Hybr Launches a Lettings Software for Private Landlords and Agents

The real estate industry, often considered slow to change, is on the brink of massive tech-led disruption. AI advancements, and shifting tenant expectations post-COVID, are pushing operators and investors to rethink how they manage properties and how they can reduce OpEx. Hybr, a trailblazing PropTech startup, is at the forefront of this transformation — focusing on student housing.

Real Estate Investors Can’t Ignore Tech

By integrating technology, operators/owners can increase operational efficiency, and deliver superior returns. Yet, a shocking 60% of property managers in the UK still rely on spreadsheets for reporting, and many opt for clunky and disjointed tech stacks that cause headaches for both internal teams and tenants.

The result? A broken customer experience, letting managers struggling to keep their heads above water, and missed opportunities to improve returns. That’s where Hybr comes in.

Fixing an Opaque & Fragmented Market

In student housing, the challenges are clear: operators/owners are drowning in unengaged enquiries, while leaks along the customer funnel cause void periods costing the sector billions. Students, on the other hand, are left on their own to fend for themselves despite being new to renting. They face an opaque market with limited affordable housing options, leading to over 8% dropping out of university due (in large) to inadequate accommodation, and lack of support.

Hybr addresses these issues by focusing on automating the lettings journey to win back time for tenants and owners. Hybr creates one centralised platform to manage all listings, marketing channels, enquiries, vetting, viewings, and offers. You can access Hybr’s marketplace, Rightmove, Zoopla, OntheMarket and 15 more channels via one integration with smart recommendations to accelerate occupancy. Hybr automates vetting, offers a smart viewings tool to speed up the process of booking viewings, and reduce no-shows, saving operators 9+ hours per property, while increasing conversion rates from enquiry to booker by over 50%.

The Power of Unified Data and Seamless Customer Experience

In real estate, fragmentation across systems creates friction for tenants. Customers have to hop between tools, re-enter data, and rarely get the personalised experience they desire. To solve this, Hybr unifies the tech stack, integrating data with your Property Management System, or your preferred tool for contracts/referencing. Our seamless process—from search to contract—means students find their homes faster, while operators/owners fill empty rooms with qualified tenants and give teams their time back to focus on high-value tasks like new business opportunities.

Why We Must Act Now

In today’s rapidly changing real estate landscape, investing in technology isn’t just optional—it’s essential. Hybr is leading the charge by addressing the unique challenges in student lettings that traditional systems have overlooked. Operators/owners who partner with Hybr gain access to a streamlined, data-driven lettings platform that simplifies the booking journey, improves team efficiency, reduces costly void periods whilst also providing tenants with a superior renting experience.

The future of real estate is tech-driven. Our time should be spent on innovating, building in human touches to create bespoke customer journeys, new business opportunities, and relationship building, not manually chasing tenants over the phone.

“We are very excited to announce the launch of our lettings management software. Hybr’s mission is to transform the young renter experience. But, we realised that the only way to complete our mission was by building a tool that empowers operators to deliver a better tenant experience.”

— Hannah Chappatte, CEO & Founder of Hybr