Thesaurus Technology - Sales and Rentals Software
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New features

Overview of new features on Universal

 
Universal 2012

Update Coming Soon - Early 2012
QR codes & Twitter
  • QR Codes - Display QR codes on brochures, websites, property full details and email templates
  • QR mobile integration
  • Integrated Twitter functionality
  • Extra functionality for tenant receipts/remittance
  • Insert a map for printing on brochures/window cards
  • Deposits updates
  • Upload additional PDF documents
  • Email from the tenancies screen to multiple contacts

Mapping update - January 2012

The maps used on the full details for all customers property searches have been updated with improved controls. The update allows for intergrated Google Street View within the full details. We have also optmised the loading time of the full details page.

Mapping update

 
Universal 2011

Update (Build 220) - November 2011
Board Management & Mouseprice
  • Board Management screen - record and order boards
  • Document Store - attach documents to properties, people, valuations and tenancies.
  • Free upload to Mouseprice website (Contact Thesaurus Technology to opt out)
  • Address information recorded, used for mail merge tags and portal upload
  • Images added for users and people
  • Print user images in documents and send in emails
  • KPI chart filters for sales and rentals
  • TDS export facility
  • Email Vendors and Landlords from the property list section
  • Price change report added
  • Email templates improvements

Update (Build 210) - June 2011
Mobile property search

 

  • Free mobile property search for all customers, like an app but can be viewed on all smart phones - Click here for more details
  • Export appointments and contacts to Outlook
  • As you type spellchecker
  • Custom diary appointments
  • Void partial rent collections
  • Enhanced Universal Anywhere helper for printing and adding images.

Update (Build 197) - November 2010
    Email templates
  • Word 2010 compatibility enhancements
  • Filter Landlords Statements by Property
  • Set commission as transferred from Client Accounts to Business Accounts
  • Hold and return Landlords float
  • Email templates added for matching emails
  • Generated documents carried over for renewed tenancies
  • Print bulk rent collections
  • Tasks added to popup reminders
  • Email direct from appointment screen
  • Email references for applicants and tenants
  • Set references and guarantor as required, reminders added
  • Diary and history performance updates

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.


 
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