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Support requests and your business records stay behind login. Last reviewed 24 October 2026.

Your account & support

How do I sign in?

Use Client Login and the email address registered to your account. New customers choose their own password using a setup email. Confirm your email address and enter an email security code when prompted.

What if my email or password link has not arrived?

Check Junk, the spelling of your email address and your most recent message. Use Forgot your password on the login screen for a new reset link. Use the email address registered to your account and open the latest reset email. Never send your password or a security code.

Where can I get help?

Open Help & support in your portal. Search the guides or send a support request, then return to the same ticket to read and reply. Customer support is handled through portal tickets, not by email or the sales contact form. If you cannot log in, use Forgot your password on the login screen.

Can other people see my records?

Invoices, quotes, support conversations and the working business portal require login. Customer access is limited to documents assigned to their account. Staff you invite can work in your business workspace. Public example figures are illustrations.

Simple Invoicing

What does it cost?

Sole traders pay £7.99/month and limited companies £12.99/month. Staff access is included. Packages run one month at a time with no annual commitment. NWO is not VAT registered, so no VAT is added to these subscription prices.

How does activation work?

Create your login, confirm your email, add your business details and request activation. A real person reviews your account and contacts you about activation and billing before your paid service starts.

What is included?

Invoices and quotes with your branding, quote images, customer records, staff invitations, supported VAT settings, recurring invoice drafts, payment-status tracking, income records and quarterly reports.

Can I charge VAT on my invoices?

Yes. Add your business VAT registration details and choose a supported rate for each item: 20%, 5%, 0% or exempt. Check the correct treatment with your accountant. VAT returns, reverse charge and special VAT schemes are not included.

Does recurring billing take the money automatically?

No. Monthly, quarterly or yearly schedules prepare invoice drafts. Review, issue and email each draft. Record payment once it reaches your bank. A domain billing schedule does not renew the domain at its registrar.

Can customers view invoices without subscribing?

Customers use their own secure login to view documents assigned to them. Receiving an invoice is separate from subscribing to a workspace for issuing your own invoices.

How do I cancel?

The business owner can cancel in their account to stop future subscription renewals. Contact support if you need help accessing that option.

Income & quarterly reports

Can I use my own income sources?

Yes. Name sources to suit your business, then record receipt dates, gross receipts, fees, refunds and references. You are not restricted to a particular booking platform or payment provider.

Are these company accounts or tax filings?

No. Quarterly summaries and CSV exports help you and your accountant review recorded income. They are not statutory accounts, profit calculations, VAT returns or filings to Companies House or HMRC. Bank feeds, automatic imports and expense accounting are not included.

Will an invoice payment appear in income automatically?

Invoice balances and income entries are kept separate. Record each receipt only once in Income & reports, so your reports do not count it twice.

Send Signed Sorted

What is Send Signed Sorted?

Our online signing service, previously labelled NWO Sign, is an NWO-operated live service. Contact us to confirm access and the available features before subscribing. Customer self-service sending is still in development.

What is the signing price and allowance?

£7.99/month includes 50 signing requests. That is approximately 16p per request when all 50 are used, not a pay-as-you-go price. The package is for everyday small-business use; fair-use terms include a maximum of 10 requests per day.

What can I send and reuse?

The current service uses a finished, unsigned PDF. NWO administrators can prepare a request and save an unsigned PDF as a reusable template. Recipients sign in, review the document and provide a typed-name signature with a separate completion record.

Can I design documents or get completed copies emailed automatically?

The built-in designer, customer self-service sending, completed-copy emails to both parties and automatic removal after seven days are planned. They are not available in the current service, which retains documents.

Email Marketing · Preparing for launch

Can I send campaigns now?

General campaign sending is paused while provider approval and final release checks are completed. Approved pilot accounts can prepare contacts, lists, drafts and sender details, and use controlled test copies when their account and recipient are eligible. Accepting terms does not activate sending or start billing.

What are the planned packages and daily limits?

Email Marketing: £9.99/month for up to 1,000 active contacts and 5,000 emails per month. Plus: £19.99/month for 2,500 contacts and 15,000 emails per month. The default maximum is 500 attempted emails per business in a rolling 24 hours, or a lower limit set for the account. Test copies, failed and uncertain attempts count. Shared provider capacity may impose a lower practical limit. No automatic overage charge applies.

Are each business’s records separate?

Each workspace has its own contacts, lists, drafts, templates, campaign history and settings. The business owner controls staff membership. Invited staff can work with that business’s records; NWO administrators can investigate support and sending problems.

Can I use my own sender and import my contacts?

Yes, on an activated pilot account. Connect a sender on a domain your business controls and complete ownership and email authentication checks. Import a CSV smaller than 1 MB or add contacts manually. One contact can belong to several lists; duplicate emails are matched within your business. Use contacts who have explicitly agreed to marketing from your business and keep evidence of that permission. Purchased and scraped lists are not allowed.

What reports are available?

