BunnyHomes

Web service allowing easy apartment renting. Tenants can find and rent apartments, invite co-tenants and process payment all within the application.

2 Senior PHP developers, dedicated team, 3-month cooperation

Technologies: PHP, Symfony

Industry: B2C

Challenge

BunnyHomes, a UK-based digital agency, came to us with a recently started web application for quick apartment rent. They started the app but then it became obvious that the project was to fail because of wrong business logic and improperly built architecture. On top of that, the code itself was not up to PSR coding standards.

The client was looking for an experienced PHP development team that would help them develop the application. We provided a Lead developer and Senior PHP developer who within 3 months restructured the application, rewrote the existing pieces of code almost from scratch and extended the functionality.

Our solution

The site features a catalog with apartments available for rent. A user (tenant) registers an account to browse the apartments and sends a request to view the selected one. The agent receives a notification and agrees upon date and time to meet at the place.

After the meeting, the agent allows the apartment for rent notifying the tenant via email. After that they can sign the contract and make payment. The tenant can invite co-tenants sending them invitations via email. At the end of every month, the tenant is prompted to extend the rent via Cron tasks.

Features:

Extensive search criteria and filters
User registration and profile to save user data and rent history
DocuSign integration for automatic document signature and processing
Integration of Deposit Protection Service to ensure the safety of payments made within the application
Cron task to schedule the repetitive payment reminder.

Outcome

The client got a dedicated team of 2 Senior PHP developers who helped him to overcome the existing challenges. We managed to establish a smooth cooperation process and provided the client with the expected quality of work.

The application is currently in pre-release stage. The client is planning the next iterations to extend the functionality of the solution.

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