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An AI receptionist for estate and letting agents

Buyers ring about a listing the minute they see it. Tenants ring when something breaks. Your receptionist answers the calls your team can't take, in your agency's name, and passes on the details so nothing sits in a voicemail until morning.

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Why calls get missed

Property calls don't wait for office hours

Your negotiators are out on viewings and valuations. The lettings team is doing check-ins. Enquiries keep coming in during evenings and weekends, when people are browsing the portals.

A missed call from a buyer can mean a viewing booked with another agent. A missed call from a vendor can mean a valuation you never got to do. A missed call from a tenant with water coming through the ceiling is a problem that gets bigger by the hour.

Your receptionist picks up those calls, so each one reaches the right person with the details already written down.

Weighing up voicemail, a receptionist or an answering service? Our guide to estate agent answering service vs voicemail vs a receptionist compares them on valuation and viewing calls, including the TPO rules on offers.

To put a figure on those calls, our guide to what missed calls cost estate agents works it out from UK fee and house price data.

How a call runs

What your receptionist handles

  1. Call comes in
  2. Answered in your name
  3. Your questions
  4. Your rules
  5. Summary to you
  1. 01

    Sales enquiries.

    It takes the caller's name and number, the property they're asking about and whether they're a cash buyer, have a property to sell or need a mortgage, if those are the questions you want asked.

  2. 02

    Valuation requests.

    It captures the address, the type of property and when the owner is free, so a valuer can call back ready to book.

  3. 03

    Lettings and applicant calls.

    It finds out which property the caller wants, when they want to move and anything you ask it to check before a viewing.

  4. 04

    Tenant repair reports.

    It takes the address, the problem and how urgent it is. If a repair is an emergency under your rules, it gives the tenant your emergency instruction and texts you straight away. If a tenant reports a smell of gas, it gives them the gas emergency number for where they are: 0800 111 999 in Great Britain, or 0800 002 001 in Northern Ireland.

  5. 05

    Landlord calls.

    It takes the message and flags what it's about, so the right property manager picks it up.

  6. 06

    It answers questions about your agency from the information you give it, like opening hours, areas you cover and how to book a valuation.

    If it doesn't know something, such as whether an offer has been accepted, it says so and takes a message. It never guesses.

After every call

What you get after every call

After each call, you get the recording, the transcript, a summary and a check report. That's on every plan.

The summary tells your team at a glance whether it's a buyer, a vendor, an applicant, a tenant or a landlord, what they need and how urgent it is. The check report looks back over the call to confirm the details were captured and that anything urgent was escalated when it should have been.

Every call also comes with its recording and transcript. Our privacy policy explains how call data is handled and how long it's kept.

  • Recording
  • Transcript
  • Summary
  • Check report
Your Ringzel accountIllustration
ViewingSummary

Wants to view the two-bedroom flat before anyone else does.

Who rang
Buyer
Property
Two-bedroom flat, confirmed
Availability
Taken for a viewing
Recording
Transcript · “...I've just seen the two-bedroom flat on your website.”
Check report
Property confirmed
yes
Your questions asked
yes
Told caller it's automated
yes
Viewing requests

Example call scenario

Example call scenario. This is an illustration, not a recording of a real call.

It's Saturday afternoon and your office is closed. A caller has just seen a two-bedroom flat on your website and wants to see it before anyone else does.

Your receptionist answers in your agency's name and says it's automated. It confirms which property they mean, asks the questions you've set up, such as whether they have a property to sell and how they're funding the purchase, and takes their availability for a viewing.

On Monday morning, your negotiator has the summary, the recording and the check report waiting, and can ring back with a time. On the Professional plan, the viewing can be booked straight into your calendar during the call.

  • It confirms which property they mean
  • It asks the questions you set
  • It follows your rules for emergency repairs
If a tenant reports a smell of gas, it gives them the gas emergency number for where they are: 0800 111 999 in Great Britain, or 0800 002 001 in Northern Ireland.
Summary, Sat 15:20Illustration
ViewingOffice closed
Buyer for the two-bedroom flat. Wants to view first.
Property to sell
Answer noted
Funding
Answer noted
Next step
Negotiator to call Monday
Recording
In your account
Ring backOpen summary
Example calls

More property calls, handled

Example call scenarios. These are illustrations, not recordings of real calls.

RepairExample call scenario

A tenant reports a repair

A tenant rings about water leaking into their flat.

Check report, after the call
  • Details captured:yes
  • Your rules followed:yes
  • Told caller it's automated:yes
  • Flagged:urgent

What happens: It takes the address, the problem and how urgent it is. If it's an emergency under your rules, it gives your emergency instruction and texts you straight away.

SalesExample call scenario

A valuation request

A homeowner is thinking of selling and wants a valuation.

Check report, after the call
  • Job details captured:yes
  • Told caller it's automated:yes
  • Escalation needed:no
  • Caller left with a next step:yes

What happens: It captures the address, the type of property and when the owner is free, so a valuer can call back.

Out of scopeExample call scenario

A question it can't answer

A caller asks for something you haven't given it an answer to.

Check report, after the call
  • Didn't guess:yes
  • Message complete:yes
  • Callback time taken:yes
  • Flagged to you:yes

What happens: It says so, takes a message with a good time to call back and flags it for you. It doesn't bluff.

