Outsourced viewings business Viewber has announced a tie-up with KeyNest, bringing a national key-holding service to customers.

KeyNest is a UK-wide network of stores – for example, 24-hour garages and shops with late-night opening hours – where keys are held.

Both businesses have grown rapidly as hybrid, online and high street agents increasingly service clients out of hours and increase their geographical reach.

The agreement provides Viewber with a UK-wide key-holding service, especially useful where customers don’t want a key-safe fitted, and gives KeyNest a chance to expand off the back of Viewber’s fast growing user base.

Ed Mead, co-founder and director of Viewber, said: ‘We have been watching KeyNest’s progress and first talked over 12 months ago.

“With both businesses now established and the synergies obvious, we look forward to making our customers’ key management and viewings easier and even more secure.”

Marc Figueras, co-founder of KeyNest, said: “We look forward to collaborating ever more closely with Ed and the Viewber team.”