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![Time to stop wading through treacle: General Election must prioritise property digitisation drive](/upload/images/3%20Time%20to%20stop%20wading%20through%20treacle%20General%20Election%20must%20prioritise%20property%20digitisation%20drive%20by%20Andrew%20Lloyd.jpg)
The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...
16 December 2023
From: Features
![PropTech Today - Three undeniable benefits of utilising integrations within your techstack](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Digital transformation is now happening at a monumental pace, and dependence on technology is growing to new heights. In fact, the...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Spicerhaart names joint CEO team](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Two directors of Spicerhaart are set to take over as joint chief executive of the independent agency brand. It comes as its...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ready or not, the digitally enabled consumer is here](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/EAT%20SC%20Blog%202%20360%C3%97280.png)
Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...
19 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Unlocking success: capabilities an ideal CRM toolbox should offer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%203%20360x280.png)
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Natter - This is a time when PropTech means business](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Well as week’s come and go, this one’s been a bit of a downer but it is always worth remembering that...
24 June 2023
From: Features
![Is your tech strategy ready for 2023?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Connected-400x310.png)
You are aware of the business benefits of digital transformation. You understand the need for your estate agency to leverage technology to...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![Five ways tech can help you challenge uncertainty in 2023](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/DT%20360x280.png)
The only certainty at the moment is that we are living in a period of uncertainty. The challenges facing the property...
08 December 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Conveyancing needs its digital enablement moment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...
26 October 2022
From: Features
![Q&A with HBSG's Maria Harris - are digital mortgages the future?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...
22 October 2022
From: Features
![Annual and monthly house price growth slowed in August - Land Registry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
House price growth slowed both annually and monthly during August, new figures show, as commentators warn a property market slowdown is coming. The...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Digital transformation: five tips for success](/upload/images/library/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
Digital transformation is not a new concept. It has been around for many years in various forms and across multiple industries,...
01 October 2022
From: Features
![Introducing Agency Edition](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/reapit%20360x280px.png)
In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...
27 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![What could a digitally enabled future look like for estate agents?](/upload/images/library/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...
03 August 2022
From: Features
![Report questions why property firms are slow to adapt to new technology](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
A reluctance by property firms to hire individuals to focus on innovation is leaving the sector behind when it comes to...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tech and innovation can help tackle the challenges conveyancing faces](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...
16 July 2022
From: Features
![Why your agency needs a holistic digital transformation strategy](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...
18 June 2022
From: Features
![Are we ready for the PropTech metaverse?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AI-PropTech-400x310.jpg)
In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...
08 June 2022
From: Features
![The biggest problem with PropTech? All the choice it offers!](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...
06 April 2022
From: Features
![Will ‘upfront information’ go from buzzword to conventional practice in the year ahead?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....
05 March 2022
From: Features
![Agency to move from High Street to ‘digital first’ operation](/upload/images/library/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![The rise of outsourcing in Estate Agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...
08 January 2022
From: Features
![PropTech Today: are you meeting the expectations of modern consumers?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![How the 2021 consumer will impact the residential property industry](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![PropTech Today: agents should no longer ignore PropTech's merits](/upload/images/library/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: how digital innovation is transforming estate agency](/img/default/eat.png)
The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...
05 June 2021
From: Features
![Agents – can facial recognition ID help to speed up the sales and rental process?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...
19 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Digital Earthquake as agents shift spending from portals to websites](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading industry supplier says there’s been a jaw-dropping 495 per cent year-on-year increase in digital spend from agents - and that...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will digital transformation be the glue binding agents and conveyancers?](/img/default/eat.png)
We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...
03 April 2021
From: Features
![Purplebricks - Is it joining the establishment?](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features
![Connells embraces e-Signatures to speed sales contracts](/img/default/eat.png)
Connells Group has adopted e-Signatures from Yoti for its sales and lettings business across a number of brands. This follows a successful...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech needed for agents to cope with soaring transactions - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have been warned they are likely to require PropTech assistance to cope with a surge in transactions expected this year. The...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![How the shift to digital can improve your client experience](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...
18 November 2020
From: Features
![Lettings 2.0 - technology alone isn’t the answer](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...
07 November 2020
From: Features
![The government’s PropTech plans have the potential to be good news for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...
