homes4u ltd
3.7/5, 199 reviews
71% recommended
100% sales valuation accuracy
100% sales fee satisfaction
86% lettings valuation accuracy
52% lettings fee satisfaction



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The best advice and honest valuationshomes4u are property specialists, established in 1990, we believe that we have the flexibility, experience and skills to meet all of your property needs. homes4u has an unrivalled commitment to providing a professional and stress free service.Residential lettings and managementWe currently manage 1500+ properties, ... show more The best advice and honest valuations

homes4u are property specialists, established in 1990, we believe that we have the flexibility, experience and skills to meet all of your property needs. homes4u has an unrivalled commitment to providing a professional and stress free service.

Residential lettings and management

We currently manage 1500+ properties, including Private Halls, with many more homes advertised on a let-only basis. The strength of our rental business means we have unrivalled relationships with landlords and tenants, and results in our position as investment specialists.

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Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Sales 100% 100% £68,000 £257,500
Lettings 86% 52% £290 £2,600
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Services offered
  • Sales
  • Lettings
  • Block Management
  • Surveys
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgage Advice
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“Homes4U are by far (by far) the worst company ......”

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Jun 24,2022
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Jun 24,2022
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Homes4U are by far (by far) the worst company I ever had to deal with. They are really really really bad. They are awful. They made the process of my getting the flat actually a 5 months affair, but because I was a bit stubborn ...
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“Homes4u are not trustworthy. Had them managin......”

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Feb 03,2022
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By: 'P'
Feb 03,2022
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Homes4u are not trustworthy. Had them managing property for me for students. They charged me every month for repairs, so many repairs that I no income for 18 months out of 2 years they manged due to number of repairs. Funny thing was that tenants were ...
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“LOL at the rating here. Go have a look at tr......”

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Jan 19,2022
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By: 'David Smith'
Jan 19,2022
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LOL at the rating here. Go have a look at trustpilot. This company sucks so hard. They'll smile until you sign the contract and then you'll only be ignored unless it's at their convenience. Honestly, I've been compelled to come here and spend time writing ...
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“Homes4U are simply the worst letting agent I ......”

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Jan 13,2021
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By: 'Unsatisfied Tenant'
Jan 13,2021
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Homes4U are simply the worst letting agent I have ever experienced. If you have found the ideal property but find it is let by H4U, I would strongly recommend finding an alternative. Ever since moving in, we have experienced nothing other than dreadful ...
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“I let a HMO property through Homes4U Withingt......”

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Oct 17,2020
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By: 'Sam'
Oct 17,2020
2 people found
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I let a HMO property through Homes4U Withington for 6 years. I am not local and entrusted them to manage and maintain my property. For the first few years, they offered a service that can be described as satisfactory. There has been a significant deterioration ...
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“awful company...”

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Aug 26,2020
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By: 'Lauren'
Aug 26,2020
3 people found
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I've never left reviews before, I think this is my first ever review but I am so livid with the company, I honestly wish I could rate them lower than 1 star. Please read the reviews and listen to what people are saying, I made the ...
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“Still no deposit back a month after leaving...”

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Aug 23,2020
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By: 'William'
Aug 23,2020
2 people found
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We had no problem with this company until we vacated our property on 28th of July. To this day we have still not been told how much deposit we are getting back, let alone received anything. They are blatantly denying our calls as well now. ...
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“Landlords of Quay House that were sold flats by Homes4u...”

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Jun 14,2020
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By: 'Monika'
Jun 14,2020
1 people found
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I am a landlord of one of those flats in Quay House and I am looking for landlords of the other flats. The Endeavour project worked out to be one big scam, now they are bankrupting, I suffered huge financial loss on this "affordable" deal. ...
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“Time wasters...”

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Apr 27,2020
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By: 'Lucinda'
Apr 27,2020
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When my partner and I decided to rent a property through Homes4U, we thought that the application process would go smoothly. Little did we know. After paying the holding deposit, they asked for a lot of private information. But the worst part was that ...
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“Avoid at all costs....”

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Apr 15,2020
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By: 'Michael'
Apr 15,2020
1 people found
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I am a landlord, i have had so many bad experiences with Homes4u. They never responded to my emails, they are always on the phone if you call. They do not chase late payments but still take their money. They are currently in breach ...
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Apr 22, 2020
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We are really sorry that you are unhappy and we have not been able to resolve the matters you have raised. We have responded in full off line In the current global health crisis we are working in line with the Government guidance. We are not currently attending inspections on properties during lockdown, this follows advice from professional industry bodies. We are doing so in order to protect the health and safety of our staff, clients, contractors and anyone who they may come into contac ...

