AI operations

AI inbox triage, controlled in SortX.

Portal leads, landlord emails, tenant repairs and solicitor chases arrive in the same mailbox. The inbox agent reads each message, matches it to the right record and pushes urgent work to the front.

Live work queue

SortX

Read

Inbox agent classifies every message by intent and urgency.

Match

Inbox agent matches senders to contacts and properties.

Route

Inbox agent groups duplicate portal enquiries.

Connected to the rest of the operating stack

  • Inbox
  • Tasks
  • Calendar
  • Contacts
  • Properties
  • Documents
  • Approvals
  • Reporting

What this changes day to day.

The workflow follows the property, contact, tenancy, repair, document or ledger item behind the work.

Message intent and urgency

Sorts new email by enquiry, repair, chain update, landlord request, contractor note or compliance risk.

Sender matching

Matches senders to contacts, applicants, landlords, contractors and property records before creating new work.

Duplicate enquiry grouping

Groups repeat portal leads and follow-up messages so negotiators do not answer the same buyer twice.

Source-linked tasks

Creates the next task with the original message, matched record and suggested owner attached.

Approval for sensitive replies

Keeps price, offer, arrears, complaint and compliance messages in review until a person signs them off.

Review queue for unknowns

Leaves unclear messages with the branch instead of guessing at the owner, record or next action.

Signals a manager can read quickly.

Short status markers for scanning the day without opening every record.

2 min

target first triage

100%

messages linked to a record

1 queue

for branch review

The working view stays close to the record.

Each item shows enough context for staff to act, approve, or leave the agent to continue.

  • Message intent and urgency. Sorts new email by enquiry, repair, chain update, landlord request, contractor note or compliance risk.
  • Sender matching. Matches senders to contacts, applicants, landlords, contractors and property records before creating new work.
  • Duplicate enquiry grouping. Groups repeat portal leads and follow-up messages so negotiators do not answer the same buyer twice.
  • Source-linked tasks. Creates the next task with the original message, matched record and suggested owner attached.

Workflow view

Branch policy applied

Live

Read

Inbox agent classifies every message by intent and urgency.

clean operating queue

Match

Inbox agent matches senders to contacts and properties.

property-linked task

Route

Inbox agent groups duplicate portal enquiries.

approved reply

Review

Inbox agent opens tasks with the source message attached.

audit trail

How it works in the branch.

Why inbox triage needs its own workflow

In a UK estate agency, this work crosses desks: negotiators, administrators, property managers, accounts, contractors, clients and compliance owners all need the same facts. SortX keeps the work on the operating record instead of spreading the detail across personal inboxes.

The inbox agent does the repeatable work first: reading, checking, drafting, matching and opening the next task. Anything that changes a client position, spends money, sends a sensitive message or affects compliance can be held for approval.

How the branch stays in control

Managers can set owners, SLA clocks, approval limits and escalation rules around this workflow. Staff can still take over manually when a case needs judgement, and the record shows what the agent did before the handover.

That matters when the risk is missed urgent emails and duplicate replies. SortX gives the team the detail they need without asking them to hunt through tabs, exported reports or old message threads.

Common questions

Practical details for directors, branch managers and operations teams.




Put inbox triage into the operating queue.

SortX gives shared estate agency inbox a clear owner, a live status and a controlled approval path.