Technology
Reapit secures £20mn from private equity backer
Software firm is working up new AI-powered tech to help estate agents better track and target customers.
Foster + Partners puts ‘robot swarms’ to work on buildings
Autonomous construction project teams bots and drones with adaptable structures designed to be dismantled and reused - with ‘wide-reaching' potential.
Land Reg adds extra data to transaction records
UPRNs will be added to HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data from this week.
Zoopla owner offloads Hometrack
Transatlantic private equity firm set to buy UK/Dutch property data & software business.
Land Reg teams up with Ordnance Survey to ‘boost confidence in property rights & the housing sector’
Collaboration promises to 'help unlock a better and less stressful property market'
Climate risk is now ‘core due diligence’ – but still being flagged too late
81% of property professionals agree climate risk should rank alongside mainstream searches as 'core due diligence' for buyers.
Before Rightmove, there was… the luxury property peepshow
Researchers have uncovered evidence that a Bond Street estate agency was giving buyers immersive previews of grand homes and estates more than 150 years before the digital walk-through.
From Reel to Deal: Instagram lead ends with £16.5mn Chelsea sale
Luxury agency says social media is increasingly acting as a 'sophisticated catalyst' for big-ticket property deals.
Grosvenor backs climate tech company to ‘accelerate retrofit’ in UK
The investment should help improve airtightness & energy efficiency of Grosvenor-owned buildings.
Super-prime agent vents fury at ‘ransom note’ portal bill
Trevor Abrahmson has shared Glentree's internal numbers to highlight how much each lead costs.
Behind the Schemes: How ‘invisible tech’ helped reimagine a Grade I listed Fitzrovia townhouse
Award-winning collaboration between James Gorst Architects and Mosaic Audio & Visual concealed cutting-edge systems within one of PCL's most significant heritage homes.
Book Now: Rightmove’s AI webinar for estate agency bosses
Property portal's data chief, a Google AI expert & a leading tech entrepreneur to share practical insights for sales & letting agents.