Property management

Work orders and scheduling, controlled in SortX.

A contractor needs a clear scope, access details, photos, approvals and appointment time. SortX turns approved repairs into work orders and coordinates scheduling with tenants and contractors.

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.

Work orders from approved scope

Creates work orders from approved scope.

Photos and access notes

Adds photos and access notes.

Appointment windows

Offers appointment windows.

Confirms tenant and contractor times

Confirms tenant and contractor times.

Attendance

Tracks attendance.

Updates the repair case automatically

Updates the repair case automatically.

The working view stays close to the record.

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

  • Work orders from approved scope. Creates work orders from approved scope.
  • Photos and access notes. Adds photos and access notes.
  • Appointment windows. Offers appointment windows.
  • Confirms tenant and contractor times. Confirms tenant and contractor times.

Workflow view

Branch policy applied

Live

Create work order

Work order workflow creates work orders from approved scope.

work order

Schedule

Work order workflow adds photos and access notes.

appointment

Attend

Work order workflow offers appointment windows.

attendance note

Update

Work order workflow confirms tenant and contractor times.

case update

Controls

The details that stop work slipping.

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

Work orders from approved scope
Creates work orders from approved scope.
Photos and access notes
Adds photos and access notes.
Appointment windows
Offers appointment windows.
Confirms tenant and contractor times
Confirms tenant and contractor times.

How it works in the branch.

Why work orders and scheduling 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 work order 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 contractors arriving with poor instructions. 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 work orders and scheduling into the operating queue.

SortX gives maintenance appointments a clear owner, a live status and a controlled approval path.