Campaign history and Delivery & results show queue status, accepted messages, delivery events, failures, complaints and unsubscribes when events are available. Accepted is not proof of delivery; delivered is not a guarantee of inbox placement. Open and click tracking are currently off, and report preference settings do not yet send automatic report emails.

How are unsubscribes and bad addresses handled?

Marketing emails include an unsubscribe facility. Opted-out contacts stay excluded from that business’s marketing even if imported again. Hard bounces and spam complaints are suppressed to protect recipients and the sending service. Account and invoice messages are separate from marketing opt-outs.

Mailing how-to guides Email Marketing packages · Mailing terms

Websites, hosting & email

What does hosting include?

WordPress hosting starts at £5/month with SSL and NWO support. Storage, site requirements, maintenance and any additional services are agreed in your quote. Domains and third-party charges are separate unless explicitly included.

What is included with managed email?

Managed Microsoft business email starts from £5/month with a 50 GB mailbox, email on your domain, setup and ongoing management. Hosting plus email starts from £10/month. Your proposal confirms the number of mailboxes and licensing.

Can I edit my website?

Use the separate website login and permissions provided at handover. Your handover explains what you can edit and who handles technical maintenance. Ask NWO before installing or updating plugins.

Can you redesign or move my existing website?

Yes, subject to reviewing the existing site, provider access and requirements. We agree the scope, costs and timing before work begins. Keep the old service active until the move has been checked.

What does a domain renewal invoice cover?

It covers the domain and renewal period described on the invoice. Hosting and domain renewal are separate services. Raise a support ticket in your portal before expiry if the domain, renewal date or price needs checking.

Estate-agent platform

Is this a replacement for my CRM?

Not yet. The shared platform is planned for 2027 and focuses on tenant onboarding alongside your existing CRM. A full agency CRM is a future development.

What is the core tenant journey?

Applicants provide their details online, references are requested from that information and referees respond online. Live progress tracking helps applicants see where they stand without repeatedly calling or emailing for updates. These workflows are being tested with a working agency.

What else is included in the plan?

An agent-branded website on your domain, NWO-hosted back-office access, integrated rent, tenant and landlord statements with invoicing, document and compliance administration, and central updates. Statements and invoicing are already built. Property and portal connections depend on provider support. Your agreed scope confirms availability.

How is it priced?

Website + Platform is advertised from £199/month, without per-user charges. Setup, migration and any third-party services are confirmed in your written proposal.

Are utilities referrals and e-signing available in the agency platform?

Utilities referral opportunities depend on partner availability and terms; commission is not guaranteed. Integrated agency e-signatures remain a future capability. Send Signed Sorted is a separate live service.

Guest Wi-Fi & other enquiries

Can you help with guest Wi-Fi?

We can review your venue, coverage and existing equipment, then propose suitable guest access and separation from business equipment. Equipment, installation and support are quoted for your requirements.

What if I use another NWO service?

Existing customers can use the same support route for their agreed services. For business email, website changes or other requirements, tell us what you need so we can confirm scope and pricing.

Email Marketing how-to guides

These guides describe the current pilot workspace. General campaign sending remains paused until launch approval.

Import contacts and create mailing lists
  1. Open Email Marketing from your business workspace and check you have selected the correct business. An active mailing package is needed to change contacts.
  2. Open Mailing lists to create your lists. In Contacts, add a person manually or import a CSV smaller than 1 MB with an email column. Name and list columns are optional. Record where the contacts came from and their marketing permission.
  3. You can put one contact into several lists. Existing email addresses are matched within your business; importing again does not create another contact. Existing names and details are kept.
  4. Unsubscribed, removed, hard-bounced and complaint addresses stay excluded. Do not import again to bypass an opt-out. Export your own contacts when you need a copy.
Prepare and test a branded mailshot
  1. Open Campaigns, create a draft and enter the campaign name, subject, sender name, business postal address and email content. Add your branding and links, then save.
  2. Open the preview and check the text, images, links, sender details and footer. A saved template can be used for a later draft.
  3. In Delivery & results, the business owner connects a sender on a domain the business controls. NWO can help add the ownership and authentication DNS records. Keep existing incoming-mail records.
  4. Select your draft and send a test copy to the email registered to your own login. Tests require an active account, current usage agreement, verified sender and available allowance. Sandbox recipients also need AWS verification.
  5. Tests are limited to five per hour per business and count towards sending allowances. Check your inbox and Junk. Provider acceptance alone does not prove delivery. General campaign sending is still awaiting release.
Sending limits, scheduling and campaign history
  1. Campaign sending remains paused until provider approval, final launch checks and NWO account permission are complete. Preparing a draft or accepting terms does not switch sending on.
  2. When enabled, choose the mailing list and check the audience before confirming. A campaign to 500 eligible people uses 500 emails, even if people belong to more than one list.
  3. The maximum is 500 attempted emails per business in a rolling 24 hours, or a lower account limit. Test copies, failed and uncertain attempts count. Monthly package allowances and shared provider capacity also apply.
  4. If an audience exceeds the available allowance, reduce it or wait; the system will not automatically charge for extra emails. Availability is checked again as queued messages are processed.
  5. Schedules use UTC and can be up to 30 days ahead. In summer, UK time is one hour ahead of UTC. Cancel a queued campaign to stop recipients who have not yet been processed; sent messages cannot be recalled.
  6. Use Campaign history and Delivery & results for queue state, accepted messages, delivery events and failures. Sent campaigns are kept as records; copy one into a new draft to reuse it. Open and click tracking and automatic emailed reports are currently off.
Unsubscribes, bounces and missing email
  1. Every live marketing email includes an unsubscribe link. A normal link asks the recipient to confirm; email applications may also offer one-click unsubscribe. Opt-outs apply to marketing from that business, not invoices and account messages.
  2. Hard-bounced and spam-complaint addresses are suppressed from further sending. Do not try another list to bypass suppression.
  3. Check Campaign history and Delivery & results. Queued means waiting; accepted means the provider accepted the message; delivered means the receiving mail server accepted it, not guaranteed inbox placement.
  4. If a result says unknown or needs checking, do not send it again blindly. It may already have been accepted. Ask NWO to investigate, quoting the campaign name, approximate time and the error shown.
  5. Raise a support ticket without passwords, security codes, AWS keys or a full customer list.

