Ready for a portal pricing alternative? The Property DriveBuy could be the answer
There’s a new property listing app on the London block, which is fundamentally changing the way buyers & renters search for their new home.
The Property Drivebuy is currently being piloted in London and Home Counties ahead of it’s National expansion scheduled for later this Spring and offers its’ users a “true-to-life” way to search for their next dream home.
The app, which leverages the latest in geo-technology, encourages users to get out and onto the street to actively explore the areas they’d like to move to before they enquire to buy. It gives them access to all the information they need to make their next, big property decision: marketing materials, virtual tours, and customised routes linking all the properties they’d like to see in their area – before connecting with agents.
The minds behind the app believe that portal-style property searching has become a bit dated: forcing people behind their computer screens, and into a trench of property listings.
“Slugging through hundreds of property listings at the end of the day leads to nothing but scrolling fatigue and sore fingers” comments their CIO, James Pennington.
“The technology is out there to offer us a better way: one that gives us access to the property options we want, personalised new-to-market notifications, and an immediate connection to agents holding them without having to fill out 100’s of Contact Forms.”
Their team believe that the secret recipe to finding the ‘right’ move is 1) understanding your location, 2) knowing not just what you want, but what your budget can actually get you, and 3) ‘feel’.
“We’ve all been there: we find a property that we like the look of online, but when you get outside of it you realise the surrounding area is less-than desirable or the property itself doesn’t have that ‘x-factor’ that the images promised.”
“Similarly, most of us have also been in the position where we are driving through an area, and have commented to ourselves or our significant others “gosh, I wish we could live here”.”
The Property DriveBuy app offers you a way to see inside from outside: a unique concept that no other listings tool on the market offers its users. If you like the “feel” of the area, the app will show you all the properties available within it, AND the estate agents servicing it.
The Drivebuy’s founder, Steve Foreman, emphasises that the app will remain free for users, and invites estate agents & developers to list their properties at no initial cost.
“Agents who sign up now will enjoy complimentary access, which is essential for building our user base,” he explained.
Although the app does plan to implement a fee structure in the future, with a fixed monthly charge of £199 per agency branch — it is a fee that is substantially lower than the leading platforms like Rightmove or Zoopla, and a welcomed breath of fresh air in a new wave of pricing hikes.
“We want to encourage our agents & developers to explore the app firsthand to see it for its’ full potential,” Foreman added.
“It’s time for a new era in property searching, and The Property DriveBuy is here to lead the way.”
Learn more here: https://propertydrivebuy.co.uk/