Website chat

Website enquiries answered while you're out

Some buyers and tenants would rather type than ring, especially late in the evening. Your bespoke AI chat widget answers them on your website, so nobody has to sit behind a live chat window.

A landlord lands on your lettings page at 10pm wanting to know what your management service covers. The chat answers from the information about your agency, finds out how many properties they have and where, and captures the enquiry.

When the conversation ends, the transcript and summary are saved in your Ringzel account. Your lettings manager can call them back the next day or, where available, contact them on WhatsApp.

Chat with your business
Illustration
What does your management service cover? I've got three flats.
I can take the details for our lettings team. Where are the flats, and when's a good time to call?
All in town. Tomorrow morning is fine.
22:05 · Nobody from the business online
Saved to your Ringzel accountTranscript + summary

Landlord with three flats in town, asking about the management service. Call back tomorrow morning.

Call backWhatsApp, where available
Professional and Premium

Viewings, transfers and branch routing

On the Professional and Premium plans, your receptionist can do more than take a message.

  • Book viewings and valuations into your calendar, using the slots you make available.
  • Transfer calls to a negotiator or property manager when a caller needs to speak to someone straight away.
  • Route calls to the right team or branch, so sales, lettings and maintenance calls go where they belong.

On Basic, your receptionist captures the full details and passes them to your team to book.

SaturdayProfessional and Premium
+ New booking in your calendar
  • 10:00ViewingBooked
    Two-bedroom flat
  • 12:30ValuationBooked
    Three-bedroom house
  • 15:00ViewingBooked
    Studio to let
Transfer
Put through to a negotiator
Team routing
Sales, lettings or maintenance
Illustration
Try it free

Hear it answer for your agency

Type in your agency's name and Ringzel builds a receptionist from your website and Google listing. It takes about two minutes. Then talk to it in your browser: ask about a property, request a valuation, report a boiler breakdown as a tenant.

No phone needed. No card.

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Pricing

Pricing for estate and letting agents

Plans start at £99 a month, with unlimited calls on every plan. Professional, at £179 a month, adds viewing and valuation bookings, call transfers and team routing. Premium, at £299 a month, adds integrations and reputation management. Every plan includes the recording, transcript, summary and check report for every call, and a 14-day free trial with no card to start.

Basic

Answers and captures.

£99a month
Start free trial on Basic
  • Unlimited calls
  • AI phone answering in your business name
  • Recording, transcript and check report on every call
  • Bespoke AI website chat
  • Bookings into your calendar
  • Call transfers
  • Team routing
  • Integrations
  • Reputation management
ProfessionalMost popular

Answers, books and routes.

£179a month
Start free trial on Professional
  • Unlimited calls
  • AI phone answering in your business name
  • Recording, transcript and check report on every call
  • Bespoke AI website chat
  • Bookings into your calendar
  • Call transfers
  • Team routing
  • Integrations
  • Reputation management
Premium

Connects to the rest of your business.

£299a month
Start free trial on Premium
  • Unlimited calls
  • AI phone answering in your business name
  • Recording, transcript and check report on every call
  • Bespoke AI website chat
  • Bookings into your calendar
  • Call transfers
  • Team routing
  • Integrations
  • Reputation management

14-day free trial on every plan. No card to start. The trial begins when you create your account. Cancel before day 14 and you owe nothing.

What customers say

Really happy with Ringzel. It was easy to get set up, and it's been working great for us at Art on Film. The whole experience has been refreshingly simple.

AO
Art on Film
Customer
Questions

Questions agents ask

What is an answering service for estate agents?

It's a service that answers your agency's calls when your team can't. Ringzel's AI receptionist picks up in your agency's name, finds out whether the caller is buying, selling, renting or reporting a repair, and gets the details to the right person.

What is an AI receptionist?

Can an AI receptionist book viewings?

Yes, on the Professional and Premium plans. It books viewings and valuations into your calendar using the slots you choose. On Basic, it takes the caller's availability so your team can book it.

Can it take tenant repair calls out of hours?

Yes. It takes the address, the problem and how urgent it is. For repairs you class as emergencies, it gives the tenant your emergency instruction and texts you straight away.

What happens when an AI receptionist can't help?

What happens if a tenant reports a gas smell?

It gives them the gas emergency number for where they are: 0800 111 999 in Great Britain, or 0800 002 001 in Northern Ireland. Then it flags the call as urgent for your team.

Can it answer questions about a property?

It answers from the information you give it about your agency. If it doesn't have the answer, such as the status of an offer, it says so and takes a message rather than guessing.

Does it work for letting agents and property managers as well as sales?

Yes. It works as an answering service for estate agents, letting agents and property management companies. You set different questions for sales, lettings and maintenance calls, and after-hours tenant repair calls follow your own urgent-call rules. Landlords and block management enquiries are taken down for the right person.

Can I keep my office number?

Yes. You keep your number and forward the calls you can't take, whether your team is busy, out of the office or closed for the day.

How to forward and divert calls in the UK

How much does it cost?

From £99 a month with unlimited calls. Professional, which adds viewing bookings, transfers and routing, is £179 a month. Every plan has a 14-day free trial with no card to start.

Ringzel pricing

Stop losing viewings and valuations to missed calls

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