Providing an excellent level of service to our customers is very important to us.
Therefore, if you are unhappy or have any concerns about the way in which we have handled your claim, please let us know. We will try to resolve the matter to your satisfaction as soon as we can.
If you remain unhappy then you can make a formal complaint.
Our internal complaints procedure is designed to deal with your complaint quickly, fairly and efficiently.
How to complain By Letter:
Smart Advice Claims Ltd, C/O AMS, 2nd Floor, Portland Street, Manchester, England, M1 3BE
By Email
Acknowledging your complaint
We will send you an acknowledgement, either in writing or by e-mail, within five working days of receipt.
We will confirm the person who will be handling your complaint. Wherever possible, that person will not have been directly involved in the matter, which is the subject of your complaint, and will have authority to settle the complaint.
Investigating your complaint
We will fully investigate your complaint and aim to issue our final response to you within four weeks. If we are unable to send you a final response within four weeks, we will contact you giving reasons. We will then strive to issue our final response within the next four weeks. If, after that further four week period, we are still not in a position to issue our final response, we will write to you giving reasons for the further delay and indicating when we expect to be able to provide a final response. If you are unhappy with the delay, then you will be able to refer the handling of your complaint to the Claims Management Regulator.
Our decision
Our final response will explain the reasons why we have upheld or rejected your complaint.
Where we decide that redress is appropriate, we will provide you with fair compensation for any acts or omissions for which we are responsible and will comply with any offer of redress which you accept. Please note that appropriate redress will not always involve financial redress.
If we do not hear from you within 14 days of issuing our final response, we will assume that you are satisfied with the outcome.
If you remain unhappy
If you are unhappy with our final response, or if your complaint is not resolved after eight weeks, you may refer the matter to the Claims Management Ombudsman, a Financial Ombudsman Service:
• info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk
• 0800 023 4567
• How to Complain: https://cmc.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/consumers/complain
Please note the Claims Management Ombudsman will only intervene after all the steps in our Complaints Procedure, as detailed above, have been completed. The Regulator can review the handling of the complaint and can give a direction on further handling of the complaint. However, it cannot determine a complaint or award compensation.
Finally, we reserve the right to decline to consider a complaint that is made more than six months after you became aware of the cause of the complaint. There may be instances where we will waive this requirement at our discretion. We will confirm to you in writing if a complaint has been made outside the time limit that we are prepared to consider.
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Important Information
Smart Advice Claims t/a DisrepairClaim.co.uk do not give legal advice; Our service is limited to the process and administration of compensation claims. You do not need to use a claims management company to make a claim. You have the right to use the Housing Ombudsman to seek redress for free. You can also seek legal advice elsewhere.
The No Win No Fee Success Fee for getting your housing disrepair compensation is based on which expert panel member we refer you to. Our panel consists of Bond Turner Solicitors.
The No Win, No Fee varies, but is generally between 25% - 50% Inc. VAT. There may be a termination fee if you cancel your claim with a panel member after the 14-day cooling off period. We are paid a referral fee by our panel members for a successful referral. Smart Advice Claims Ltd will not charge you for our service.