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“Nasty, stressful and degrading”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Youhavetakenmylife on 27/03/2019

At 50 years old you could almost assume unless you had been living in a field that one would most definately have been mis sold ppi? Brunel franklin contacted me and i thought yeah ok why not! I was made aware of their charges but dis not have time or energy to battle it myself! Very nice staff to begin with but then they would be nice hey! Now after a week i recieved quite a few letters well 11 in fact all stating they had found me ppi abd these were named on each letter in total i had 16 mis sold ppi claims! Excited i waited patiently and after pho e calls and emails received ppi for one of the above claims and one only all of which was paid i think £2500 and then a further payment for the same bank as before but came via a cheque to me and was £400 less than expected however BF demanded their full share even though it was more than i had received? I then had a barrage of rude quite frankly threatening calls from staff and i told them they couldnt bully me! Howver they persisted and i developed severe stress related illnesses and was off work due to Brunel Franklin this was 18 months ago all for them to get there £600 and me to have nothing but stress! Last night i had baliffs fro andrew wilson arrive for the third time to remove goods but honestly there was nothing worth taking however the bill now is £2500 ironically the same amount of PPI i actually received and i never heard about the other 15 claims ever again, i dont believe they were real at all! I have a very stressful job helping young people who have been traumatised by life events and now i am not able to as too upset and i no longer sleep an entire night and wake fighting the same battles that made me so tiered the night before i am 52 and until all this was happy, never stressed and helped others daily, basically a nice person victimised and drained by brunel franklins stories and bullying tactics si carry in sending the bigger boys out to a single aging womans home at night cos they are a couple of lovely lads and are never rude however they have a job to do but you will not get a damn penny out of me so do your worst! Oh hang on you have done that already!

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“PPI Reclaim Service - high fees and poor service -...”

★★☆☆☆

written by Kev_Robs on 08/12/2017

I put my trust in Brunel Franklin to search out any mis-sold PPI, I thought they would do a great job. They only time they take any real interest in when you owe them money. I had a daily phone call before I had even received a cheque from being mis-sold PPI! You lose 40% of any money you get in a combination of fees and VAT. Brunel Franklin do make this clear at the outset. You pay your money etc.. If I knew then what I know now I would not use them but send out my own forms using the Money Saving Experts free claims toolkit. They will only chase very simple "banged on" claims. You have to give them all the details you could put on the claim yourself and pay them £000's in fees (over £2,000 so far and counting; for a few hours work this ain't bad is it!). Do not be deceived they offer no advice on how to claim. YOU have to do all the running around so they simply fill in the forms for you. You are NOT allowed to speak directly with the claims handlers but have to go through "customer service" agents in a call centre. They read what they have on their screen and are next to useless. They speak to you like a piece of dirt. Every time I speak to them I am converted from an easy going, laid back individual to a snarling, angry, stressed out monster. The call centre staff are clueless. I don't know what the claims team is like as you are never allowed to speak to them! With hindsight I would not use these people again and have reached the conclusion that they are rank amateurs trying to put on a professional front. The marketing team are doing an excellent job selling their services but the reality is much much different. So what has prompted me to write this review. Another phone call from a snooty, patronising and rude person from Brunel Franklin who spoke to me like dirt, although this isn't the first time I have had cause to complain this was the last straw. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!

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“Bullies”

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written by Lopsided on 29/06/2017

Would not recommend do not listen are mercenary ppi scroungers

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“LOOK AFTER YOUR STAFF!”

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written by gsCombs342 on 06/05/2017

Well I worked at Brunel Franklin for about a month and what can I say? Dissapointed is probably about the best word. I had high hopes when I joined and it seemed to have a really nice and friendly atmosphere. However, like a lot of things, what seems nice on the outside can have a not so nice inside. The training was extremely poor but worse than that was the management offer you little support and extremely negative so much so that I had to have time off for stress and in that time I had nobody call to see if I was okay even though they knew the reasons why! Could be a very good company if a few changes were made.

