In accordance with Rule 12.1 Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012

Introduction

All licensed real estate agents are required to have a written in-house complaints and dispute resolution procedure which is set out below. You do not have to use our complaints and resolution procedure. You may make a complaint directly to the Real Estate Authority (REA) at any time. You can make a complaint to the REA even if you choose to use our procedures.

Internal complaints and dispute resolution procedures

Our complaints and dispute resolution procedures are designed to provide a simple and personalised process for resolving any complaint you may have.

STEP 1: Call us on 0800 500 123 and speak to our National Compliance and Supervision Manager, explain who you are complaining about, and what your concerns are. You can then let us know how you would like to proceed in regards to your complaint.

STEP 2: We will ask you to put your complaint in writing so that we can investigate it. Our email address is customerrelations@mikepero.com. We will need time to talk to the team members involved. Please note your complaint may need to be disclosed to the Managing Director, General Manager and other relevant people to best assist in resolving your complaint. We aim to come back to you within 10 working days with a response to your complaint. Should we consider that the complaint will take longer to respond  than 10 working days we will advise you of the expected time frame. As part of that response we might ask you to meet with members of our team to discuss the complaint and attempt to reach a resolution.

STEP 3: If we are unable to come to an agreed resolution, we will provide you with a document setting out how we propose to resolve your complaint, or we may appoint a mediator to resolve the situation.

STEP 4: If you do not accept our proposal, please advise us in writing within five working days. You can, of course, suggest another way of resolving your complaint.

STEP 5: If we accept your preferred resolution, we will attempt to implement that resolution as soon as possible. If we decline your preferred resolution, we may invite you to mediate the dispute.

STEP 6: If we agree to mediate the complaint but don’t settle the complaint at mediation, or we do not agree to mediate the dispute, then that will be the end of our process.

Remember: You can still make a complaint to the REA in the first instance and, even if you use these procedures, you can still make a complaint to the REA at any time. You can contact the REA by phone on 0800 367 7322 or by email on info@rea.govt.nz. For more information on their complaints procedures visit www.rea.govt.nz/make-a-complaint/