Searching for a flat can be real torture. Especially in places like Madrid and Barcelona, where demand far exceeds supply. So much so that not even services and applications such as Idealista are able to put advertisers in contact with search engines. That is why they have decided to create a messaging service in their own application, trying to avoid problems such as false messages or communication channels that stray from their platform.Now you can chat directly in the app with your potential future landlord or tenant. Something that seems faster and more comfortable for many.
To do this, you don't have to do many different things compared to what was already being done to contact an advertiser or someone interested in your apartment. When you see an ad, you just have to click on the button Contact In this way you can predefine an initial message when you are interested in a flat, if you are tenant. Remember that you must enter some method of contact, either email or telephone. And then click Send. And voila, you have started a chat in the same way as when you sent a message and you had to wait to receive the answer by email or mail. Now things change from here.
If the advertiser wishes, they can participate in this same chat to give you an answer.In other words, everything remains in the Idealista application as if it were a WhatsApp conversation Of course, everything is more direct and practical. And more agile if both are aware of their mobile to clarify any doubt about the rental or purchase.
The design of the chat is precisely reminiscent of a WhatsApp conversation or any common messaging application. The bubbles include the tenant and advertiser messages for the avoidance of doubt. And the messaging system is instant. In fact you can set alerts in the Settings menu to receive notifications of new messages in the application or in the mail, if it is more comfortable for you.
All messages and chats are stored in the Your messages section. Its aesthetic is similar to what has been seen so far, maintaining conversations according to the properties.The different thing is when you enter the conversation and see the bubbles. By the way, not all advertiser users have the ability to respond to this type of message. At the moment, only individuals can contact potential tenants through this channel. A message notifies you at the bottom of the chat screen, indicating that the communication will be via email.
At the moment it is not possible to send any type of photo or video through the chat. Something that would be very convenient to clarify possible doubts about the property. We don't know if it will reach these chats, but if you ask, it would be a most interesting measure.
The most important thing about this change in the Idealista application is being able to gather all messages in one place without putting user data at risk Emails and phone numbers that could be at the mercy of some kind of scam or scam with the hook of affordable housing. Something not so crazy and that usually occurs in Idealista and other pages for renting and buying and selling homes. Now Idealista proposes its own system to protect the user from possible hoaxes and it does so in an integrated way, without the need to exit the application.
Just make sure you have the latest version of the Idealista app for both Android and iPhone. Check the Google Play Store or App Store, depending on your platform, for updates. Then you'll find everything in the Your messages section.
