Surveying

As the world’s economic climate continues to grab headlines, surveying firms are working against the harsh reality that housing transactions are to fall by at least 40% this year. Research from RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) during summer 2008 also highlighted that the average number of transactions per surveyor (over the previous three month period) was at 12.7. The impact on surveying firms is massive.

The need to differentiate and improve service levels to clients is imperative in winning much sought after business. There is also a greater need to become more resourceful and reduce operating costs. The eSquiggles field-based surveying software is being used to streamline the surveying and valuation process and produce reports instantaneously. Surveys which were traditionally completed by hand can be completed quickly and easily on a PDA. The surveyor receives an instruction to the PDA, gathers survey data electronically and the full survey report is then populated and sent back to the office automatically. No need to return back to the office between surveys. No need to retype lengthy survey reports

Home Information Packs & Home Reports

The Home Information Pack scheme in England and Wales and the introduction of the Home Report in Scotland, has been introduced to make the process of buying/selling property quicker, fairer and more transparent. With the data being gathered and length of information being output into reports increasing, the challenge for surveying firms is to keep the process as quick and simple as possible.

The valuation and HIP functionality of the software enables eSquiggles to produce client ready reports in minutes. The whole process is quicker and final reports are turned around in a fraction of the time with eSquiggles.