Complaints Procedure

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Giraffe Private Finance 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: Giraffe Private Finance Limited, The Racquets Court, 3 College

         Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8JG

• Telephone: 07775 175763
• Email: kathryn@giraffeprivatefinance.com

How we will 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

             quickly and easily.

We will investigate your complaint and aim to resolve it within three business days

following the date of receipt. 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 it will then be handled in line with the Formal Complaint

process outlined below.

If your complaint is more complex or is unlikely to be resolved quickly then we will

use the formal process below:

Formal Complaints

The formal complaints process will be used where:

• we can’t resolve your complaint to your satisfaction within 3 working days: or
• your complaint is likely to involve more complex assessment or investigations;

             or

• you ask us to deal with your complaint in this way rather than via a simplified

             process.

Upon receipt we will acknowledge your complaint promptly and will investigate it

fairly and impartially. We will write to you within 8 weeks to confirm the outcome of

our investigation.

In the unlikely event that our investigation is not complete within eight weeks of

receipt of your complaint we will write to you to explain why and let you know when

you can expect to hear from us. We 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 our investigation you are still not happy with the outcome 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

received 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.

https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/

Let us know if you need any extra help or support.

We are committed to providing a complaints service that is accessible to all our

customers.

If you will have any difficulties with any elements of the process that is outlined

above, or if there are circumstances that might mean we need to change the way in

which we handle your complaint then please let us know when you tell us about your

complaint.