New platform provides early information on building applications
Houzy AG has launched its Building Permits Pro service. This service bundles information from official gazettes and municipal websites to inform users about new building permit applications. The aim is to increase transparency in the respective neighbourhoods.
With Baugesuche Pro, Zurich-based Houzy AG has developed a “Switzerland-wide construction alert for your own neighbourhood,” as it describes the service in a press release. Owners, tenants or prospective buyers can use it to get an overview of building applications in their neighbourhood, which previously required studying official gazettes or municipal websites.
“Transparency about the immediate environment is the basis for smart real estate decisions,” Houzy’s COO and CMO Nicolas Steiner is quoted as saying in the press release. “With Baugesuche Pro, we now offer everyone – from long-time homeowners to tenants planning to buy a flat – a tool to better understand the dynamics in their own neighbourhood without tedious research.”
Users can register with Houzy and enter the location of their property or their desired neighbourhood. They will then receive a notification for every new building application within a relevant radius.