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Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

A new ‘robo-adviser’ mortgage service which is backed by LSL Property Services has won another £3.8m in funding from investors.  Robo-advisers provide...

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to vendors. An announcement from PropTech property auction company Bamboo...

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...

Viewber has announced that it’s just completed its 35,000th outsourced viewing, reflecting a jaw-dropping 460 per cent rise in just a...

Estate agents have been warned that underestimating their legal obligations when it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) could see an increase...

Fresh data from a PropTech firm suggests that 'conveyancer absenteeism' is causing severe delays to property transactions. When You Move reports that...

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...

Last week, I wrote about the speed of innovation in the Far East. This week I’d like to do the same...

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

Reapit has teamed up with a new tool called mio, which is promising “a smarter way to manage the home buying...

I received a press release yesterday - one of many that get sent my way - and, as I always do,...

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...

Why do we choose to engage with one application more than another, or find ourselves returning to the same piece of...

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

Running an effective property business in today’s market relies on the clever use of technology.  The right technology will make your agency...

Hello again from Italy. Only another week or so left out here, working every day from the same table at my...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

The former deputy chief executive at online agency Tepilo is launching a new training, recruitment and consultancy business for estate agents.  Catherine...

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...

The emerging Proptech platform BestAgent has announced its latest partnership - this one is with sales progression company ViewMyChain. BestAgent, run by...

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...

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

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

One of the top PropTech analysts in the world, Mike DelPrete, says Purplebricks deserves more credit for its performance in the...

The manufacturers of a new PropTech tool claims it produces “the most accurate measurement of floorplans on the market” and has...

A new digital product claims to help agents estimate which of their past customers are statistically most likely to move again...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

A new free-to-list portal is to be launched - and it is to be ‘voice led’.  The PropTech firm Triplerr says it...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

A PropTech company boss says evidence given to MPs confirms the need to improve anti-money laundering processes through greater automation and...

A ‘disruptor’ tech company claims that large numbers of people are dissastisfied with the conveyancing element of house moves, with many...

Highly regarded industry figure Simon Whale, who quit his role as head of sales at Reapit on Friday, took to the...

Reapit has announced that its head of sales, the well-respected and popular industry figure Simon Whale, is leaving the company.  He is...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Two high-profile PropTech entrepreneurs have raised £150,000 to help fund what they call “the first global PropTech platform.” James Dearsley and Eddie...

Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...

A leading digital analyst says online agency Yopa has doubled its listings this year and is fighting the merged Emoov-Tepilo operation...

The time has come for full PropTech/property integration and only those who open themselves to the globe will be part of...

A survey shows only 18 per cent of vendors favour reviews over personal recommendations when it comes to choosing an estate...

A new anti-money laundering app has been launched which allows agents to conduct checks remotely.  The app allows access from devices -...

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

An auction house says it was “scoffed at” four years ago when it began offering online options to customers - but...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

A leading agent has urged major portals Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket to feature virtual viewings content more prominently on their platforms. Writing...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

A PropTech startup which claims to revolutionise the speed at which property transactions can be processed has officially launched this week. When...

Sotheby's International Realty has launched what it claims to be the first 'real estate-branded' augmented reality (AR) app. 'Curate', which is now...

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...

Respected industry spokesperson Kristjan Byfield is continuing his fightback against the negative coverage of the agency industry in the mainstream press...

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral.  This was...

An estate agent claims that online property listings which include video tours receive 'hundreds more views' than those without. Dan Killeen of...

It will be 'business as usual' for Humberts following the announcement of its sale to Natural Retreats, says the agency's new...

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...

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...

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

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore.  The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...

Estate Agent Today editor Graham Norwood speaks to Debbie Franklin, Andrews Property Group's Head of Multi-Channel Fulfilment at FUTURE: PropTech 2018.   ...

Estate Agent Today editor Graham Norwood speaks to Sohail Rashid, founder of View My Chain at FUTURE: PropTech 2018. ...

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...

Trussle, which describes itself as the UK’s first online mortgage broker, has won £13.6m in financing from international investors led by...

There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction!  So, I am forced...

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...

Today is the day. 1,600 people will gather in London for FUTURE: PropTech, an event I have supported when there were...

I have total transparency. I love that.  I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...

The Future: PropTech conference takes place in under a fortnight’s time on May 2 and over 1,200 delegates have now been...

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

The outsourced viewing service Viewber says it has now conducted over 20,000 viewings on behalf of agents and has secured another...