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N.carpenter's Comment

Written on: 31/05/2017

Just to add, they are no longer authorised by the Financial Authority...mmm wonder why?

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Lopsided's Comment

Written on: 23/06/2017

Can you tell me why and since e
When please

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“Avoid like the plague not only is 40% extaution they...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Harper149 on 27/02/2017

Avoid like the plague not only is 40% extaution they will posture you constantly. Yes I had money back but after believing the money had gone through them by the way it was paid plus the lack of written communication I was spokenot too like a pice of dirt I am busy I work full time and have a 2 year old in don't answer all the phone calls I recieve as my son comes first but to speak to me like I am thick and incompetent you will recieve your money in installments or not at all now. Don't bother trying to bully me it won't work

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Hayleyphillips's Comment

Written on: 24/04/2017

I handle the marketing for Brunel Franklin and am hugely disappointed with this review. As far as our fees are concerned we retain 33% and not 40% as is stated. Our fees are outlined from the very outset of the process and throughout and of course you are under no obligation to use us to handle your claim - the choice is yours.
With regard to the "lack of written communication" and being spoken to "like dirt" this is especially of concern and is something we can easily check on as all communication is logged meticulously and all calls are recorded.
I'd be grateful if you could email me, so that I can investigate further.
We take all feedback - both positive and negative very seriously as we are proud of our reputation for top class customer service levels as is evidenced by Gold Trusted Service Status on Feefo for 2017
Best regards

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N.carpenter's Comment

Written on: 31/05/2017

This is the same problem I had with them, spoke to me like a piece of dirt. All I wanted was the ppi's that they found as I did not want to continue with their rip off pricing, looking now to complain to the Financial Ombudsman.

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Chrislawton38's Comment

Written on: 04/05/2017

I worked there for almost a month and I can tell you the training I had was diabolical, they do not care about the staff so it is small wonder why there are a lot of dissatisfied customers.

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“Very nasty services ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Foley104 on 05/08/2016

Please keep away from these nasty people. I was pestered to death by them, they are the biggest bullies you will ever come across. They are beyond greedy.  Please whatever you do, if they contact you......run

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Hayleyphillips's Comment

Written on: 24/04/2017

I handle the marketing for Brunel Franklin and am hugely disappointed with this review....We are far from nasty and certainly not bullies.
I'd be grateful if you could email me so that I can investigate further.
We take all feedback - both positive and negative very seriously as we are proud of our reputation for top class customer service levels as is evidenced by Gold Trusted Service Status on Feefo for 2017
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Chrislawton38's Comment

Written on: 04/05/2017

well as someone who started at BF perfectly okay and now suffering a total loss of confidence and extremely depressed I think this customer should be listened to. It seems to me at BF you have never heard of the term 'customer is always right'. Going by the responses on here it seems to me that BF don't respond well to criticism. If it were me answering this persons review I would have simply said 'i am sorry to hear you feel like this and will look into this'. The fact you jumped down this persons throat when he called you bullies (he is a frustrated customer remember) is a very weak response. In the past I was always told to show empathy and look beyond a customers frustration unless of course it is a serious threat which this isnt.. Your response showed no empathy whatsoever.

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Chrislawton38's Comment

Written on: 04/05/2017

I worked there for almost a month and I can tell you the training I had was diabolical, they do not care about the staff so it is small wonder why there are a lot of dissatisfied customers.

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“terrible service”

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written by weefiona65 on 29/12/2015

I registered two PPI complaints with this company two years ago.it has been a catalogue of disasters with list forms,constant phone calls,forms with manager-10 weeks at some point. Was now told today that one of the firms they were complaining against they now no longer even tried to claim back money from as they were too hard! Two years later I have been told that I could always get another company to try. Absolutely furious- do not use this company. My complaint has now been passed to customer services and I should hear within eight weeks! I guess their complaints dept is very busy.

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Chrislawton38's Response to weefiona65's Review

Written on: 04/05/2017

I worked there for almost a month and I can tell you the training I had was diabolical, they do not care about the staff so it is small wonder why there are a lot of dissatisfied customers.

