Countrywide Launch Valuation Service With First Direct
Countrywide has started supplying its valuation service to First Direct, one of the industry's top financial brands.
BEDFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, February 03, 2011
Countrywide has started supplying its valuation service to First Direct, one of the industry's top financial brands.Countrywide now provides Homebuyer Reports and Buildings Surveys to First Direct's customers through its network of 350 Chartered Surveyors as part of an agreement which commenced this month.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Countrywide has developed tailored processes and systems to meet First Direct's specific requirements.
Countrywide Surveying Services is part of Countrywide, the UK's largest property services Group, providing surveying and valuation panel management services to the mortgage lending community.
First Direct is the latest lender to sign up for Countrywide's award-winning service proposition, which is underpinned by its market-leading quality controls and innovative Tablet PC technology.
Chris Shaw, Chief Surveyor at Countrywide said: "We're delighted to be working with First Direct - a business which embodies outstanding customer service. We aim to support their customer-driven outlook by offering an industry-leading surveying and valuation service to their UK customers."
Countrywide is the UK's largest and most successful estate agency and property services Group, operating more than 1,200 associated branches across England, Scotland and Wales.
Countrywide's network of expertise helps more people move than any other business in the UK and is a leading provider in estate agency, lettings, mortgage services, land and new homes, franchising, auctions, surveying, conveyancing and corporate property management.
Countrywide's award winning service has earned the business more than 29 high‐profile industry awards in the last two years alone, which include Estate Agency of the Year (National Chain), Letting Agency of the Year (National Chain) and Land and New Homes Agent of the Year at the 2009 Negotiator Awards, Best Surveyor and Valuer at the 2009 Mortgage Strategy Awards and customers voted Countrywide Best Estate Agent at the 2009 Estate Agent and Letting Agent of the Year
Awards.
Countrywide's properties are available to search on http://www.propertywide.co.uk
For further details, contact Gemma Stacey on + 44 (0)7515753344