Details of how Viewber, the outsourced property viewing company, works have been revealed within an article published by a national newspaper today.

Daily Mail online property reporter Myra Butterworth (pictured, below) turned sleuth and signed up to join Viewber even though, apart from writing about property, she has no experience as either an estate agent or of showing people around properties.

Myra’s report on how she fared as a Viewber agent make for amusing reading – particualry as she locked herself out of the building for her first appointment – but do reveal more details of how the Viewber model works.

Ed Mead, one of the co-founders of Viewber and to date its main spokesperson, has always been keen not to give too many details away about its service, but the Daily Mail article does.

Viewber expects agents to turn up 15 minutes prior to a viewing to ensure the property is showcased in the best possible light.

In Myra’s case she was also hand-held by an employee from agent Aucoot, which was established last year by a former sales director from upmarket agent The Modern House, John McDavid. But in most cases agents will be flying solo.

Bank account

Viewber also requires its agent to register their bank account details and provide a passport or driving licence.

In return the company pays between £10 and £20 a viewing plus a travel allowance of up to £4 per viewing in London and up to 25p per mile outside the capital.

The article reveals a little about how much it makes from each viewing, as Myra reveals that it charges agents £30 for each visit, although there are discounts for multiple viewings of the same property.