Show HN: HouseQuest – London rental search made easy for busy professionals

housequest.co.uk

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it really needs a demo page. I'm not in the market for a house right now, so i don't really want to fill my email data in as i think i'll probably get spammed.

otherwise... you may be ahead of the curve... i think services like zoopla and rightmove and this can only go so far because the UGC is generally terrible. There are certainly estate agents that are more digitally inclined such as themodernhouse.net and http://www.urbanspaces.co.uk/ but to really tackle this problem you have to be an estate agent rather than a 3rd party tool to other estate agents.

Thanks for the feedback - we understand the need for a demo page or similar, so we'll get onto that.

I definitely agree. It appears that all of the problems, from a buyers side at least, stem from estate agents themselves. Given that London especially is a seller's market, we feel improving the buyers experience a good entry into solving the problem as a whole, especially for busy professionals who usually have money but not time.

Websites like MoveBubble (www.movebubble.com) are quite interesting. They essentially remove the estate agent all together (or perhaps became one in essence). I feel it may be difficult to create simply another market and expect both sides to comply.

I don't get it, do I have to pay you for this service? It's not at all clear from the website.

Hi Morgan! The curation is free, handling estate agent calls, including arranging viewings, is paid after a 2 day trial (£9.99 for 2 weeks). This will allow you to simply click "Arrange viewing" and we'll take over.

The free version will simply show you the agency details, and you will have to call yourself during their working hours.

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