Technology
Zoopla COO steps down after three years
Former Mojo Mortgages boss leaves the property portal to pursue ambitions of 'leading a business again.'
The £100k Mistake: A top buying agent on what prime property buyers need to know about AI
The real value of a good advisor is in judgement & knowledge of things beyond data, says Property Vision's Rob Fanshawe.
Property AI firm lands former CBRE boss
Ciaran Bird joins LightWork AI as strategic adviser after two decades at the global property giant.
Property sector cyber breaches jump 17%
Insurance firm flags growing risks.
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.