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Auction Provider Launches App for Partner Estate Agents

Following on from an incredibly successful year, iam-sold have launched a new app to support their partner estate agents with their auction properties.

iam-sold provide a modern, innovative way of buying and selling property. Different from traditional auctions, they provide a service that is available for anyone looking to buy or sell, with a greater level of security, fixed timescales and achieve fair market value. Unlike the more common auction methods, buyers don’t have to be an investor and can also buy with a mortgage.

As iam-sold’s auction methods are becoming more desirable within the property industry, the company established the need for ‘on the move’, high quality support for their estate agents to ensure they are able to manage their auction properties within the fast paced industry.

Working with their estate agents and local design agency, Komodo Digital, iam-sold developed the app to provide the functionality that would be most useful for a valuer when needing to access key information quickly. By providing a variety of beneficial features within the app, time spent on administrative tasks will be dramatically reduced, freeing up more time for property valuations.

iam-sold director Ben Ridgway and Komodo Digital established exactly what features the app would need for a valuer to use it effectively. Properties along with their additional details, news and messages, training and resources are all features that have been implemented with the valuer’s needs in mind.

Working closely with the iam-sold IT department and marketing team, Komodo Digital provided continuous support, giving the option to test the app and offer feedback to ensure it would fulfil the requirements of the intended user.

Ben Ridgway, director, commented:

“The app has been in development for a while as we needed to ensure it offered the easiest and most beneficial solution to our estate agents. Once the app is launched, it will greatly aid our network of over 600 valuers, increasing the number of properties provided at auction in line with our company expansion plans.”

James Gauld, chief technical officer at Komodo Digital was very enthusiastic to be working with the iam-sold team on the new app. Using the functionality from the already existing web app, the new app was designed to provide a more personalised experience with a more user friendly interface. The app is available on both the iOS and Android systems, so that everyone can benefit from using it.

James commented:

“The communication between ourselves and iam-sold was key to completing this project. With Ben (director) and Jamie (from the IT department) being very hands on, it was great to get their input on every step and we were responsive to any requirement changes. The app is distributed on a private app store, therefore iam-sold can point their valuers to the store front page to download the apps for their devices. Our overall goal was to develop an app which not only met the needs of iam-sold and their valuers but also delivered on their expectations.”

For more information, contact Leanne Radford on 0845 5193 126 or Leanne.radford@iam-sold.co.uk

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