Repairing your home

To carry out high quality repairs as soon as possible to keep you happy and safe and in as few visits as possible

Our commitment:

When you report a repair

  • We will make it easy for you to report repairs by having various methods available, including phone, e-mail, internet, offices and via Somer staff.
  • We will regularly advertise how repairs can be reported.
  • When you report a repair to us we will issue you with a ‘unique’ repair order number.
  • If you contact our out of hours service to report an emergency repair you will be given an estimated time of arrival for the trades person from the telephone operator.

 When we carry out a repair

  • We will arrange a convenient appointment with you when our trade staff will visit to complete your repair.
  • We will aim to complete your repair in full on the first visit to your property.
  • If a second visit is required we will explain to you the reasons for this.
  • We will respond quickly to any emergency repair requests

Our Tradesmen and Contractors

  • All of our trade staff and subcontractors working on our behalf will have attended ‘code of conduct’ training.
  • Our trade staff will always show identification when calling at your property.
  • They will leave your property clean and tidy and will treat both you and your home with respect whilst with you.
  • We aim to carry out any additional simple repairs that you draw to our attention whilst we are with you.
  • Safety is of the utmost importance and we will ensure that we carry out all repairs using safe working practices.
  • We will leave a satisfaction monitoring card for you to complete.

Quality of Repairs

  • We will ensure that we carry out repairs using the right, high quality materials.
  • We will endeavour to match existing finishes where possible.
  • We will endeavour to complete all repairs.
  • We will carry out an annual check of all your gas, LPG and solid fuel appliances.

Charging for Repairs

  • If we have to charge you for any repairs, we will tell you this as soon as this is clear and not after works have commenced.
  • We aim to give you an estimate of the costs during your first contact.
  • We will send you an invoice in the month following completion of your repair we will be happy to arrange payment terms with you if required
Measure Target Method
Number of jobs completed in one visit
(first time fix)
87% Quantitative analysis
Customer satisfaction with the repair 96% Surveys (written/telephone)
Average time/ predictability of repairs   Quantitative analysis
Number of over due gas services Nil Quantitative analysis

Meeting the TSA standards for:
Home

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