Interactive Investor

Our approach to complaints

We pride ourselves on our service but recognise that sometimes things can go wrong. If we fall short of your expectations please tell us so that we can try and resolve the situation, and we can learn from any mistakes we have made.

You can contact us to raise any concerns:

  • By logging in to your account and sending us a secure message
  • By calling us on 0345 607 6001.  We are here to help you between 7.45am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday. 
  • By writing to Customer Services, interactive investor, 2nd floor, One Embankment, Neville Street, Leeds, LS1 4DW.

To help us reply to your complaint promptly, please provide us with the following information:

  • A summary of your complaint
  • What you would like us to do to put it right
  • Your account reference and a daytime telephone number so that we can contact you

We aim to respond to all complaints within 3 working days, however sometimes it can take longer if a complaint is complex. If this is the case, we will send an acknowledgement by secure message, email or letter to you by the 5th working day and will keep you informed of progress.

We will contact you when we have completed our investigation into your complaint to tell you what action we are proposing to take. If you are not satisfied with our response you should let us know immediately and we will let you know what your options are.

We aim to resolve all complaints as soon as possible, but if we are unable to resolve your complaint within 8 weeks, we will send you an update by secure message, email or letter to let you know what your options are whilst we continue to find resolution.

If you remain unhappy with our final response, we will give you details on how you can complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). This independent dispute resolution scheme has been set up by the Financial Conduct Authority to settle complaints between consumers and businesses providing financial services. We will confirm your eligibility to refer your complaint to FOS in our final response and will provide you with a copy of the FOS explanatory leaflet.

You are also able to raise a civil case (i.e. via the courts) but, unlike the Ombudsman, this is not a free service and the cost of doing so is not covered by Interactive Investor.

You can contact FOS directly:

Or, if you are unhappy with our final response and if you accessed our services online you can submit your complaint to the European Commission’s Online Dispute Resolution Platform (ODR platform) which has been established to help customers resident in the EU who have bought good or services online. The ODR Platform will refer your complaint to the FOS, so you may prefer to contact the FOS directly. 

Regulatory Complaints Data

The data below is updated every six months and is extracted from the reportable complaints data that we submit to the Financial Conduct Authority.

Complaints Publication Report

Firm name: Interactive Investor Services Limited

Group: Not applicable

Period covered in this report:  1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023

Brands/trading names covered: Interactive Investor Services Limited

SIPP complaints

Product/Service GroupingDecumulation & Pensions
Number of complaints opened per 1,000 accounts1.26
Number of complaints opened82
Number of complaints closed88
Percentage closed within 3 days9.09%
Percentage closed after 3 days but within 8 weeks48.86%
Percentage upheld64.77%
Main cause of complaints openedDelays / Timescales

All other complaints

Product/Service GroupingInvestments
Number of complaints opened per 1,000 accounts2.27
Number of complaints opened1,794
Number of complaints closed1,677
Percentage closed within 3 days21.05%
Percentage closed after 3 days but within 8 weeks                                                   69.47%
Percentage upheld54.14%
Main cause of complaints openedOther General Admin/Customer Service

'Number of complaints closed' refers to concerns which have been fully addressed and includes complaints that were either upheld or not upheld by the firm.

'Percentage upheld' refers to concerns where we accept that we made a mistake and fixed it to your satisfaction. Please rest assured, even if we do not accept fault we will do everything possible to assist in any way we can.