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Plumlife Homes scoops double industry award for new website

Plumlife Homes, part of Great Places Housing Group, has won two awards in the space of a week for its brand new website - both voted for by members of the public.

The Manchester-based affordable housing provider scooped Best Website in the prestigious First Time Buyer magazine reader awards which recognises websites which offer clear, practical advice and easy navigation for those wanting to get their first foot onto the property ladder. With a panel of judges including industry experts at Savills, Dawson Cornwell, Mark Bastin Associates, Zoopla, IBI Group, Which? Money, bphg and Experian, the awards also saw Plumlife shortlisted in the Best Small Development category for The Firs in Salford and Best Show Home for Poet’s Place in Levenshulme.

Plumlife also received the most public votes in the Real Estate and Construction category of the Progress Sitefinity Website of the Year international awards 2017. These awards recognise websites which have been powered by Progress Sitefinity for creativity, design, user experience, functionality and overall website presentation.

Edyta Cummings from Plumlife said: “Plumlife is dedicated to helping first time buyers see that home ownership is achievable, but also to help them navigate the challenges the process can bring. We wanted our new website to guide customers through the housing options available.

“We are thrilled that the new Plumlife website has been given the recognition it deserves in helping our customers to access information about not only our new developments, but also important information around affordable housing schemes such as Shared Ownership.”

Built by Itineris, the Plumlife website also caters to tenants who can view rent statements, pay rent online and report repairs.

Matt Horsup, head of digital marketing at Itineris said: “One of our main tasks was to improve the customer journey on the site. We did this through an improved site navigation and a new search facility for available properties, which also offered ‘promoted properties’ and property of the week deals at footer of search results page. The site also includes Browsealoud to help users with accessibility issues and the ability to book appointments or request a call back online. We are pleased to have been recognised in such a prestigious award.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Plumlife Homes .