NEW TECHNOLOGY
When an appointment is scheduled for
an inventory clerk, they instantly receive an alert on the application, provided they are connected to the internet in the office, wi-fi spot or mobile broadband. There is no delay. Impressive? “The turnaround time is rapid, it takes around 24 hours for the inventory to be made available on the portal for download,” says Minesh. “Our version allows the inventory clerk to describe the details of each room component by speaking. The recordings are taken and converted to text by human transcribers along with pictures. The pictures and text are assembled into a report then topped and tailed with the customer’s logo and terms and conditions. The final document is available for download in 48 hours, from sending the completed job to the portal, as standard. Express and urgent turnaround is also possible.” Pricing is calculated per job in terms of ‘Credits’. Each job when setup costs 1 Credit and each bedroom in the job costs another Credit. So a two bedroom inventory costs 3 Credits. Credits are purchased in advance and used as jobs are submitted and downloaded. Express (24 hour turnaround) and Urgent (same day) each cost 1 and 2 additional Credits respectively. One Credit costs £5.
IMFUNA LET Imfuna Let is a new digital inventory system, developed to ‘intuitively take the user through the entire process of collection, reporting, editing, sharing and ultimately storing the full history of a property’. It is suitable for use on iPhone or Android devices. Jax Kneppers founder of Imfuna Let is
enthusiastic about his product, “This is a pivotal moment for the lettings industry. Where reporting had hitherto been time consuming and awkward, it has today been
photographs. However, unlike other inventory software solutions, Imfuna Let includes dictation and transcription within the application. Like the Reports2go App, the full transcription is included in the report just 24 hours later. After the data is collected, the user can
The turnaround time is rapid,
just 24 hours for the complete inventory to be available to download.’
dragged into the 21st Century. Not only will it transform the inventory process, providing an opportunity to leave behind the cumbersome paper-based approach but it will also create a step-change in the way that landlords market and manage their properties, through the provision of a full historical record of a property. “The appetite amongst letting agents to
improve the system is certainly there, recent research told us that nearly 50 per cent of letting agents feel that automating the process will free up their time to invest in more strategic activity, ultimately growing the business.” The Imfuna Let App is downloaded and
the user is then able to collect data at the property in a uniform and standardised format as well as take unlimited digital
access the Imfuna portal online and check, edit, make additions to and tailor the report, including amending dictation notes. The report can be easily shared with the relevant parties and all further comments are automatically date and time stamped to provide an accurate and traceable reporting trail. The online portal retains the full historical data of any property that can be accessed by property owners, letting agents or inventory professionals. Simon Smith of KS Property Lettings has
been using Imfuna Let for all his reporting needs for the last 6 months. Simon says, “I’ve been really impressed with Imfuna Let. It offers a very comprehensive solution and for me the outstanding benefit is the time it has saved me and my staff. I’ve also found that when I’ve employed new staff they get up and running on it easily. I no longer spend my evenings typing up reports and the end result is a report that looks very professional and delivers exactly what my clients need.” Imfuna Let can be downloaded for £1.79 from
imfuna.co.uk and the Apple store and users receive 5 free reports. Following this each report is priced at £9.50 which includes 30 minutes of dictation.
FIELDMARSHALL Apps are the current byword for innovation, says Ivan Rose, Director of Fieldmarshall, “After 15 years in the industry our team of letting agents and computer experts have found a way to streamline field property management.” The streamlining starts in the field, when the user combines property details with
miProgram’s inventory home page.
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