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“leave me alone”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 12/12/2015

Please stop calling me.. I do not have POP, I was not mis-sold a mortgage Stop now

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“Pushy is not been nice”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Walshhc228 on 25/08/2015

Pushy calls all the time throughout the day even though I have told them that I do work and the best time is to get me in the evening. All the time ringing and I have had to speak to my bank to sort things out why should I have to pay them 40% of the work that they do not do. Staff are Pushy and don't listen the whole thing feels like a scheme so have done it myself now where I have won back nearly £4K, which I haven't had to pay them. I recommend that you do it yourself and don't go through this company stay well away!!!!

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“PPI scavengers! ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by 482Stephens on 24/08/2015

After ignoring many calls from BF I called them back to shut them up. After a very argumentative call with their end not listening to me (I cleared my PPI mess years ago directly through the FSA) I told them to contact me no more. Time will tell!

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“rubbish, cald my mob wen realy bizi told em t f.off,...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by hotandbothered1 on 04/08/2015

nightmare company cold calling wen told by law not to. dont want them ripping me off. wld emply such a company for 10 pc not a ripping 30pc. told them to take my number out of their data base!!!

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“long wait”

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written by hurbar on 09/06/2015

yes i got money back but it took 7 years should i give them there fee.

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Markbensonitrace's Response to hurbar's Review

Written on: 12/08/2015

No . No. . I refused to pay them years ago on something similar. .. They will try threaten legal action but unlikely they will win .. I will fight them for you as hate them

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“Great service for something I didn't have the time to do”

★★★★★

written by isSalazar283 on 23/04/2015

Great claims company, from start to finish they were efficient and kept me up to date with my cases. I've now been paid my compensation by the bank and have paid their bill like they were owed. Don't understand why people moan if they bombard you with calls once you have your money, and a contract is signed at the beginning clearly stating their charges so if you don't like the charges, do it yourself or go elsewhere. As I've said, they were efficient and even after referring my friend I received a nice voucher in the post as a reward.

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“AVOID AT ALL COSTS ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Clifford116 on 15/04/2015

AVOID B.F. at all costs. ( IT WILL COST YOU ) They cold called me and talked me into claiming PPI, they sent ONE letter to my bank, meantime I moved home and forgot about it. When I rang them they said I WAS OUT OF TIME on the claim they could not pursue. Two years later I contacted my bank .D.I.Y myself and went through it with them and they found in my favour. I THEN GET A BILL FOR 40% of the award from Brunel Franklin claiming I OWED THEM MONEY as the claim had been successful. I was then HARASSED, BULLIED, INTIMIDATE AND BOMBARDED WITH OBJECTIONABLE CALLS from January to March non stop the last threatening the bailiffs to collect this money. My bank backed me, I went to the Minister of Justice, they referred me to the Legal Ombudsman and finally B F dropped the claim for payment. The customer service callers are totally OBJECTIONABLE, they do not listen to ONE WORD YOU SAY (I repeatedly asked for them to pull the tape of the call when they REFUSED to pursue the original claim ) not only did they not listen and not pull the tape they just blasted me with fast talking slick legal jargon INTIMIDATING ME that would frighten anyone to death. I would suggest you go D.I.Y myself but if you wish a company to help you DO NOT CHOOSE THIS ONE......OUTRAGEOUS........

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“Got Money back ”

★★★★☆

written by Alyssa32 on 07/04/2015

overall found them ok. did what they said they'd do but they do charge a fee. would probly not have bothered claiming myself coz short of time so really it's better that I got something than nothing. would recommend to friends who are busy and wouldn't bother claimning otherwise.

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“DIY”

★☆☆☆☆

written by 344Daniel on 02/04/2015

As the title says DIY do it yourself. This company is a rip off 60/40 is the split. 40% goes to them only went with them because they hounded me and I regret not doing it myself. After you get ripped off by the banks they then ripp you off again. Just for sitting at a desk filling ins form. I can't stress this enought DIY.

