Property management

Planned preventative maintenance, controlled in SortX.

Gutters, boilers, alarms, inspections and seasonal checks are cheaper when planned. SortX creates recurring maintenance plans and turns due work into tasks before it becomes an emergency.

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.

Planned maintenance schedules

Sets planned maintenance schedules.

Work by property and area

Groups work by property and area.

Contractor availability

Checks contractor availability.

Landlords where approval is required

Notifies landlords where approval is required.

Completion and cost

Tracks completion and cost.

Repeat issues to future planning

Links repeat issues to future planning.

The working view stays close to the record.

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

  • Planned maintenance schedules. Sets planned maintenance schedules.
  • Work by property and area. Groups work by property and area.
  • Contractor availability. Checks contractor availability.
  • Landlords where approval is required. Notifies landlords where approval is required.

Workflow view

Branch policy applied

Live

Plan

PPM workflow sets planned maintenance schedules.

PPM schedule

Schedule

PPM workflow groups work by property and area.

planned work order

Complete

PPM workflow checks contractor availability.

cost record

Review

PPM workflow notifies landlords where approval is required.

future recommendation

Controls

The details that stop work slipping.

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

Planned maintenance schedules
Sets planned maintenance schedules.
Work by property and area
Groups work by property and area.
Contractor availability
Checks contractor availability.
Landlords where approval is required
Notifies landlords where approval is required.

How it works in the branch.

Why planned preventative maintenance 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 PPM workflow 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 reactive maintenance only. 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 planned preventative maintenance into the operating queue.

SortX gives planned property work a clear owner, a live status and a controlled approval path.