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Complaints procedure

Our commitment to you

When you complain about our service, our first response is to try and put things right immediately, without the need for an investigation or a formal written response. If you simply want the issue resolved, your enquiry will be allocated to a case handler, who will contact you to agree on what we will do and confirm this to you in writing. We will then close the complaint.

Read our full complaints procedure here

Read our Housing Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code Self-assessment

How you can make a complaint

We have a two-stage complaints procedure. We will always try to deal with your complaint quickly. If your complaints are complicated or involve more than one service area, we may need more time to investigate. If we need more time, we will let you know why, and how long it will take.

Complaints procedure stages

Formal complaints (Stage 1)

We aim to reply in full within 10 working days. In more complex cases, we may extend the timescale by a further 10 working days. The case handler will monitor your case until all promises made in our Stage 1 response are kept.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint at Stage 1, please contact the case handler and they will work with you to put things right.

Telephone: 0207 265 8343 or email: enquiries@bancrofttmc.org.uk

Escalation to Stage 2

You may ask for a review of the complaint at Stage 2 if you are not satisfied with our response and follow-on actions at Stage 1. This review will be carried out by Tower Hamlets Council.

You can also contact the Council’s Governance and Complaints Service directly:

The Council will try to reply in full to complaints within 20 working days. In more complex cases, this may be extended by a further 20 working days.

Housing Ombudsman Service

If you disagree with our response at Stage 2, you can make a request for your case to be considered by the Housing Ombudsman. The Ombudsman is fully independent and are answerable to the Parliament.

The contact details for the Housing Ombudsman are:

Housing Ombudsman Service, PO Box 152, Liverpool L33 7WQ
Telephone: 0300 111 3000
Email: info@housing-ombudsman.org.uk
Website: housing-ombudsman.org.uk