Flatchat, the Mobile App for Home Rentals and Roommates, Now in Singapore
November 29 2015 - 07:00PM
Business Wire
Flatchat, a mobile-based platform which helps people find rental
homes, tenants, and roommates, has now launched in Singapore. With
over 100k users, Flatchat is among the top-rated real estate apps
in India.
Why Flatchat
Finding a home to rent or a tenant to rent it out to in
Singapore is known to be an exhausting experience. Most people
spend huge sums of money to hire property agents or have to depend
on traditional property-listing websites. Flatchat connects
potential flatmates, property owners, and home seekers by matching
them with each other based on location and requirement. Connected
users can then chat with each other. A Flatchat assistant is also
present to help users with queries.
Recently, the company ran a pre-launch campaign in which
interested people were invited to sign up as an early user. The
campaign received over a thousand sign-ups in just ten days.
Flatchat also has a Facebook group by the name ‘Rooms and Roommates
Singapore’ which boasts of over 2,000 active users already. The
mobile application is available to Android and iOS users.
Why Singapore
Flatchat’s entry into Singapore is being led by its Head of
Operations, Sachin who says of the expansion: “Singapore is one of
the densest technology hubs of the world. And yet, the approach to
real estate rentals here is still mostly traditional and highly
expensive. Our idea is to make home rentals more about people than
about transactions, which is why we are confident that our
mobile-only approach will sit well with Singapore’s
smartphone-savvy audience. Technology is the future of everything,
so why should rentals lag behind.”
Founded in 2014, Flatchat is backed by CommonFloor.com, India’s
leading real estate platform. Speaking on the matter, Sumit Jain,
co-founder, CommonFloor.com, said, “We are excited for the Flatchat
team and the journey that they are embarking on. The objective of
simplifying and solving accommodation concerns for students and
bachelors in Singapore holds a great opportunity. As a first mover
in creating value by building a customer-centric eco system for
real estate, we are confident of the immense growth potential in
this decision to go international. It is a major step in driving
future readiness through technology and will translate into growth,
for both Flatchat as well as CommonFloor.”
About Flatchat
Flatchat connects potential flatmates, prospective owners, and
seekers by providing matches based on location and requirement. It
also provides an accommodation assistant to help with queries and
technical issues.
Flatchat is a platform which aims at connecting a seeker with
flat owners and flatmates without them having to go through
brokers. Flatchat currently caters to the Indian market primarily
in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad.
When sharing a flat, the most important thing is whom you are
going to share it with. With just a Facebook profile required to
get started, Flatchat matches people and needs. A chat service then
takes it forward till the customer’s needs are met. Singapore users
can download Flatchat at http://www.flatchat.sg/.
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