Founded 25 years ago, in 2000, e4 South Africa is the country's leading proptech digital solutions provider. e4 South Africa works in strategic partnership with all major mortgage lenders, covering over 95% of the market, and supports virtually every conveyancing law firm nationwide. e4's solutions enable a seamless digital fulfilment process from mortgage instruction to registration. e4 digitally links lenders, conveyancers, councils, revenue services and the Deeds Office, plus various other role players in the home buying and selling process.
The Group also owns SearchWorks, South Africa's largest data search portal, with over 50,000 active users and processing more than 7 million searches annually.
e4 was established in the UK in 2021, initially focusing on gaining a deep, first-hand understanding of the entire conveyancing journey - from both the lender and conveyancer perspectives. Early on, it became clear that any technology solution built for the UK market would need to be designed from scratch, tailored to address the UK market's unique complexities and challenges.
After four years of immersing ourselves in the mortgage and conveyancing legal landscape, we developed VERSA, a powerful platform designed to support all parties in the home buying and remortgage processes, enabling a streamlined digital process and empowering users to provide an excellent customer experience.
Designed to be at the heart of UK mortgage transactions and assurance, VERSA delivers a faster and more transparent process, plus data insights to lenders and conveyancers alike. VERSA provides modern panel management and a range of highly innovative digital workflow management solutions - a first for the UK market.
In the UK, in collaboration with industry experts, e4 is now repurposing the knowledge gained over the past 25 years, combined with the latest technology, to deliver a market-leading digital workflow and panel management platform tailored for the UK property sector.
Company Vision Statement
To transform the home buying and selling market through our technology platform, which empowers stakeholders to make the process digital, transparent and efficient.
Our product strategy drives our values
This anchors us to our vision and guides our approach to engaging our customers and working together as a team.
Sustainability
At e4 UK, we are committed to sustainability creating lasting, positive impact for the communities we serve, the well-being of our planet, and future generations. Our actions today are guided by a responsibility to drive meaningful change that benefits both people and the environment.
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e4 Strategic (UK) Limited ("e4 UK") was established in October 2021,
as
a UK-based business with strong ties to e4 South Africa - a
market-leading PropTech company founded more than 25 years ago. e4's
technology has transformed processes for nearly every major South
African lender and virtually every conveyancing law firm in the country.
Today, e4 UK leverages this proven
digital expertise to build and
deliver the purpose-built VERSA platform for the UK residential property
market, to help and empower mortgage lenders and conveyancers.
The e4 UK leadership team brings together veterans of the PropTech sector, with decades of combined experience across financial services, legal technology, software development, operations, and customer management. The team combines deep UK market knowledge with experience running large-scale industry operations in South Africa, amassing over 75 years of direct PropTech sector expertise. Key members have held senior roles at major UK and South African institutions—including e4 South Africa, Lloyds, L&G, Deloitte, and Hometrack—and have been instrumental in driving digital transformation in both established and emerging markets.
Unlike many providers with legacy systems, e4 has designed VERSA from the ground up specifically for the UK market—based on years of active listening, hands-on consultation, and collaborative development with UK lenders and conveyancing experts. Our platform doesn't just digitise manual processes; it reimagines the entire property transaction journey from mortgage offer to post-completion, delivering transparency, automation, and a seamless experience for all users. Since 2021, e4 has invested significant time engaging with Tier 1 lenders and recognised conveyancing specialists to understand and address the most pressing challenges in the UK market. The result is a locally tailored solution—built in the UK, for the UK, but backed by global experience and expertise.
Our vision is to transform home buying and selling in the UK by making every step digital, transparent and efficient. We believe in empowering all stakeholders—lenders, conveyancers, buyers, and sellers, so that property transactions are faster, clearer and less stressful.
Innovation, Collaboration and Trustworthiness are at the heart of our company values. We see ourselves as both collaborating with and challenging the market, as a thoughtful partner that can deliver a modern, digital solutions designed to empower users, connect with existing infrastructure and solve core challenges. Our priority is making things work better for everyone, whether that means integrating seamlessly with what's already there or offering a fresh, more agile alternative where it's needed.
e4 UK is committed to sustainable
business practices and social impact.
We hold accreditations such as EcoVadis Bronze medal certification, we
are a Disability Confident Employer and Living Wage Employer. Our
approach to sustainability is embedded in our operations—from reducing
environmental impact to promoting diversity, equity and ethical
governance in every part of our business.
We also hold an FSQS (Financial Services Qualification System)
accreditation. These credentials all underline e4's commitment to and
ongoing focus on ESG, compliance and best governance practices.
The e4 brand's expanding global footprint
Repurposing knowledge and experience gained over the past 25 years in South Africa, e4 UK has built its bespoke VERSA platform from the ground up for the UK Mortgage lending and conveyancing market.
e4 South Africa
e4 Strategic is a leading provider of technology services in South Africa. With over 25 years of industry experience, e4 works in close partnership with all major South African lenders and nearly every conveyancing law firm, supporting over 95% of all mortgage transactions across the country.
SearchWorks
SearchWorks is South Africa's leading search data platform, empowering professionals across the business sector to conduct real-time, accurate searches on individuals and companies, along with comprehensive KYC checks. With a catalogue of over 150 different search types, SearchWorks supports more than 50,000 users and enables over 7 million searches each year.