Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...
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![Fintech firm launches live EPC feeds for mortgage lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Fintech firm CLSQ has launched a tool to give mortgage lenders access to real-time Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. The product, called...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![AI-powered portal continues UK rollout](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![AI-powered property portal launches in Bath](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fintech firm joins Open Property Data Association](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Fintech firm Phoebus has joined UK trade body the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as an associate member. The brand provides systems and...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![Recipe for success? Former Deliveroo executives launch property portal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Deliveroo may have revolutionised the way we order takeaways and now three former executives from the delivery app have set their...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lenders urged to back 24-hour product withdrawal pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Mortgage brokers are trying to get lenders to sign up to a 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge in efforts to keep the...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Building a fairer future through technology](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
As a property market expert, I have been closely monitoring the challenges faced by the housing market, particularly the issue of...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homebuying ‘disruptor’ secures £8m fundraise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Twenty7tec unveils mortgage acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Fintech firm Twenty7tec has acquired mortgage affordability platform Broker Sense for an undisclosed sum. Broker Sense, founded by Stuart Phillips and Mark...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers in a chain 'cut off from majority of the market'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Two thirds of the housing market is potentially cut off from homebuyers who are in a chain, new research claims. A report...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![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
![Fast decisions! One in three properties receive an offer one hour after viewing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Despite all the recent speculation surrounding the housing market after the badly-received mini-Budget and regular talk of a possible slowdown, new...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![New lender prepares to launch 30-year fixed rate mortgages](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
A new lender is preparing to enter the mortgage market with long-dated fixed rate mortgages in a move seen by some...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![E-conveyancing - 'Fortune favours the brave', says PEXA](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
An Australian FinTech which this year entered the UK market has outlined the e-conveyancing lessons that the UK property industry can...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive Q&A with PEXA - what is its role in the UK?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
It was announced back in February this year that PEXA, the Australian FinTech/PropTech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement...
06 August 2022
From: Features
![PropTech Today – PropTech shows Britain can still be a leader on the world stage](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank launches branded debit card that helps agents donate to charity](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Millennial-PayingCard-400x310.jpg)
Knight Frank agents can now donate to charity as they spend with a new company benefit. The agency brand has partnered with...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Challenger portal adds banking heavyweights to its board](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Business-Handshake-Transaction-400x310.jpg)
A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – will the challenger banks ever become major lenders?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features
![Are you fit to fight financial crime in property transactions?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/trad-agents-online400x310.png)
I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...
04 December 2021
From: Features
![Police probe conveyancing cyber-crash as it begins third week](/upload/images/library/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Prominent estate agents trial new low-deposit mortgage concept](/upload/images/library/MortgageStatement-400x310.png)
Two prominent estate agencies are amongst those piloting a new financial product that allows aspiring buyers to purchase property with just...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Game Changer’ funding idea uses investor cash for first time buyers](/upload/images/library/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
A company says it will fund first time buyers’ bids to get on the property ladder by matching them with property...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Does the rental sector need a smart tech overhaul?](/upload/Montana_360x280_Nov20.png)
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...
30 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Speeding sales, stopping fall-throughs: Big new PropTech investment](/img/default/eat.png)
Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...
15 June 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
![How Open Banking will transform the lettings industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...
29 May 2021
From: Features
![Top Agency’s New Idea - selling houses is NOT the top priority](/img/default/eat.png)
Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: the challenge with iBuyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest ins, outs, and moving abouts…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: why don't agents encourage people to swap not sell?](/img/default/eat.png)
I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Vendors’ homes listed on Rightmove for free by mortgage website](/img/default/eat.png)
A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boom for mortgage searches indicates strong housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
Tuesday of this week was the busiest day of the year so far for searches for mortgages - widely seen as...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![First time buyers take four in 10 mortgages since market resumes](/img/default/eat.png)
Today is one month since the government lifted restrictions on agents and the housing market - and since that time the...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can agents build an inclusive rental society and trust with tenants?](/img/default/eat.png)
We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...
08 January 2020
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - the first industry moves of 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – guide to property startups, Part 2](/img/default/eat.png)
In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...
29 June 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Market disruption do’s, don’ts and value propositions](/img/default/eat.png)
We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts. In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide’s new pay chief takes over as share price hits another low](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Money for good behaviour? PropTech helping renters](/img/default/eat.png)
Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Professor names four issues agents need to be aware of](/img/default/eat.png)
In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: How can agents boost revenue with Open Banking?](/img/default/eat.png)
Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers accused of massive delays during house transactions](/img/default/eat.png)
A ‘disruptor’ tech company claims that large numbers of people are dissastisfied with the conveyancing element of house moves, with many...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Goldman Sachs pours millions into mortgage Tech project](/img/default/eat.png)
Trussle, which describes itself as the UK’s first online mortgage broker, has won £13.6m in financing from international investors led by...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide goes back into online - this time for its mortgage side](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide is not quite finished with online experimentation yet, for today sees the launch of an online mortgage service, backed by...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Google announce plans for world’s first Smart City](/img/default/eat.png)
Google, under the command of parent company, Alphabet, has set its sights on building the world’s first digital city, in Toronto,...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![James Dearsley: What do we think of PropTech’s first academic report?](/img/default/eat.png)
On behalf of The University of Oxford, Professor Andrew Baum has overseen the compiling of an academic study of the PropTech...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![James Dearsley: Trussle and Revolut bring FinTech and PropTech together](/img/default/eat.png)
News was released this week of a new PropTech partnership: banking disrupter Revolut has joined up with mortgage brokerage, Trussle, to offer...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![James Dearsley: The blooming symbiosis of PropTech and FinTech](/img/default/eat.png)
There has been some really interesting talk recently of the relationship between FinTech (Finance Technology) and PropTech (Property Technology). A few...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![James Dearsley: One week, two major PropTech developments](/img/default/eat.png)
The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![The fees ban will force agents to seize the day](/img/default/eat.png)
Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s something all of us in the property industry should be looking...
09 December 2016
From: Features
![The PRS is set to benefit from a flourishing tech sector](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...