Working with our customers and homeowners
Detail is something that defines every Brio home and we take pride in ensuring no stone is left unturned when it comes to your satisfaction.
To make sure the service we provide meets your expectations, we regularly encourage members of our community to share feedback and raise questions or concerns. If you have any suggestions or opinions on how we could improve, we’d love to hear them.Similarly, if you’re unhappy about any aspect of your new home, please let us know inthe first instance.
Our dedicated feedback handling process logs every comment, guarantees a fast personal response and enables us to continually improve and evolve our services. We also provide a structured complaints procedure that provides speedy outcomes to any complaints.
Our promise to you
Please feel free to speak to any member of staff about any concerns you may have. If you prefer, you can also write to, email or visit your General Manager. We will then handle your complaint according to the following procedure:
- We will deal with written/email complaints in a fast, responsive, accessibleand user-friendly way. We will not treat you any differently if you make a complaint.
- Your General Manager will acknowledge a written/email complaint in writing/byemail within 24 hours and provide an initial response in writing/by email within5 calendar days. If we need any more time to investigate your complaint we willagree a response deadline with you.
- If you inform your General Manager that you are not satisfied with our first response, we will escalate it to the Director of Operations, who will provide a further responsein writing/by email within 5 calendar days of receiving the complaint.
If you inform us that you are not satisfied with our response at any stage you willnot need to restate your case or explain your reasons, but may do so if you wish. Our escalation procedure simply ensures an independent review. Our Director of Operations or Chief Executive may also call or visit you to discuss the matter.
To view our People's Promise document please click here.
We will co-operate in the same way with an intermediary acting on your behalf. If youare not satisfied with our final decision, or we fail to provide it by the relevant deadline,you may refer your complaint to the relevant Ombudsman:
In England
Unresolved complaints regarding property matters should be referred to:
Housing Ombudsman Service England
PO Box 152
Liverpool
L33 7WQ
Tel: 0300 111 3000
Email: info@housing-ombudsman.org.uk
Web: www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk
Unresolved complaints in relation to Touchstone CPS as the lettings agent should be referred to:
The Property Ombudsman
Milford House
43-55 Milford Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2BP
Tel: 01722 333306
Email: admin@tpos.co.uk
Web: www.tpos.co.uk
Unresolved complaints regarding care services should be referred instead to:
Local Government (Social Care) Ombudsman (England)
53-55 Butts Road
Coventry
CV1 3BH
Web form: www.lgo.org.uk/forms/ShowForm.asp?fm_fid=62
Tel: 0300 061 0614
In Scotland
Unresolved complaints regarding property matters should be referred to:
The Property Ombudsman (Scotland)
The Property Ombudsman (Scotland)
Milford House, 43-55 Milford St, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2BP
01722 333306
Email: admin@tpos.co.uk
Web: www.tpos.co.uk
In Scotland, unresolved complaints regarding care services should be referred to:
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Telephone: 0131 623 4326
Email: hcis.complaints@nhs.net
Web: www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org
Please rest assured that we will fully co-operate with the relevant Ombudsman duringany investigation, and comply fully with the Ombudsman’s final decision which will be binding on us.