Thesaurus Technology - Sales and Rentals Software
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New features

Overview of new features on Universal


Update (Build 192) - June 2010
    Checklist
  • Reminders Performance Improved
  • Added template to set reminders on a user by user basis
  • Matching updated to include match on exact bedrooms, exclude already viewed and expand match price
  • Checklists added to new tab on property, applicant and tenancy
  • Printing added for checklists
  • Bulk emailing added to Valuations
  • Email templates and Bulk emailing added to Other Contacts
  • Memory Management and performance updates

Update (Build 180) - March 2010
  • New fully customisable checklist feature for Properties, Applicants and Tenancies
  • Rent Source of funds added to handle rent coming from multiple sources
  • Commercial EPC's added
  • Access levels updated to stop users sending emails and texts
 
Universal 2010

Update (Build 168) - October 2009
Windows 7
  • Windows 7 is the latest operating system available from
    Microsoft, released in the UK on 22nd October 2009
  • Universal is now fully compatible with Windows 7

Update (Build 162) - 4 August 2009
Full details
  • Street view added
  • Click here for further details on Street view
  • Diary and Reminders performance improvements
  • Multiple email addresses
  • Property Search enhancements
  • Full details tab and scroll added
  • Separate email body and footer for sales and rentals

Update (Build 156) - 27 April 2009
Full details
  • Full Details screen updated
  • Under referencing check box added to Applicants
  • Applicants under referencing reminder added
  • Supplier Credits added (option to select credit on enter agent bills)
  • Pay Bills - Deduct Supplier Credits form bill payment
  • Global Key Management screen added
  • Negotiator dropdown added to property matching
  • Exclude Applicants Under Referencing added to property matching (rentals only)
  • Access levels - Option to stop users updating and deleting historic notes
  • Record user and date when receive or make payments
  • End time and large notes field added to tasks

Update (Build 151) - 23 March 2009
YouTube
  • Add Videos to your property search using Youtube
  • Upload videos to Youtube and add the link into the Properties extra media
    section on the Advertising Tab
  • Click on the YouTube Button and paste the Youtube URL
  • The Video will show on your website and be embedded with your company branding
  • Click here for further details on this new feature

Update (Build 149) - 20 February 2009
  • SMS Rent RemindersTime added to Tasks
  • Valuation Source added to KPI charts
  • Emailing added to pay landlord, invoices and rent collections
  • Sms rent reminder added to Rent collection
  • Sync processing optimised
  • Withdrawn Rentals Type added
  • Income and Expenditure graph added to Account Summary
  • Updated sales offers and invoices to Datagrids
  • Balance date added to Statement Balances tab
 
Universal 2009

Update (Build 148) - 26 January 09
  • Periodic Tenancies
  • Reports added including:
  • Landlord Financial (section 19) Report
  • Received Payments Report
  • Payments Made Report
  • Detailed Invoice and Bill reports Report
  • Deposit Report
  • Property Maintenance Report
  • Profit and Loss Report added to Account Summary
  • Improvements made to Property Maintenance

Update (Build 140) - 01 December 08
  • Bulk Statement Emailing and printing added
  • Single Statement emailing added
  • Bulk Receive Rent
  • Bulk Pay Landlords
  • Add Commission Invoice to Landlord/Tenant Bills
  • Added Scottish EPC's
  • Pay Applicants/Other contacts
  • Invoice and add credit notes for Other Contacts
  • Landlord and Tenant email templates added
  • Landlord and Tenant Bulk email added
  • Rent held and Deposits held added to Accounts Summary Report

Update (Build 137) - 28 October 08
  • Property Maintenance Log added to Rentals Management
  • Property Maintenance Reminders added
  • Property Maintenance Tab added to property and supplier screens
  • Print Remittance after Paying Landlord
  • Vat tags added to statements and remittance for invoices
  • Property Portal Upload Information / Order screen added
  • None UK BER certificate processing added
  • #prompt-ten-address# tag added, Asks which tenant address you want to use.
  • Forwarding Address added to Tenant
  • Tenancy, popup screen added when post rent and invoices
  • Task List printing added
  • Printing added for landlords to pay and tenants to pay
  • General Fixes and improvements

Update (Build 133) - 01 October 08
Charts
  • Credit Notes added to Rentals Management
  • Pie Charts added to KPI charts for Applicant, Vendor and landlord Source
  • Printing added to Tasks
  • Key Management added to Property screen.
  • General Fixes and improvements.

