HomedIn launches monthly charity draw for clients who leave reviews

HomedIn, a West Sussex estate agency, has started a monthly charity draw that rewards customers who review its service with a chance to pick a cause for a donation. The program expands the agency’s community giving and ties customer feedback directly to local charity support.

Why it matters: - HomedIn is using customer reviews to drive both feedback and charitable donations. - The monthly draw turns routine customer feedback into direct support for local and national causes. - The program adds to HomedIn’s existing charity commitment tied to property sales.

What happened: - HomedIn launched a monthly charity draw for customers who leave a review. - Each month, one reviewer is picked at random from the five most recent Google Reviews. - The winner chooses a charity for HomedIn to support on their behalf. - HomedIn is based in Horsham and Southwater and covers West Sussex and south Surrey.

The details: - The winners are drawn out from a hat. - HomedIn donates to the selected charity on the winner’s behalf. - The agency presents an oversized lottery-style cheque to mark each donation. - HomedIn shares the winning charity and donation amount on its social media channels at the end of each month. - The first beneficiary was the Marie Curie Cancer Foundation. - A homebuyer in Horsham selected Marie Curie Cancer Foundation as the first charity. - HomedIn donated £73.67 in that first draw. - The new draw extends HomedIn’s Helping Hand pledge. - Helping Hand commits £75 from every completed property sale to a charity cause. - HomedIn was founded in 2017 by James Bush. - The agency specialises in residential sales across Storrington, Haywards Heath, Billingshurst, and surrounding areas of West Sussex and south Surrey. - HomedIn lists properties on its website, Rightmove and OnTheMarket. - The agency operates without a fixed high street shopfront and arranges viewings by phone, email and WhatsApp.

Between the lines: - The charity draw gives HomedIn a visible way to reinforce its local brand while encouraging more reviews. - The social media posts and oversized cheque add a public-facing element that can amplify each donation. - Bush said the initiative is meant to thank customers who take time to review the agency and to support causes that matter to them. - Bush also said positive reactions to previous community work encouraged HomedIn to make the draw a monthly practice. - HomedIn has also sponsored the Southwater Royals football team and provided a new storage shed for a local school.

What's next: - HomedIn plans to run the charity draw every month. - The agency will continue selecting a reviewer from the five most recent Google Reviews. - Each monthly winner will choose the next charity to receive a donation. - HomedIn says the positive response to the first draw is likely to keep the program going.

The bottom line: - HomedIn is turning customer reviews into a recurring charity mechanism that supports community causes and rewards feedback at the same time.