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

Industry suppliers Landmark Information and The ValPal Network have entered what they call “a strategic relationship” to provide the firms’ respective...

Neil Cobbold, COO of PayProp, advises letting agents to act now to beat the upcoming letting agent fee ban and discusses...

The Future:PropTech event on May 2 is now under six weeks away and more details have been released about speakers and...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

The comparison site Reallymoving, which allows users to get online quotes for conveyancers, surveyors and removal firms, has acquired the property...

Smart sensors, and smart technology as a whole, are enjoying a period of accelerated innovation and adoption.  It’s my opinion that such...

A Manchester-based property investment firm is claiming to be the first company in Britain to record an online exchange of a...

One of the leading PropTech analysts says Rightmove’s huge success means that it has two difficult choices ahead if it is...

High-end international estate agency company Savills claims Yopa, in which it has invested substantial sums, is now the UK’s 10th largest...

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...

A PropTech firm claims its new tool gives people the option of running an entire agency...from a phone.  BestAgent, which has built...

The UK PropTech Awards are fast approaching. The window is open for applications and nominations and on May 2, the winners...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Co-Founder Gary Keller has declared that Keller Williams (KW) is, 'no longer a real estate company...we are a technology company No....

A new PropTech platform is providing a service to help agents market their new listings instantly across portals and social media. BestAgent...

“Are we there yet?” In the same way that these words can drive you to distraction (any parent who has endured the...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

One of the largest investment firms in the United States has taken a stake in the London-based venture capital firm Pi...

And now, as if the friction between property and PropTech wasn’t difficult enough, estate agents are turning on estate agents.  We are...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

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

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...

Purplebricks’ new UK chief executive officer, Lee Wainwright, is to address a major industry conference in May - his first address...

PropTech companies Gazeal and GetMeMoving have teamed up in a partnership which they claim goes some way to meeting the government’s...

I have high expectations for this year’s PropTech events and property conferences.  Those that I attended in 2017 demonstrated a real step...

The housing market has returned to stability with exchanges up one per cent year on year and the average house price...

A former director at London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has taken a swipe at agencies that have made knee-jerk changes...

PropTech firm Iceberg Digital has revealed an expansion of its marketing deal with franchise agency giant Hunters.  This will involve local content...

There was an excellent article, published last week, based around an interview with Chandra Dhandapani, CBRE’s chief digital and technology officer.  The...

A ‘secret’ proposal called Project UHA was put to a hand-picked group of agents on Friday with speculation suggesting it centres...

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...

Fall-through rates have long been a problem for the UK residential property market, the issue is nothing new. Today, however, the...

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

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...

In last week’s column, I asked 14 industry leaders to give their predictions for the year ahead. Well, it seems a handful of...

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...

A chain tracking platform claims a trial by Leaders Group during 2017 shows its sales progression tool improving completion times by...

A senior figure in another regional estate agency group has expressed scepticism about the popularity of online choices for vendors. Last week...

Arun Estates says his group’s four main operating companies are to become ‘premium brands’ through a mixture of marketing and PropTech...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

We would like to take this opportunity to provide a clarification to a newsflash sent by Property Industry Eye on January 1.  The...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...

The operators of a new website which earlier today claimed to have 500,000 property listings appear to have now removed the...

A new portal called Housemap has launched and says it is free to agents. It’s a clean, attractive looking portal which already...

This week, news broke of the ‘first bitcoin homes’ being sold in the UK by Go Move, an estate agency in...

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

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...

The former managing director of Countrywide’s estate agency division has joined the board of a PropTech firm wanting to introduce facial...

A new book written by a PropTech expert and assessing the state of the industry has hit the Amazon best sellers’...

The Property Franchise Group has launched five new websites, one for each of its high street brands.  These are CJ Hole, Ellis & Co,...

Bitcoin has smashed into the headlines again recently with major news outlets describing the ever increasing worth of this wildly volatile...

PropTech start up OneDome, which supplies online booking and mapping tools, has teamed up with live chat service provider Yomdel in...

The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...

The man behind a PropTech company has blasted Rightmove and Zoopla for failing to emphasise 360-degree virtual tours - the feature recently...

It’s been a trend developing in the past few months - estate agents increasingly flirting with the idea of selling homes...

Property has always been an industry built on a foundation of personal relationships. Deals made, promotions gained, clients won, portfolios grown;...

The LendInvest PropTech Influencer List has been revealed, naming the 25 figures in the property world that have done most to...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

As Augmented Reality (AR) and Microsoft’s Hololens showcase the finest in modern architecture, it’s time for me to think again about...

