Technology
Home-owners to be offered £5k grants to install electric heat pumps
The Government's new three-year Boiler Upgrade Scheme will launch in April, offering subsidies to help replace gas boilers with more environmentally-friendly heat pumps.
Portal war steps up in NYC as top brokerages take on Zillow
Agents are describing the launch of Citysnap as ‘the ultimate gamechanger’
OnTheMarket reports strong financials; outlines ‘more than a portal’ growth strategy
6.5-year-old property portal has reported success in converting free trials into paying customers, with Group Revenue jumping by nearly 50%.
Another proptech acquisition for eprop
Fine & Country owner epropservices has bought another estate agency tech firm, picking up marketing platform LeadPro.
Bold & Reeves seeks £5m to expand luxury property management platform
London-based property management firm Bold & Reeves is looking for investment to build its luxury proptech business.
Rightmove & Channel 4 team up for innovative digital product placement campaign
AI-powered digital product placement on Channel 4's flagship property TV show, Location Location Location, "marks a step-change", says Rightmove's marketing chief.
Luxury property portal launches ‘all-in-one management tool’ for super-prime listings
Vyomm's vBusiness Suite is "not only the most advanced platform for real estate business, it's also a portal to the leading prime and super prime estate agent and developer networks to collaborate and…
‘Personalised’ listing platform Nomad raises $20m for EMEA rollout
Former Twitter & Zillow execs have backed the UAE-based start-up.
Tech firm launches ‘ultra-secure’ compliance platform for estate agents
Backed by Mishcon de Reya and Alex Chesterman, Thirdfort's latest proptech product promises "bullet-proof AML for estate agents".
New report sets out route to UPRN ‘property passports’
"We need a more efficient, progressive and technology driven property transaction process," declares the Conveyancing Information Executive.
Government gears up for EV-driven building regs shift
Ground-breaking legislation due later this year requiring all new homes with a parking space to come with a chargepoint.
Crown Estate rolls out Battersea Power Station-inspired residents’ portal, created by Tomb Raider developer
Proptech firm Spike - which is run by the software developer behind the Tomb Raider game and chaired by former Battersea Power Station chief Rob Tincknell - has created a residents' portal for The Crown…