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Landmark Information Group has completed the acquisition of Ordnance Survey’s shares in the PointX location services database. PointX was formed in 2001...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

Two leading agencies and an agent network have signed up to the UK’s first dedicated portal for those finding, researching, buying...

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...

Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

A search company called Big Property Data says it is working with 15 major institutions to provide automated property reports aimed...

The UK PropTech Association (UKPA), of which I am a member of the steering committee, is an organisation with a purpose...