How to use your NWO services

Start with the task you want to do. Your private support area also has searchable guides.

Sign in or recover access
  1. Open Client Login and enter your registered email address.
  2. Use your setup or reset email to choose your own password.
  3. Confirm your email address and enter the security code if requested.
  4. If you cannot sign in, use Forgot your password on the login screen.
Add your business and branding
  1. Open My business and complete your business details.
  2. Add your logo, address and payment instructions. Add VAT details only if your business charges VAT.
  3. Check your details before issuing documents. The owner manages business settings and staff access.
Find or add a customer
  1. Open Customers, enter their name, email and billing address, then save.
  2. In an invoice or quote, type at least two letters into Find an existing customer.
  3. Choose the matching result and check the details before saving.
Create and send an invoice
  1. Open My business, then Create an invoice. Choose the customer and add the due date and items.
  2. Save draft and check the preview, totals, VAT and payment instructions.
  3. Select Issue invoice, then Email invoice. New recipients receive a separate password-setup email.
  4. When payment arrives, open the invoice and select Mark paid with the payment reference. The system does not check your bank automatically.
Create a quote with images
  1. Open Quotes, then Create a quote. Add the customer, items and validity date.
  2. Save the draft, then add up to three JPEG or PNG images, each up to 2 MB.
  3. Check the preview, select Issue quote and then Email quote to customer.
  4. If accepted, create an invoice separately. Quotes do not count as money owed.
Correct a document
  1. Check a draft before issuing; issued documents are locked.
  2. For an incorrect issued document, void it and prepare a replacement.
  3. If you are unsure about a paid invoice or VAT correction, contact support and your accountant before changing records.
Set up recurring drafts
  1. Open an issued or paid invoice and find the recurring billing controls.
  2. Choose the interval, next billing date and how early to prepare the draft.
  3. Open Recurring billing to review schedules and due drafts. Use the check button if a scheduled check is late.
  4. Review, issue and email each draft. Payments and registrar renewals are separate.
Record income and export a quarter
  1. Open Income & reports, then Add income. Use the actual receipt date and your own source name.
  2. Add gross receipts before deductions, fees, refunds and a reference, then save.
  3. Choose the year and quarter, then Show quarter. Download CSV or print the summary to PDF.
  4. Record each receipt once. Give the report to your accountant; it is not a tax return or filed company accounts.
Invite staff
  1. The business owner opens Team and enters the person’s email address.
  2. The invited person uses their own account, confirms their email and accepts the invitation.
  3. Staff can work on the business records. The owner controls settings, team access and cancellation.
  4. Remove access in Team when someone leaves; do not share passwords.
View an invoice sent to you
  1. Open the secure link in your invoice email.
  2. Set your password if this is your first visit, confirm your email and sign in.
  3. Use Invoices received to open your documents and follow the payment instructions shown.
  4. If something is wrong, contact the business that issued the document.
Review and sign a document
  1. Open the request link and sign in with the account the request was sent to.
  2. Review the complete PDF before agreeing to anything.
  3. If details are wrong, ask the sender to correct them before signing.
  4. Follow the consent and typed-name signing steps. Keep the original document and available completion record for your files. Raise a support ticket in your portal for sending or template help.
Use your managed website or email
  1. Use the website login supplied at handover; it can be different from your NWO billing login.
  2. Follow your handover instructions for permitted content changes. Ask NWO about plugin or technical changes.
  3. For email setup, tell support your device and email application, without sending your password.
  4. For guest Wi-Fi, report the venue, area affected, time and error message. Do not factory-reset equipment unless NWO asks you to.
Get support and follow a reply
  1. Sign in and open Help & support. Search the guides first.
  2. Add a short subject, what you tried and the exact error message. Do not include passwords, security codes or sensitive customer details.
  3. Send your request and keep its NWO ticket reference.
  4. Return to the same ticket to read updates and reply, so the conversation stays together.

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