Property management

Contractor sourcing and dispatch, controlled in SortX.

Finding the right contractor means trade, postcode, availability, credentials, landlord preference and past performance. SortX suggests suitable contractors and records the dispatch trail.

Connected to the rest of the operating stack

  • Repair inbox
  • Contractors
  • Gas Safe
  • NICEIC
  • Landlord approvals
  • Invoices
  • Budgets

What this changes day to day.

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

Trade and postcode

Matches trade and postcode.

Credentials and expiry dates

Checks credentials and expiry dates.

Landlord and branch preferences

Uses landlord and branch preferences.

Contacts backup contractors when needed

Contacts backup contractors when needed.

Responses and ETAs

Records responses and ETAs.

Updates tenants and landlords

Updates tenants and landlords.

The working view stays close to the record.

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

  • Trade and postcode. Matches trade and postcode.
  • Credentials and expiry dates. Checks credentials and expiry dates.
  • Landlord and branch preferences. Uses landlord and branch preferences.
  • Contacts backup contractors when needed. Contacts backup contractors when needed.

Workflow view

Branch policy applied

Live

Match

Contractor sourcing agent matches trade and postcode.

contractor shortlist

Check credentials

Contractor sourcing agent checks credentials and expiry dates.

dispatch note

Dispatch

Contractor sourcing agent uses landlord and branch preferences.

ETA

Track response

Contractor sourcing agent contacts backup contractors when needed.

response history

Controls

The details that stop work slipping.

SortX keeps routine progress visible while protecting the decisions that need a person.

Trade and postcode
Matches trade and postcode.
Credentials and expiry dates
Checks credentials and expiry dates.
Landlord and branch preferences
Uses landlord and branch preferences.
Contacts backup contractors when needed
Contacts backup contractors when needed.

How it works in the branch.

Why contractor sourcing and dispatch 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 contractor sourcing 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 slow dispatch or expired credentials. 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 contractor sourcing and dispatch into the operating queue.

SortX gives contractor allocation a clear owner, a live status and a controlled approval path.