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Review of Homeserve Cover

Submitted by Mary Moir
Review Added: 23/11/2007 - Visitor Rating: 4.23 (17 votes)

Review Categories:
Home Insurance

Customer Review Comments:

I am writing to express dissatisfaction and total exasparation with Homeserve. In 2005 we had a problem with blocked drains which we were advised by Homeserve were caused by a collapsed pipe. No problems so far, apart from lack of forthcoming communication. They were totally inept at returning calls and keeping me the customer informed. I was always chasing up for updates.

The contractors eventually employed to undertake the job were incompetent and the "completed work" was of an unsatisfactory finished standard. I endured months of tolerance and patience and eventually Homeserve conceeded that the work was sub-standard. We are now two years down the line and they have employed a different contractor to re-do the work and because of their ineptitude and negligence we have an even worse problem! Still what's stress and frustration when you can be so reassured by reading their vision and values statement "delight our customers by putting them at the heart of verything we do".

Can anyone tell me why so many insurance companies are using these people and why we the customers are prepared to tolerate this!


Good Points: Words fail me
Bad Points: Where do I begin
Customer Service Rating: 1/5
Value for Money Rating: 1/5
Overall Rating: 1/5
Made a Claim? Yes
Recommended? No
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We had to call Homeserve just before Xmas as our boiler broke.We had no hot water or heating for 6 days (and it was snowing/very thick ice outside) but Homeserve failed to get the part on time.We had to get another gas company to do the repair on Xmas Eve.Our boiler broke again about 8 weeks ago.The engineer came to look eventually and temporarily repaired it.It took about 5 weeks to get a very basic part in so it could be repaired properly.
Comment by Emma
Date: 26/3/2010

Homserve have been a total disaster for me. Years of taking my premiums, and when I needed them last weekend it took over an hour to even get through! When I did, they told me to expect a call from a plumber, but I then didn't hear anything for 24 hrs...and that was only to tell me that I would have to wait another 24 hrs for somebody to turn up!! During which time my kitchen ceiling was totally ruined by the leak.
Comment by Steve
Date: 12/1/2010

I have had truly terrible service from HomeServe. My policy says to expect a response time of less than two hours. It took a month to say that I wasn't covered for a tank leak and that after five hours on the phone and two days off work waiting for HomeServe to show up.
Comment by Borius Junior
Date: 13/10/2009

I have Boiler Cover with Homeserve, they couldn't send an engineer on a Bank Holiday! When the engineer did come, he phoned asking for directions and then abandoned the call because he couldn't get a parking space outside my house!
Comment by Richard London
Date: 14/4/2009

Homeserve are rubbish! Zero customer service and their contractors (Storm) are just as unprofessional and unreliable. We have had 15 missed appointments for reasons ranging from misdiagnosis of the problem, simple failure to turn up and inability to order in the correct part.
Comment by Travel Monkey
Date: 14/1/2009

I agree. I find Homeserve great. They sorted out a leaking radiator the day before we went on holiday. Great insurance for peace of mind. Have you ever tried to find a plumber to come out on Easter Sunday/Monday???
Comment by Cristina
Date: 24/3/2008

I can only find one bad review of Homeserve, I know they have there own plumbers and you must have just got a duff sub-contractor. I have been very pleased with Homeserve. If you have had a number of drainage claims it sounds as if your drains are in poor condition, might be worth replacing them?
Comment by kev
Date: 19/1/2008


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