Update (Build 130) - 12 September 08
  • Sync processing optimised
  • KPI charts improved, added to Reports menu
  • Rentals Management improvements and fixes
  • General improvements and fixes

Update (Build 127) - 15 August 08
  • Rentals Management  Released.  Please phone Thesaurus Technology on 0845 83 82 666 for more details or to Upgrade.
  • Added Account Summary and Report screen
  • Online Landlord Statements implemented
  • General improvements and fixes

Update (Build 125) - 01 August 08
  • Rentals Management  Released.  Please phone Thesaurus Technology on 0845 83 82 666 for more details or to Upgrade.
  • Create Invoices, Rent Collections and Bills
  • Manage Deposits
  • Receive Payments
  • Pay Landlords
  • Reconcile Bank Accounts
  • Generate Statements
  • Plus many more features

Update (Build 120) - 10 July 08
  • Rentals Management Beta version 2 Released.  Please phone Thesaurus Technology on 0845 83 82 666 for more details.
  • Property Search Local Map links changed from Multi Map to Microsoft Virtual Earth for better quality maps and no adverts.
  • Applicant filter enhanced to include features.
  • Reliability and performance updates.

Update (Build 116) - 01 June 08
Reminders
  • New improved Reminders Screen added.
  • Gas Safety Certificate, Electrical Safety Certificate, PAT Safety Certificate and Fire Safety Certificate Tasks added, Reminder added for each.
  • Meter Readings Tab Added for Rental Properties
  • Comparables screen added.
  • Features added to Valuations, copied to property when valuation won.
  • Landlord Follow-up added to Reminders.
  • Performance improvements for Windows Vista.
  • Added Rentals Valuations, task and navigator buttons.
  • Added Navigator Screen.

Update (Build 106) - 19 April 08
  • User Access control added to allow/disallow users to take properties off the market.
  • HIPs tab enabled for rental properties.
  • Task option moved from Rentals menu to Tools menu.
  • Negotiator added to Correspondence reports.
  • Reliability and performance updates.

Update (Build 105) - 19 January 08
  • Postcode lookup address search added.
  • People history, changed to datagrid, popup added for addition of notes.
  • Task tab added to people and property screens.
  • Reliability and performance updates.

Update (Build 101) - 01 January 08
New icons
  • New Icons added to menus and forms.
  • Appointment History tab added.
  • New Appointments and Updated Appointments added to negotiator reports.
  • Reliability and performance updates.
 
Universal 2008

Web Reports (Build 97) - 10 December 07
Web Reports
  • New Web Reports - Let  your Vendors and Landlords login to your website to view reports.
  • Reports on viewings, offers, marketing plus more.
  • Output user defined messages to your vendors and landlords to view online.
  • Embedded into your website in the same way as the Universal property search.
  • Vendors and Landlords login using their email address and web password set on the summary screen.
  • View the reports offline in the web reports viewer by selecting Tools/Web Report Viewer.

Google map coordinate finder (Build 91) - 15 November 07
Maps
  • The new Google map coordinate finder allows you to pinpoint the exact location of the property.
  • Enter the properties address and click on the Find Coordinates button on the property summary screen.
  • Drag and drop the pointer on the Google map to select the exact location of the property, click save to save the coordinates.
  • International properties can now be searched for using the Geosearch.

Update (Build 88) - 29 October 07
  • Reliability improvements
  • Database updates
  • Visual and usability improvements made to lists.
  • Postcode Lookup facility added to Quick add - people screens.

Hips (Build 83) - 15 September 07
  • Security and reliability improvements
  • Mail merge and report enhancements

Postcode Lookup Software (Build 82) - 15 August 07
PostcodeSoftware
  • Thesaurus Technology have released cost effective postcode lookup software
  • Only £5 per user per month *
  • Quarterly Updates
  • 80% reduction of keystrokes entering addresses
  • Eliminate spelling mistakes
  • Save hours of wasted time & boost productivity
  • To order please call Thesaurus Technology on 0845 83 82 666

Hips (Build 81) - 01 July 07
  • Build 81 includes improvements and enhancements to the EPC processing
  • Improvements have also been made to the Email template section

EPC - Energy Performance Certificate (Build 79) - 01 June 07
EPCs
  • Generate your own Energy Performance Certificates
  • All you need to do is simply enter the numbers and the charts are automatically generated for you.
  • Uploads to your own website and to any property portals.
  • Generate the EPC into documents/brochures.
  • Simply access this new feature by selecting the property and clicking on the new 'HIPS' tab along the top.

Email Templates (Build 79) - 01 March 07
  • Generate emails from user defined templates
  • Use mail merge tags to customise the content of the emails
  • Refer customers to HIPs companies with new templates
  • Use your own branding by adding your own company colours and logos to emails.