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In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...

SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

UK homebuyers have expressed support for more digital tools to reduce the administrative burden of purchasing a property yet few have...

Anti-money laundering platform Credas has integrated open banking technology as part of its agent-facing proposition.  Open banking lets consumers securely share their...

It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...

Anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort has secured funding from three high profile estate agents. Knight Frank, Chestertons and Savills’ proptech subsidiary Grosvenor...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

An alert has gone out to sales and lettings agents to be more diligent with their checking of data, and to...

In this latest exclusive video interview, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler – an agent himself – chats with Peter Grant, chairman of the board at...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...

The founder of Zoopla has returned to the property market with a new proposal to disrupt how agents buy and sell homes. Alex...

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

The head of a firm that has been creating digital property log books for well over a decade says the house-moving...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...