10 YEARS OF METHOD VALUATION

Like many start-ups Method has enjoyed a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs over it’s first 10 years. To celebrate those 10 years, we today look both backwards and forwards at Method’s journey that has seen the business grow to be one of the country’s most significant providers of panel management services to the financial services and surveying industries.

Founded on Valentines Day 2014 from a belief that valuation panel management could be better for the lenders, brokers and surveyors that use it. Method later dealt with the first valuation instructions received in the October of that year.  

Some of the values that led to the creation of Method, specifically collaboration and intelligence, remain pertinent today. These have since been added to and expanded upon but the aim remains the same. To change the way in which property valuations are obtained, for the better!

In 2017, following some team changes, Method looked closely at its operating model and value proposition to ensure that it was aligned to stakeholder expectations in terms of behaviours and values. Following that review, to those early values, Method added transparency, innovation, great value and efficiency.

Building on that review, a new operating model quickly followed, fronted by the launch of Method’s end-to-end user focused portals that added speed, efficiency and reduced operational risk to the existing valuation expertise.

Since then, the business has grown significantly and now serves around 80 lenders, hundreds of brokers and a panel of close to 200 surveying practices. Our team has also grown, with a focus on relationship management and expertise, to ensure that Method continues to be the perfect combination of people and technology.

Method continues to go from strength to strength, with new products and services along with exciting team additions planned to build on the recent revamp of the lender and broker portals. The future looks incredibly bright.

All of this wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible team, both current and past, that have worked tirelessly to continue to drive the business forward.

We don’t know what the next 10 years will bring, but what’s for certain is that we start the business’ second 10 years in a great position to continue the fantastic story of growth.