“SCAM and FRAUDALENT COMPANY This is the wor......”

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Dec 06,2019
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By: 'Monika'
Dec 06,2019
2 people found
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SCAM and FRAUDALENT COMPANY This is the worst selling and letting company and I have been dealing with, I have been working with this fraudalent company for the last 3 years buying and letting the properties around Manchester and this has cost me thousands pounds of ...
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“AVOID THIS COMPANY. The worst customer servi......”

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Nov 11,2019
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By: 'Simona'
Nov 11,2019
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AVOID THIS COMPANY. The worst customer service ever. AVOID IF YOU CAN. One of our rooms is inhabitable because of a huuuge mould problem caused by a leak. TWO MONTHS LATER it still isn't fixed....
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“Avoid Homes4U...”

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Aug 15,2019
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Tarin
By: 'Juliet'
Aug 15,2019
3 people found
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Shameful service and staff that don't care or listen. My daughter and her friends rented a property with Homes4U, Withington Branch, from 2018-2019. There were problems from the very day they moved into the property - it was so dirty I ended up going ...
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“No live video viewings...”

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Jun 21,2019
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By: 'Un'
Jun 21,2019
1 people found
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we lost out on a great property just because their manager said they dont allow skype/live video viewings (we live in london). one of the few agents that dont allow this for some reason....
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“Essentially Stole my ''reservation fee''...”

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May 30,2019
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By: 'DO'
May 30,2019
1 people found
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**PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS COMPANY** * of Homes4U told me that a reservation fee of £250 would secure my new rental property subject to passing referencing. Homes4U went quiet for 2 weeks after the payment and i tried to contact them on numerous occasions. a ...
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Stole money as ''agents fee's''
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“Poor defence process...”

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Apr 17,2019
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By: 'Lib'
Apr 17,2019
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Referencing process is a joke. If you work for small businesses you have no chance. After submitting excessive amounts of evidence of income, still refused. Waste of time and money....
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“Poor defence process...”

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Apr 17,2019
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By: 'Lib'
Apr 17,2019
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Referencing process is a joke. If you work for small businesses you have no chance. After submitting excessive amounts of evidence of income, still refused. Waste of time and money....
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“All the staff have been very helpful....”

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Apr 11,2019
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Tracey
By: 'HMSF'
Apr 11,2019
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The rents have been passed on to us promptly. All queries were answered either the same or the following day. Tracey Davies has been especially helpful and knowledgeable in everything we asked her....
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Reasonable
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“Performance / thanks...”

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Mar 20,2019
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By: 'Reza'
Mar 20,2019
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I wish to say thanks to Homes4U staff as they are extremely helpful and looked after me to be able to let out my property. It was done in a professional manner and a relative good time They have provided sufficient support that everything ...
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good
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“Underwhelming Unsatisfactory Agents....”

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Feb 04,2019
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By: 'Jess'
Feb 04,2019
1 people found
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As new landlords of a newly renovated house we chose Homes4U based on ratings off the internet which seemed fine however after our dealings with several employees at the Fallowfield & Withington branches I would not recommend them at all. We chose to pay for ...
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Bad & expensive for the lack of service offered.
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“Excellent....”

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Nov 29,2018
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Abdul
By: 'Libby.'
Nov 29,2018
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Abdul is a pleasure to work with, he is proactive and provided an excellent level of service. He responded promptly to all queries and was always available on the telephone when needed. He kept everyone updated at all times. Abdul is an asset to your ...
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“Great job...”

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Nov 23,2018
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Abdul
By: 'Jeremy'
Nov 23,2018
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Enthusiastic team who helped when required and made the buying process easy and thus gave us confidence. Good accurate information....
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“Sale of flat...”

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Nov 22,2018
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By: 'Dee'
Nov 22,2018
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Abdul managed the process of my sale of a flat in Albion Works I found him to be very helpful and proactive in chasing up solicitors and shepherding the process along....
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I think the fees were reasonable given the work they did to find a buyer and expedite the sale
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“Daniel Walker...”

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Oct 30,2018
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By: 'Dave'
Oct 30,2018
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I have just sold a property in Altrincham. Daniel Walker dealt with the sale and I would like to thank him for his speed, professionalism and integrity. He even answered my phone messages quickly....
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“Excellent...”

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May 14,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Ryan'
May 14,2018
1 people found
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Ibe was exceptionally friendly, informative and succinct. He went above and beyond for the viewing and I thoughally enjoyed having Ibe as my viewing rep....
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Average price
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“Excellent service...”

