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The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...
04 September 2021
From: Features

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is investing an undisclosed sum in a venture capital firm specialising in PropTech. The money is going into a European...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...
30 September 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...
14 December 2019
From: Features

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...
29 June 2019
From: Features

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...
15 June 2019
From: Features

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...
01 June 2019
From: Features

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...
29 May 2019
From: Features

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about! Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A couple of weeks ago, SoftBank’s Vision Fund led a whopping $200 million investment injection into Clutter, the US-based on-demand storage...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...
05 March 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s to be the first-ever Residential Agent Zone at next year’s FUTURE PropTech event to be held on May 14. The zone will...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...
17 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...
09 June 2018
From: Features

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

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...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction! So, I am forced...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

I have high expectations for this year’s PropTech events and property conferences. Those that I attended in 2017 demonstrated a real step...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....
19 January 2018
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Two UK online estate agencies have been named in a list of the world’s top 50 real estate start-ups to watch...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

90% of PropTech’s work is good and vital, but that final ten has the potential to damage the rest. In my Sunday...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now. The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

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

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

London based property management startup Airsorted has raised £1.5m in a funding round led by Concetric and the ever present PiLabs. What...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News

What a mad, bonkers year it’s been. We’ve had, in no particular order: Trump, Brexit, Leicester winning the Premier League, a...
03 December 2016
From: Features

As the PropTech industry continues to expand, with dedicated events and more innovative startups entering the world of UK property, online...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Settled, which was set up in 2015 and earlier this year announced it was hunting for an additional £1m in funding,...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...
15 July 2016
From: Features

It almost goes without saying that PropTech is a hot topic these days - this year alone we’ve seen multi-million pound...