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Artificial intelligence-powered property search app Jitty is celebrating reaching the 10 10 ‘House & Home’ apps in the Google Play Store...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...

A new service has launched to provide buyers of prime and super-prime residential properties with an appraisal of the property’s suitability,...

When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

Purplebricks has claimed it is returning to its 'disruptive roots' after unveiling a cheaper pricing model. The online agent, officially acquired by...

LonRes has launched a new mobile app for its subscribers to access listings while on the move and support agents while...

Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...

After two years of extraordinary activity in the housing market there are signs that the clouds are gathering as RICS reports...

An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

Online agency Strike has used specialist eye-tracking software to analyse what attracts a buyer’s attention when scrolling through homes online — and...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...

It is widely expected that Purplebricks will shortly reveal the result of an experiment with a number of different pricing strategies. The...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

Purplebricks is not revealing details of the different pricing strategies it is testing “in the field” early this year. Last month the...

Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

99home is the latest online agency to launch a no sale, no fee option for its vendors. The firm, which was launched...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

A PropTech firm claims agents are currently undervaluing properties in London because of what it calls “outdated and inaccurate property measurement...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

Popular floor plan drawing service Metropix is excited to announce some festive fun to celebrate reaching a significant milestone. #festivefloorplans is being...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

Estate agency and property consultancy JLL is offering a clip-on accessory which it claims can be put on to a mobile...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

Many agents are missing out on significant time saving opportunities when it comes to their floor plans say Landmark, parent of the Metropix...

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

Gone are the days of having to rush back to your office every time you win an instruction to market the...

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

I’m writing this a week into my instruction decision. It has been a fascinating journey to date. As I discussed last week,...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...

Online estate agency Tepilo has denied industry speculation that it is to change its fee structure now that it is under...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Over the past few months, hundreds of agents across the UK have been improving their photography skills by taking part in...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...

Industry software company KeyAGENT is giving 200 agents access to a new package allowing them to upload photos and floor plan sketches...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

A nine-branch agency in Manchester claims a new app is behind a 20 per cent improvement in its Rightmove statistics. Thornley Groves...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

Online agency HouseSimple has been told that by the Advertising Standards Authority that its TV advertisement including the claim ‘sell your...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

A PropTech firm is to launch a 'printed augmented reality' service that allows buyers to point their smartphone and get additional information...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

An agent from Leicester-based firm James Sellicks has become the Lewis Hamilton to floor plan drawing, thanks to his dramatic sub-three...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...

A Nottingham estate agency is set to open its fourth branch with a dedicated 'VR Zone'. Walton & Allen is holding an...

LOT11, an online auction house, is teaming up with short-term lender LendInvest in the first alliance of its kind. LendInvest will ‘pre-qualify’...

The private sale website EMOH has announced that it's to have a "hard hitting marketing campaign" in the New Year in...

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