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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...

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

A leading PropTech analyst has compared the finances of many of the world's leading property portals and says Rightmove is earning...

A new app is being launched allowing agents to provide vendors with feedback directly from buyers who have seen their properties.  The...

A new automated sales progression tool being launched today promises to require fewer resources from agents in return for ensuring faster...

eMoov is to offer virtual tours to clients free of charge - a service for which it says rival online agents...

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