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Complaints
B C Wakeman Associates are an appointed representative of Primis Mortgage Network, a trading name of Advance Mortgage Funding Limited. Advance Mortgage Funding Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
We are committed to providing a professional service to all our customers. If you are unhappy then we want to hear about it so we can try to put things right. With this in mind, we have the following complaints procedure in place:
You can make a complaint by any reasonable means including telephone, letter or email.
Our contact information:
- Write to: B C Wakeman Associates, Crida House, Kingsbury, Sutton Coldfield, B76 9DS
- Telephone: 0121 582 0056
- Email: info@bcwakeman.co.uk
If you prefer, you can also refer your complaint to PRIMIS directly using the following contact details:
- Write to- PRIMIS Mortgage Network, Customer Resolution Team, Ground Floor, Birmingham Business Park B37 7YT
- Telephone: 0121 767 1139
- Email: complaints.solihull@primis.co.uk
You can also complain via their website:
-https://www.primis.co.uk/privacy-notices/complaints/
The same section of the website contains more information about PRIMIS' role in complaints handling and about how Appointed Representative relationships work.
How we handle your complaints
Simplified complaints
We will use this process if:
- your complaint is about a simple matter- that we can look into and solve your complaint easily; and
- you direct it to us (rather than directly to PRIMIS Mortgage Network) in the first instance.
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We will investigate your complaint and aim to resolve it within three business days following the date of reciept. If you are happy to accept our proposed resolution, we will send you written confirmation of our investigation. If you cannot confirm acceptance by the end of the third working day (for example - because you are not happy with our proposed response or if you are not available to discuss it with us) then the case will be referred to PRIMIS Mortgage Network. It will then be handled in line with the Formal Complaints process outlined below. If your complaint is more complex or unlikely to be resolved quickly then we will usually refer it to PRIMIS straight away.
Formal Complaints
The formal complaints process will be used where:
- We cant resolve your complaint to your satisfaction within 3 working days: or
- Your complaint is likely to involve more complex assessment or investigations; or
- You send your complaint directly to PRIMIS Mortgage Network rather than to us in the first instance; or
- You ask us to deal with your complaint in this way rather than via a simplified process.
Upon reciept PRIMIS will acknowledge your complaint promptly and will investigate it fairly and impartially. They will write to you wihtin 8 weeks to confirm the outcome of their investigation. In the unlikely event that their investigation is not complete within 8 weeks of reciept of your complaint they will write to you to explain why and let you know when you can expect to hear from them. They will also provide details of how to contact the Financial Ombudsman Service if you are not satisfied with progress.
The Financial Ombudsman Service
If, following PRIMIS' investigation you are still not happy you have a statutory right to refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
It is a service free of charge to consumers and you may refer the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) within six months from the date that you recieved a final response to your complaint.
You can contact the service using the following details:
Telephone: 0800 023 4567
Email: complaint.info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk
You can also visit their website and refer complaints to them online by visiting.
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https://financial-ombudsman.org.uk