Would you dare to rent a home directly on the Internet?
Please note that this article is over 6 years old, so the content and links may not necessarily be up to date. For more recent reading, you might be interested in one of these articles:
Right now, however, the situation is totally different. Kauppalehti tells in an article about Kojamo, that in the mid November 2018 over 7500 rental contracts had been done in the service.
North Patrol is a consulting firm specialized in the design of digital services and information systems. We shape ideas into a vision and service concept, find the best architectural and technological solutions, design a functional user experience, and compete to find the ideal partner for implementation work. We do not sell implementation projects, nor do we sell licenses; we are genuinely on the side of the customer.
“Already over 7500 rental contracts has been made in Lumo web store, when in June the number was 4000. On monthly basis about 30 % of all the new Lumo contracts and about 80% of contracts regarding to new houses are done online.”
Based on a quick calculation the speed is not quite up to 1000 contracts per month, but it is not much under it. All in all, the volume is around 100-200 rental contracts online every week. This can be considered a big number when it is about contracts of thousands of euros.
If someone is still doubting that the consumers are not ready to make bigger purchases based on the information on the Internet, it is time to rethink.
North Patrolis your expert in selecting the best vendors and technologies for your next web project. We are an independent consulting company without ties to system vendors, and can help select the best implementation plan and vendor to save you headaches in the long run.
Perttu Tolvanen is a web concept design and content management system expert.
Perttu consults with clients on project planning and defining requirements, and supports customers in selecting content management systems and implementation partners. His areas of specialisation include facilitating concept design workshops and selecting content management systems.
Perttu has ten years of experience with web and intranet projects, including serving as a project manager and consultant. Earlier in his career Perttu has worked in procurement and as a project manager at a large media company, a content management system consultant at a large IT company and an independent, neutral consultant at his own firm. He is also a well-known seminar speaker and blogger. Perttu is also the editor of Vierityspalkki.fi, a Finnish blog about the Finnish internet and its creators.
Starting an ecommerce renewal project? North Patrol's team helps you understand customer needs, clarify business requirements and find the best digital solutions to meet your goals.
We’re eight experienced consultants — designers and technology specialists — focused on vendor-neutral, practical results. Every year, we complete 30-40 customer engagements with customer satisfaction at 9.5/10. Clients come to us to make confident decisions and deliver better digital services.
A small engagement is ideal when you need a clear answer to a specific question, a tough decision supported by independent analysis, or simply a quick outside view.
Pricing is a fixed fee agreed in advance to keep things predictable, and getting started is as simple as sharing your goals and any background material so we can propose a crisp scope and price.
Prestudy & feasibility evaluation projects
A prestudy is the right choice when you are framing a larger initiative, building internal alignment, or testing whether an idea is worth pursuing — for example a platform change, a new digital service, a consolidation effort, or an AI/automation use case.
In four to eight weeks we interview key stakeholders, map needs, assess the current state across content, architecture, integrations, and governance, and combine vendor‑neutral market insight with technical feasibility and risk analysis.
We then outline effort, budget, and timeline ranges with clear assumptions and scenarios, and we shape a high‑level solution concept and target architecture sketch.
Supervision & quality control for technical implementation
Independent supervision is most effective when you already have a delivery partner and want oversight that keeps scope, quality, and budget on track.
We manage risks, provide executive‑level updates, support acceptance testing, and conduct readiness reviews before go‑live.
Finnish site version available — most reports and expert articles are published there.