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Apr 20,2018
Minithumbup
John
By: 'Kay'
Apr 20,2018
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Homes4u Manchester have recently sold my apartment. The service was exceptional, very professional and a personal approach. After not such a good experience with my last estate agent it was a breath of fresh air to deal with John Temperton and his colleague Steve. ...
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Excellent
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“Poppy Lockwood was a delight to work with! Poppy went ......”

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Mar 08,2018
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Poppy
By: 'David'
Mar 08,2018
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Poppy Lockwood was a delight to work with! Poppy went the extra mile to help me into my home, arranging everything I needed during the transition. I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone who wants a quick, hassle free renting experience....
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“I received great help asking for houses within a tight ......”

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Mar 01,2018
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By: 'Laura'
Mar 01,2018
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I received great help asking for houses within a tight budget whilst being near a university bus route. Found our perfect house, quickly and easily....
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Very fair agency fees
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“This was the first time me and my partner had ......”

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Nov 29,2017
Minithumbup
By: 'Carly'
Nov 29,2017
1 people found
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This was the first time me and my partner had rented a property and we came across homes4u and they have been amazing and so helpful from the day we moved in till the day we moved out. Emma was our property manger and ...
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“Appalling aggressive behaviour by the Lead property manager towards a ......”

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Oct 03,2017
Minithumbdown
By: 'CS'
Oct 03,2017
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Appalling aggressive behaviour by the Lead property manager towards a student on 29th September Friday afternoon in the Withington office. Causing undue distress to the individual who was only trying to get some answers and help with regards to some documents and a reported issue ...
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The tenants paid a service fee to the agent for the house. What is this fee for? Appalling service?
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May 30, 2019
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Complaints Procedure

Customer Care & Complaints Procedures



Care




homes4u, as a member of the Ombudsman for Estate Agents Scheme, aims to provide outstanding levels of service to all of our customers. In respect of property sales, we support the Which? Move It Campaign, and are committed to the 'We Promise' Code: We commit to help you to buy/sell your home with integrity and

professionalism.




In order to do this, we make the following promises:




  • We will value your property accurately

  • We will declare any conflict of interest

  • Our contracts do not include unfair contract terms

  • We will ensure that you understand the contract you sign

  • We will check that buyers are in the position to fund the transaction, but we will not force buyers to take our mortgage advice

  • We will pass on all offers immediately and in writing

  • We will accurately reflect your home in advertising

  • We will be honest about the property you are buying

  • We will give you a weekly update about your transaction

  • We will deal with any complaints fairly and speedily





We observe the regulations of the Estate Agents Act '79, the Property Misdescriptions Act '91, Data Protection and Money Laundering.





We observe the Manchester Student Homes Code in respect of our private halls, and in the handling of all of our lettings we commit to:


  • We will accurately reflect property in advertising


  • We will be honest about the property you are renting


  • Our contracts do not include unfair contract terms


  • We will ensure that you understand the contract you sign


  • Our contracts will always give contact details for the landlord or managing agent


  • All prospective tenants will have the opportunity to view property for letting, whilst recognising current tenants' right to 24 hour notice


  • We will notify landlords of legal obligations which apply to renting property


  • We will keep Landlords updated with the letting and contract process


  • We will deal with any complaints fairly and speedily Equal Opportunities Statement





homes4u will ensure no person or group of persons will be treated less favourably by us than any other person or group of persons because of their age, race, colour, ethnicity, religious or national origin, gender, disability, appearance, marital status, sexual orientation or social status.




Complaints



In order to ensure that these standards are maintained, we have introduced a complaints procedure, which provides for any grievances to be handled internally.



We commit to taking your grievance seriously. We will listen, investigate and confirm our findings to you in a speedy, impartial and honest way.

If you believe you have a grievance, please write in the first instance to the Manager of the branch concerned (contact us), outlining the details,

within three months of the incident. Your letter will be acknowledged within 3 working days, detailing steps that will be taken to investigate the matter.

Your complaint will be thoroughly investigated according to our in-house procedures, and a written reply will be sent to you within 14 days of

receipt of your initial letter. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of our initial investigation, we will offer you the further opportunity to have your grievance reviewed by the Managing Directors Office. If we fail to conclude our investigations within three months from when the complaint was first submitted in writing, it can be referred to the Ombudsman.





In the even that the final review as details above still fails to satisfy your complaint, then you are at liberty to have the matter referred to the Ombudsman for Estate Agents, to whom information will be provided by homes4u. You are also entitled to have your complaint referred to the Ombudsman should we fail to deal with matters expeditiously i.e. within 3 months from the date of written notification to ourselves.

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