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In Brief

Asquare AI built City Move Property's investment lead-generation website and then scaled it into a full property marketplace with advanced search across more than 10 UK locations, serving a community of over 3,000 investors backed by 450+ reviews. The project shows how a property website can grow from a brochure into a revenue platform.

By Anirudh Katti, Founder · Published June 2026 · Updated 7 July 2026

The Situation

A property sourcing business that had outgrown a basic website: but didn't know what came next.

City Move started where most property sourcing companies start: a clean-looking website, a phone number, an enquiry form. It worked up to a point. Investors would find them, enquire, and some would convert. But the site was doing none of the work it should have been doing. There was no way to browse deals, no filter to find properties by strategy or region, no way for a visitor to self-educate and come to a call already sold. The sales team was doing all that heavy lifting on the phone: and it was slowing everything down.

As the client base grew past a few hundred investors and the deal flow expanded across multiple UK cities, the gap between what the business was and what the website said became impossible to ignore.

What We Did

Phase one: a website that earns trust. Phase two: a marketplace that runs itself.

We split this into two deliberate phases. Too many agencies try to build the full vision in one go and end up with something half-working for eighteen months. We didn't do that.

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Phase one: A properly built lead-gen site. Clear service architecture: BMV deals, Buy-to-Let, HMO, BRRR, flips. Pages written for the investor audience. Testimonials that felt real because they were real. A site that says "we're serious" before anyone picks up the phone.
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Phase two: A full marketplace. Advanced property search: by location, price, type, strategy, occupancy status. Grid, list and map views. Agent profiles. A "Make an Offer" booking system. Everything an investor needs to find a deal, do their research, and take action: without needing a sales call just to see what's available.
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Social proof at scale: 450+ verified client reviews, displayed properly. That kind of volume isn't decoration: it's the thing that turns a sceptical investor into an enquiry. We made it impossible to miss.
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Scale infrastructure: Coverage across 10+ UK locations, newsletter integration, multiple office addresses. The footprint of a serious operation: not a one-person business working from a spare room.
3,000+
Active investors on the platform
450+
Verified client reviews
10+
UK locations covered
The Point

From "here's our phone number" to "here's your deal, your strategy, your market."

City Move Property now operates at a completely different level than their website previously allowed. The marketplace does the qualification work. Investors browse, filter, research and arrive at conversations already convinced. The sales team closes deals instead of explaining what deals exist. That's what a proper digital infrastructure does for a business like this.

If you're running a property sourcing or investment company and your website is basically a digital business card, you're probably leaving more money on the table than you realise. Let's change that.

Industry Context

Property investment is a trust business, and trust is built on the platform

UK property investment attracts capital from investors who may never visit the properties they buy. That makes the website the entire storefront: deal listings, yield data, area guides and social proof have to do the work a sales office would normally do. Platforms with visible reviews and a large active community convert dramatically better than static brochure sites.

The technical bar is higher than most sectors. A property marketplace needs fast filtered search across locations, price bands and yields, listing pages that update without developer involvement, and lead capture wired into follow-up. This is web application development rather than web design, and it is where property businesses either scale or stall.

Common Questions
What does a property marketplace website need?

Filtered property search (location, price, yield, strategy), self-service listing management, investor registration and lead capture, review and trust integrations, and area guide content that brings in organic search traffic. Performance and mobile experience carry heavy weight for conversion.

How do property companies generate investor leads online?

A mix of organic search content (area guides, yield analysis), paid search on high-intent terms, and a website built to convert: clear deals, visible social proof and low-friction registration. The website is the multiplier on every channel feeding it.

Can a lead-gen website really scale into a marketplace?

Yes, if it is architected for it. City Move started as a lead-generation site and grew into a marketplace serving 3,000+ investors. Building with that trajectory in mind from day one costs little extra and saves a full rebuild later.

Run a property sourcing or investment company?

We've built at both ends of this: simple credible lead-gen and full marketplace platforms. We know what property investors need to see to trust an agency, and we know how to build the infrastructure that scales.

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