Searching for Properties on Line

The Searches are on the left of the screen. You can choose from a predefined search or choose a quick or advanced search.

Predefined Searches

Allow you to quickly get a list of the types of vacancies shown. The buttons on offer change throughout the year to provide users with some of the most common types of properties people are looking for.

Quick Search

Allows you to enter a street name or an advertisement reference number (which you would get from a previous search on the computer). This screen also shows information on availability and rent levels.

The street name option is quite a 'rough and ready' option for finding any vacancies in a street - remember this could be in quite a range of different types of properties and lets - if you have more specific requirements you can enter the street name in the personalised search (see below).

Advanced Search - Getting Exactly What you Want

By using the 'Advanced Search' option, you have complete flexibility over the features you want in the accommodation you are looking for.

e.g. you could search for all the three bedroomed properties with central heating and a lounge let as whole property or two rooms in a house for 5 with a burglar alarm and shower.

You are able to be as specific as you like, but the more specific you get, the fewer properties will match your requirements. You might have to be a little more flexible to find the property you are looking for.

Search Results - Your Property List

The first results you will be presented with will be for 'shortlisting'. This list gives you brief information about each property and a small ‘thumbnail’ photo of the property. You can look at a more detailed description of the property by selecting the “more details” button. If you like the look of a property you can add it to your clipboard if you are registered and logged in.

Property Details

The detailed advert screen shows the full details of the property including a photo of the front of the property. If the owner has supplied them, up to two other shots of the property will be provided. There is a link to a map showing the location of the property. You can also add the property to your clipboard from this page.

Register as a user

To use the Unipol Netlet site fully you need to become a registered user of the site. All you need to do is to enter your e-mail address and set up a username and password. As a registered user you will receive the following benefits:

Your Personal Clipboard

You first need to add properties to your clipboard. You can e-mail your list of properties and contact details to your own e-mail box or print that list out straight away. To do this, once you have added the properties you are interested in you simply click the “print” or “e-mail” buttons on the small toolbar over the property details.

You can add and remove properties from your clipboard and next time you log on they will still be available to view (if they are still available to let).

Previous Searches

All the criteria you have used in advanced searches over the past two weeks are stored and available for you to run again.

Interactive Noticeboard

This provides registered users with an on line messaging service. This facility can prove particularly helpful for people who are seeking shared accommodation.

Anyone can read messages on the notice board but only registered users can add new messages or reply to messages. A summary of all the threads you have contributed to is included on your personal Noticeboard page.

The first page shows a list of noticeboard topics. Usually only topics posted to the noticeboard in the last 30 days are shown but you can choose a longer or shorter time span. If there is a long list of topics you can narrow the list down by typing something in the 'filter' box then pressing the 'show notice' buttons.

Reading notices and Following up Messages

Click the notice title you are interested in. If you want to reply to the message you need to be logged in (see box). Simply, go to the bottom of the page (or click 'Reply to notice' which will get you there automatically). Type your message and press ‘Post Message’ and it will be added to the Noticeboard once it has been checked (usually within 24 hours).

Creating a New Notice

Go into the topic you have chosen and click ‘Post New Message'. Type the subject for the message and the text in the boxes then ‘Post Message’ and it will be added to the Noticeboard once it has been checked (usually within 24 hours).

Other Useful information

Current average rent levels are displayed on the Unipol Netlet front page. You can also conduct a quick search of any particular street to see how your rent level compares with others available in the market.