14 December 2019
From: Features
![The PropTech Revolution: Three Pillars of Digital Transformation](/img/default/eat.png)
When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...
11 December 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: a new year, a new you - resolutions for 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: A lesson about agents, technology and human contact](/img/default/eat.png)
Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: increased tech awareness - data remains a weak link](/img/default/eat.png)
KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech to digitally transform house-buying pledges housing minister](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The biggest mistake you can make is to do nothing](/img/default/eat.png)
This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Countrywide and Rightmove chief invests in PropTech](/img/default/eat.png)
The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: What is the point of industry collaboration? It’s a risk, surely?](/img/default/eat.png)
I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Agents should capitalise on pivoting companies](/img/default/eat.png)
I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Are we hiring the wrong people?](/img/default/eat.png)
As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: three holiday books and why you might want to ignore them](/img/default/eat.png)
This week, you find me in Italy. Now that we’ve entered that languid month of August, where all of real estate...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Keller Williams proves transformation comes from the top](/img/default/eat.png)
Keller Williams continues to drive culture, mentality, and process transformation by partnering with DocuSign to enable electronic signatures. It’s another lesson in...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![10 Reasons For Residential Agents To Do Virtual Tours](/img/default/eat.png)
1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...
29 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Shock as Land Registry admits big delay in search digitisation](/img/default/eat.png)
The city of Norwich has become the sixth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Facebook's own currency to drive rental transactions](/img/default/eat.png)
Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech trade body relaunches in bid to win wider industry support](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Do’s & Don’ts of transformation - Countrywide, Foxtons](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The under-appreciated 2019 property events near you](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Christmas gifts for the PropTech obsessive](/img/default/eat.png)
For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Would you like to meet the world's leading PropTech innovators?](/img/default/eat.png)
Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...
17 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![PropTech Today: I’m a screamer - which generation do you belong to?](/img/default/eat.png)
The time has come for full PropTech/property integration and only those who open themselves to the globe will be part of...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – marketing magic, Mr T and GDPR fever](/img/default/eat.png)
Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Selling my flat - can I put my money where my mouth is?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![It's Purplebricks vs Jefferies at the Future:PropTech event in May](/img/default/eat.png)
The Future:PropTech event on May 2 is now under six weeks away and more details have been released about speakers and...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents' PropTech Toolshed: The progression of sales progression](/img/default/eat.png)
Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...
24 March 2018
From: Features
![PropTech Today: MIPIM Startup Competition - meet the finalists](/img/default/eat.png)
Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Creating a tech corporate culture - and a view on Countrywide](/img/default/eat.png)
There was an excellent article, published last week, based around an interview with Chandra Dhandapani, CBRE’s chief digital and technology officer. The...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Do we need to maintain professional relationships anymore?](/img/default/eat.png)
Property has always been an industry built on a foundation of personal relationships. Deals made, promotions gained, clients won, portfolios grown;...
06 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide online 'pause' is unforgivable says leading analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide's decision to 'pause' the roll-out of its online option for sellers and landlords is "unforgivable and dumbfounding" according to a...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Getting cosy with the winners MIPIM NYC winners](/img/default/eat.png)
Last week was MIPIM PropTech Summit 2017 in New York, and it was the most oversubscribed to date - proof of the...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Weekend reading: The future’s digital – have you had your say?](/img/default/eat.png)
As we outlined in our EAT and LAT stories earlier this week, we (Angels Media) are seeking responses from estate and...
14 October 2017
From: Features
![Agents - how are you coping with digital modernisation?](/img/default/eat.png)
Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Tips for surviving the ban on letting agent fees](/img/default/eat.png)
Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Demand for ‘robo-advisors’ is increasing](/img/default/eat.png)
As someone who spends his days peering into the PropTech world, one thing I’ve observed is the way in which certain tech prompts...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Are we going to buy talk of a doomed high street?](/img/default/eat.png)
You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove might lose business to Purplebricks, suggests consultancy](/img/default/eat.png)
Two of the most influential figures behind the PropTech sector have run a microscope over Rightmove’s business model and technology -...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a conference smorgasbord](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...
06 May 2017
From: Features
![Top PropTech influencers target agents and others with new venture](/img/default/eat.png)
Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...