Top Roof Coating & First Choice Property Maintenance
Trading Standards is warning residents to be aware that the Top Roof Coating and First Choice Property Maintenance have been cold-calling at homes recently.
Chris Holden from Buckinghamshire Trading Standards states that "The companies have both attempted to deceive consumers into believing that they need urgent or unnecessary work carried out on their roofs and failed to provide written cancellation rights, as required by law. Subsequent inspection of the work has also found it to have been unnecessary and very over-priced."
If you are approached by anybody purporting to be from either of these companies, or indeed any company making similar claims, you are advised to decline any offers of work until you have had the opportunity to seek a second opinion. Trading Standards would be grateful if any such approach is reported to them, or if you have had work done by either company and have concerns, call them on: 08454 04 05 06.
Source: Thames Valley Police bulletin
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December 20, 2012
,CHARLES BENDLE says:Are these also known aslo known as TOP ROOF Restoration and Protection Specialist. Based at 20 Murdock Road, Bicester. OX26 4PP.
March 7, 2013
,Anna Austin says:Top Roof have called twice at our home this week offering a survey and quotation and my husband agreed they could take photographs, etc.
They phoned last night to make sure we would both be there but I said we wouldn't and that I couldn't see why it was necessary just to provide a quote but they said they then had to go through their findings with both of us - obviously going for the hard sell !! So I said we weren't interested.
March 21, 2013
,lynette bell says:just been visited by 2 members of this company and were subjected to a subtle but definite hard sell. We live in North Staffs so it would seem that the company is targeting our area. We made it clear that we would not agree to anything without thinking hard about it . Did not like this and were quite put out, offering yet another low price, had a cancellation etc all the usual. Needless to say we will not use them!
March 24, 2013
,christine aspin says:Grateful thanks to Anna Austin and Lynette Bell. We had a cold caller yesterday (23rd March) in Swindon. My husband signed something called "Appraisal Entitlement" but regretted it after the caller had gone. We'll tell them what we think of them and their methods when they 'phone.
April 6, 2013
,Andrew Gibson says:I have just read the comments on here and I am a little confused. I had Top Roof round to my home in Hartford, Cheshire the other day and found the person to be knowledgable about the roof in general and even took pictures to help explain what could happen if certain areas where left. Yes they wanted the business on the day but doesn't every business? (you go and look at a new kitchen or a new car or even a new pair of shoes it is exactly the same!) I have taken up their offer and even taken it on finance because it was interest free and although I have the money I liked the idea of the extra guarantee and only putting a small deposit down.
I know a lot of people will think that i am foolish because i am having work done that isn't perceived as urgent but my Moto is "prevention is better then cure". i will obviously report back when the work is completed and let you know how it all went.
April 17, 2013
,Andrew Gibson says:The work was completed last week and I am over the moon with it, the team did a fantastic job and cleaned everything up when they were finished, I would certainly recommend them!!
May 8, 2013
,Hilary Riley says:I had someone at my home this afternoon and he stayed for 2 1/2 hours after telling me at the beginning that he would only stay for 20 minutes.
I would not sign up with him and he brought the price down to £2975 if I would have the work done within 30 days.
He did the give the hard sell and told me my roof was definitely in need of their services.
He was very disappointed that I would not accept his offer and threw in "its my one off discount that I can give and if you don't take it up, I will give it to the next person I see".
May 13, 2013
,Philippa Slinger says:This company called at my house today, GU170PR. Thankfully I have checked them out and found your warning.