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“keep phoning me!!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by ukfire on 26/03/2015

This company keeps ringing me and leaving messages on my mobile answer phone which costs me money to retrieve each time. I have never contacted them with regards to ppi claims and so forth. I explained this to them. If they contact me again i will take further action. Not impressed!

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“Whats going on”

★☆☆☆☆

written by 496Murray on 26/03/2015

I received a call from one of your operatives informing me I had applied for PPI on line. This was not so as I have never ever had PPI as I don't think it is worth the paper it is written on. The operative would not accept I did not apply until I became quite forceful. where did you get my number I would like to know?

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“DON'T TOUCH THIS COMPANY ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 26/03/2015

After a cold call from B F over 2 years ago for mis sold PPI I agreed to let BF put in a claim for me to my bank. After one month this claim was rejected and declined. I accepted that decision. I contacted B F after over 12 months and asked them to pursue it they DECLINED TO DO SO saying the time limit on my claim had elapsed. After two years I contacted my bank direct GIVEN B F HAD REFUSED TO PROCEED ON MY BEHALF and they (THE BANK) agreed to look at my claim again. They found in my favour. Within five days B F had invoiced me a vast amount since when I have been bombarded daily with aggressive intimidating phone calls demanding payment culminating in threats to send debt collectors to my home. I advised them I had referred the case to the Legal Ombudsman. They have 8 weeks to resolve this issue with me. They have NEVER addressed my issues NEVER pulled the tape of the call when they refused to act for me have made my life a misery with CONTINUED AND AGGRESSIVE INTIMIDATING PHONE CALLS when they have NEVER addressed MY POINT OF VIEW. This company is the worst I have ever dealt with, their staff are arrogant and aggressive, they refuse to listen to you. They have done NOTHING to bring about a successful conclusion to my claim I did all the work direct with my bank. My bank agreed they had no input to me in writing. Don't touch this company with a barge pole, don't be MISLED by them they are vicious and un-cooperative.

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“Worst company I have ever dealt with.”

★☆☆☆☆

written by 404Putnam on 02/03/2015

Brunel Franklin helped to recover £230 for a Bank Account which I was paying a monthly fee to the Halifax. As soon as I receive the money they started demanding their fees. I was getting calls from them about 10 times a day for their money. I could not believe their behavior. Please do yourself a favour do not touch this company, you will regret it.

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Grumpystacy's Comment

Written on: 01/06/2015

Wished I had seen this two months ago I am now getting the ten phone calls a day an nasty voice messages left on my phone saying that the dept. collectors will be coming for the 40% fees

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Asked by Lopsided on 24th June 2017 Report this content
Have they lost their Fca status or did they not have it in the first place?  I need to know about these people I have my reasons thank you

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Asked by cazash1 on 19th December 2015 Report this content
Can I still try to claim exceptional circumstances due to medical depression? Since being time barred in July 2003 we contacted firm by letter 2004 and went to ombudsman said as started with post natal and had complained against work to solicitor three years before friends provident projection letter about short fall and husband had nervous breakdown but had returned to work despite harassment. We were still time barred ombudsman decision 2006 endowment 60,000 shortfall over 25,000.

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Asked by Mykyl on 28th April 2014 Report this content
Brunel Franklin "handled" my claim for PPI from Halifax, I filled in all the necessary paperwork sent to me by Halifax, I was then interviewed by Halifax team via telephone answering all their questions which took around 1 hour, all the time wondering what Brunel Franklin were doing to earn their fee. I eventually received an offer of £564 from Halifax and assumed Brunel Franklin would be contacting me to advise whether to accept or refuse the offer. To my surprise, after 4 weeks they sent me a bill for £207, when I asked them why they didn't advise me on whether to accept or refuse, they became rather heavy handed and threatened to add interest to the bill if it was not paid. I have two questions, what is the best way to get them to list what they actually did to warrant such large fee? How much can they legally add to my bill if it goes unpaid?

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