A round table will take place tomorrow between some of the country’s leading PropTech experts and the British Property Foundation to...

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...

Countrywide's decision to 'pause' the roll-out of its online option for sellers and landlords is "unforgivable and dumbfounding" according to a...

The much-expected pause in the roll out of Countrywide's online service to vendors, confirmed yesterday, did not appear to impress investors. Countrywide's...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

The government's call for evidence from agents and others in a bid to improve the house buying process has pushed some...

Saudi Arabia has announced it’s to build a new mega-city, rising out of the desert sands in the kingdom’s north, adorning...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

With more news of PropTech investment, this time with Spotahome and Nested, one can’t help but wonder if this boom period is...

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...

Last week was MIPIM PropTech Summit 2017 in New York, and it was the most oversubscribed to date - proof of the...

This is a final call for estate and letting agents to have a say on what may be one of the...

As we outlined in our EAT and LAT stories earlier this week, we (Angels Media) are seeking responses from estate and...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

The UK PropTech Association and specialist property lending platform LendInvest have joined forces in the search for the PropTech world’s most...

If an industry, which is going through a major change is going to truly implement change at every level, it must...

After some months of speculation within the industry, high-profile supplier Reapit has confirmed today that it is the subject of a...

Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...

In his PropTech 3.0 report, Andrew Baum dedicated an entire section to blockchain; it was titled: ‘Blockchain is coming – get...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

90% of PropTech’s work is good and vital, but that final ten has the potential to damage the rest. In my Sunday...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

Another attempt to create an automated conveyancing system has been launched with the claim that it will banish paper trails and...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...

A PropTech start-up says its booking, valuation and communication tools will be available free of charge to any agency with fewer...

And so summer draws to a close. The slow, lazy months of July and August have come to pass and the...

Viewber, the outsourced viewing service, has marked its first anniversary by notching up its 6,500th appointment.  Launched in early September 2016 by...

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...

One of the country’s leading property-technology experts says the way in which the Agents’ Mutual stock market flotation proposal has been...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Three prime London estate agents have this week launched a specialist recruitment company for the property industry.  Hanning Recruitment has been founded...

Stephanie Slater died last week, aged 50. Whilst she died from cancer (tragically, only 11 days after diagnosis), it’s the events...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...

As someone who spends his days peering into the PropTech world, one thing I’ve observed is the way in which certain tech prompts...

OneDome has launched a new online tool that allows users to scour Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket by setting up lifestyle criteria,...

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

An insurance provider says small estate agencies are peculiarly vulnerable to cyber attack yet are amongst the least prepared amongst their...

I’m excited to write this piece. I love it when something comes along and delivers that genuine thrill; the thrill of...

Humberts, which yesterday launched an online-only option for landlord clients, says it is “not closing the door” on expanding the idea...

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now.  The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

A data analytics firm that has studied over 2.7m visits to UK property company websites claims that once a visitor arrives...

The highly-popular FUTURE:PropTech conference, regarded as the leading event for showcasing and debating industry technology, has been confirmed again for next...

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC.    The bank...

I would argue the property industry is fundamentally inefficient. Much of that inefficiency is now being handled by PropTech companies and...

The National Association of Estate Agents is rolling out a series of masterclasses to prepare members for the European Fourth Anti-Money...

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

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

The first ever home to have a viewing staged over Facebook Live has sold after it received three offers as a...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

It’s not happening here (yet) but several articles on US websites have started talking up the possibility of Amazon going into...

PropTech start-up OneDome - which describes its products as allowing traditional estate agents to challenge Purplebricks and other online rivals -...

Facebook has finally released more details about its previously announced plans to build 1,500 homes, 30 miles south of San Francisco,...

An expert analysis of the Purplebricks trading statement for 2016 reveals that the agency’s Local Property Experts each earn an average...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on letting agent fees charged to tenants generated ten tips for growing your...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country have launched a new referral system app which allows its members to...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

A new PropTech venture aims to do what the ill-fated Veyo system failed to achieve -  creating an online platform bringing...

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

Over 500 members of the Guild of Property Professionals have requested an easyProperty licence following the merger between the two organisations.   The...

Fisher German is launching an app that will feature news feeds from the BBC, Farmers Weekly and from the agency itself...

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals.   The...

It was only a couple of weeks ago that I was writing about the Google City, in Toronto, and now the...

A study using ‘eye-tracking’ technology has revealed what prospective buyers pay most attention to during viewings and shows critical differences between...

