom to address your complaint, please contact Michael Ginsberg at the same address. He will help you to direct your complaint to the correct person.
2. If you have initially made your complaint verbally – whether face-to-face or on the phone – please also make it in writing, as above.
3. Once we have received your written complaint, The Relevant Person will contact you in writing within five working days. At this stage we will give you our understanding of your case. We will also invite you to make any further comments that you may have in relation to this.
4. Within twenty one days of receipt of your written summary, The Relevant Person will write to you, to inform you of the outcome of their internal investigation into your complaint and to let you know what actions we have taken or will take.
5. If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of our handling of your complaint or the outcome of our internal investigation, you should contact The Senior Partner - Michael Ginsberg BSc (Hons) Est Man MRICS FNAEA, Meldrum Salter Edgley LLP, 252-254 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JG. Telephone 01483 504200, Fax: 01483 440042, who will personally conduct a separate review of your complaint and contact you within fourteen days to inform you of the conclusion of this review.
6. If you remain dissatisfied with any aspect of our internal handling of your complaint and/or separate review, you are entitled to refer your complaint to one of the following two independent redress schemes of which MSE is a member:
- If you are a member of the general public:
Ombudsman Services: Property
PO Box 1021
Warrington
WA4 9FE
Tel: 0845 050 8181
e enquiries@os-property.org
www.os-property.org
RICS Dispute Resolution Service (DRS)
Surveyor Court
Westwood Way
Coventry
CV4 8JE
Tel: 020 7334 3806
e drs@rics.org
www.rics.org/drs
7. If you require any further information please contact Michael Ginsberg as above.