By Oliver Farrimond
HI-TECH house hunters will be able to track down information on homes for sale near their actual location – by sending a simple text message.
An Edinburgh property firm has launched the state-of-the-art service, which uses satellite tracking to deliver the latest information on the 10 nearest properties on their books to the sender.
The system uses GPS technology to track the exact location of the sender, and forwards a link to access the firm’s online database of properties.
By texting “Warners” to 84840, the system automatically searches its database, and forwards the information back directly to the sender’s phone
Scott Brown, partner at Warners estate agency, said that the service would make life easier for would-be property buyers. Continue reading
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