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![PropTech Swoop - OnTheMarket’s new owner snaps up Matterport](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket launches partnership to help agents offer virtual viewings](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket has agreed an exclusive partnership with industry marketing provider NicheCom, to supply the portal’s agents across England and Wales with...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Quality marketing counts more than ever in tougher conditions, claims firm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Focal%20Agent_400x310.png)
Estate agents need to concentrate on quality marketing more than ever before as mortgage interest rates rise and lenders become ever...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![New tool to speed up the capture of 3D viewings](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/VirtualViewing-CoreLogic-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: talking the secret to good photography and working for Foxtons](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...
11 September 2021
From: Features
![Video: tips for agents - from 3D capturing to old-school estate agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...
10 July 2021
From: Features
![Steal a march by choosing ‘virtual first’](/img/default/eat.png)
It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...
01 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...
16 December 2020
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![Commercial office space of the future](/img/default/eat.png)
With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...
24 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents Do Charity - and we’re back to school at last…](/img/default/eat.png)
For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Which Virtual Tour? A closer look at the differences](/img/default/eat.png)
Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...
03 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Green Smileys, travel paths and IT help this agency stay safe](/img/default/eat.png)
** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![The future of renting for property service providers](/img/default/eat.png)
The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features
![Revealed: the delays that make house-buying painfully slow](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Average exchange of contracts takes over five months - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A sales progression tool is urging property professionals and consumers alike to do more to speed up typical transaction times, and...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![104 viewings in one day and 22 offers - is this a record in a 'slow' market?](/img/default/eat.png)
Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - exactly how long it takes to buy a home in the UK](/img/default/eat.png)
New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![What do virtual tours look like for estate agents in 2019?](/img/default/eat.png)
Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features
![What’s next for property imagery?](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...
30 January 2019
From: Features
![Do floor plans and photos really help to sell a property?](/img/default/eat.png)
Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...
21 November 2018
From: Features
![High-end agency opens new office with PropTech to the fore](/img/default/eat.png)
Strutt & Parker is bucking the trend on High Street offices by opening a new one - and in this case,...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Virtual Viewings - Strutt & Parker is first national agency to provide them for buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Strutt & Parker is offering free Virtual Viewings to 1,000 new clients, and says it's the first national agency to offer such...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents' PropTech Toolshed: Virtual tours - fab or fad?](/img/default/eat.png)
Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly! In the...
26 May 2018
From: Features
![Create a ‘plan’ of action to help sell more properties](/img/default/eat.png)
Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features
![PropTech Today: There’s no better time than now to invest in VR](/img/default/eat.png)
I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![What can we learn from the Property Week Awards PropTech shortlist?](/img/default/eat.png)
So, Property Week has announced its Property Awards shortlist for 2017. Looking at the entries for PropTech Company of the Year, I'm surprised...