This week, the obvious thing to write about would be easyProperty's merger with GPEA. It's such a huge and potentially influential...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’.    This...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

Google, under the command of parent company, Alphabet, has set its sights on building the world’s first digital city, in Toronto,...

Two of the most influential figures behind the PropTech sector have run a microscope over Rightmove’s business model and technology -...

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...

On behalf of The University of Oxford, Professor Andrew Baum has overseen the compiling of an academic study of the PropTech...

A provider of 360 virtual tours for estate and letting agents has announced it is offering customers a 'freemium package'. EyeSpy360 previously...

London estate agency Marsh & Parsons has announced that its sales director Liza-Jane Kelly has taken the decision to leave after...

Viewber, the outsourced property viewing service and brainchild of high-profile former estate agent Ed Mead, says its network of 'Viewbers' now...

Four Proptech experts have listed the top 10 start up companies they believe are the ones to watch for agents and...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...

I was recently contributing to whitepaper by a major bank about the future of the property industry and, as I was...

As debate continues over the merits of upfront fees against post-sale commission for agents and consumers, the fledgling UK ProperTech Association...

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...

News was released this week of a new PropTech partnership: banking disrupter Revolut has joined up with mortgage brokerage, Trussle, to offer...

The first ever electronic e-signature exchange of contracts for a residential property transaction in the UK has been completed this month,...

More former Countrywide figures have emerged in new roles at rival organisations. Darren Bowles, former regional sales manager at Countrywide’s Bridgfords brand,...

It’s been revealed that next month’s Future: PropTech conference will feature a debate between ‘technologists’ and ‘traditionalists’ over the future of...

An analysis by a leading PropTech entrepreneur has attempted to throw light on the startling losses reported last week by online...

This week, it would be very easy for me to focus on the startling figures that easyProperty logged with Companies House...

The chief executive of online easyProperty says the company’s investors “have full confidence” in the firm despite it announcing an operating...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...

Each of Hunters’ 180 branches will soon be able to create their own online branded monthly property lifestyle magazine or newspaper.   The...

One of the estate agency industry’s leading technology figures has been appointed to a key role in a major global property consultancy. Alex...

In a week that I am recovering from the exuberance of MIPIM (I didn't want to focus on it in this...

Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, has secured a new...

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...

LSL Property Services - which owns high street agency brands Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - is the...

It has been a busy week for investment in PropTech businesses and no doubt you have already got reading fatigue about...

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...

There has been some really interesting talk recently of the relationship between FinTech (Finance Technology) and PropTech (Property Technology). A few...

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...

So, Property Week has announced its Property Awards shortlist for 2017. Looking at the entries for PropTech Company of the Year, I'm surprised...

We’re used to stories on how the buying and renting of ‘formal’ accommodation - flats and houses - has become increasingly...

London based property management startup Airsorted has raised £1.5m in a funding round led by Concetric and the ever present PiLabs.  What...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

Two conveyancing sector companies are claiming major advances for their products. Free2Convey, which claims to be the first conveyancing portal offering free...

The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...

James Dearsley, founder of The Digital Marketing Bureau and arguably the best known figure in the fast-emerging property technology sector, is...

Some of the industry’s leading technical experts are this morning launching a new group, the UK PropTech Association, which has already...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

A founder of the new organisation seeking to be a trade body for independent estate and letting agents is warning that...

The property marketing company Pelican Media is preparing to launch what it claims is the industry’s first voice control software across...

Digital mortgage broker habito has announced that it has raised £5.5 million in investment funding.  The firm says it will use the...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

One of the founders of hybrid agency Purplebricks says sellers in the UK may never accept the sale of their property...

The head of a new ‘disruptive’ online mortgage service says 2017 will see more major estate agency and other property businesses...

The ESTAS awards have a new main category sponsor - PropTech company OneDome. The OneDome service, launched last month, provides free-to-use information...

Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s something all of us in the property industry should be looking...

What a mad, bonkers year it’s been. We’ve had, in no particular order: Trump, Brexit, Leicester winning the Premier League, a...

Zoopla Property Group has acquired the estate agency website specialist design firm Technicweb. The acquisition - its announcement was buried in yesterday's...

In the world of property and estate agency, competition is always fierce. It’s the same when it comes to your website....

The mobile apps for Zoopla and Primelocation passed the 8.5m milestone this week, with the former moving into number two spot...

Rightmove has employed jClarity, a ‘performance tuning specialist’, to improve the search facility on its applications. A statement from jClarity on the...