How to prevent & complain about property related issues

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Buying a home? You’ll probably need estate agents, surveyors and removal companies. Or if you’re improving your home you might be engaging the services of builders, painter and decorators and more. So how best to reduce the stress and likelihood of problems? And what to do if things do go wrong?

Below are various posts to help.

Estate agents

What you need to know when using an estate agent how best to choose an estate agent

How to protect yourself when using an estate agent be prepared

How to sell your home quickly and for the best price get you home in order

Removal

How to take charge of your home removal all you need to know about choosing the right firm and what to do if there is an issue

Home Improvement

How to build confidence in your home improvement project detailed post about how to plan a building project to avoid pitfalls

Ask the Chief Ombudsman: Furniture & Home Improvement provides advice

5 Top Tips to prevent builders/painters/decorators problems prevent problems

6 Top Tips for problems with builders/ painters & decorators what to do if things have gone wrong

How to ensure a stress-free building project previously published in Moneywise comprehensive article

Ellora Coupe talks about women, building and renovation on The Complaining Cow Consumer show

Dr Frankie Jackson-Spence talks home pollution on The Complaining Cow Consumer Show

Neighbours

How to complain about your noisy neighbours! what to do if you can’t sort it amicably

How to complain about your neighbour’s trees and hedges!your rights and what you can and can’t do.

Further help with complaining effectively

For masses of information, tips, guidance, laws and regulations and templates GET THE BOOK! How To Complain: The ESSENTIAL Consumer Guide to Getting REFUNDS, Redress and RESULTS!

Want to get better at complaining? See 101 Habits of an Effective Complainer

Save yourself time and effort finding the laws and wording a letter of complaint and download a template, fill in your details and get that redress

Purchase downloadable templates to gain redress

Property and home improvements complaint templates

If, after hours of reading that little lot you still need help then please see How The Complaining Cow can complain for you!

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