Richard Ryan (right) of VeriSmart and Neil Jones, Clee Tompkinson & Franciss business manager
An entrepreneur from Swansea has struck a deal with one of the region’s most prominent property businesses.
Richard Ryan of VeriSmart compiles inventories for landlords and letting agents, saving them time and money.
He is now working with Clee Tompkinson & Francis, chartered surveyors and sales and letting agents with 14 offices across South Wales.
Richard is the only licensee for VeriSmart in Wales and is taking advantage of the increasing number of people renting property rather than buying.
With ‘Generation Rent’ a growing phenomenon there is more need than ever to speed up the compilation of inventories.
The Welsh Assembly’s new Rent Smart Wales legislation is in line with VeriSmart’s own strict guidelines.
And Clee Tompkinson & Francis with its Rent Smart Wales-trained staff has been instructing Richard to compile inventories throughout its rental property stock.
Neil Jones, Clee Tompkinson & Francis’s business manager, said: “Using VeriSmart saves us a great deal of time as a business.
“It frees up staff time and we can rely on Richard to compile accurate inventories very quickly.”
Richard, a 32-year-old who is player-coach for Welsh League One football side Goytre United, Port Talbot, said: “I have not had the business long but already there is a demand for VeriSmart’s services among landlords and letting agents in and around Swansea.
“I use voice recognition technology as well VeriSmart’s own, unique ‘Smart Verification’ software to compile inventories.
“But there are a host of other services I provide including health and safety reports and legionnaires’ disease assessments.
“I also test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms – not just by pressing the button to see if the battery is working but also by testing the sensor.
“Striking up a relationship with Clee Tompkinson Francis has really started to open doors.”
Richard has created an introductory ‘combined package’ deal that is aimed at carrying out as many tasks as possible while at the property in order to save the agent and landlord money.
A report last year from accountancy firm PwC predicted that by 2025 more than half of those under 40 will be living in properties owned by private landlords.
By that year, a quarter of all households will be renting privately.
Notes to editors:
VeriSmart Inventories was re-branded in 2015 after developing its unique smart verification software that allows for the paper-free inventories to be compiled with speed and accuracy. The company was launched 25 years ago in the Bournemouth and Poole conurbation in Dorset, where it is still headquartered. The new technology allowed the business to adopt a franchise model. Some of its licensees make a substantial six figure income. It operates across England and now Wales.
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