Technology
Interview: Boomin founder Michael Bruce on his big plan to ‘reset the balance of power in the property industry’
The founder of Britain's most successful hybrid estate agency, Purplebricks, is about to launch his next big venture: taking on Rightmove and Zoopla with a new portal that's being billed as "the next generation…
Offr partners up with global software giants in bid to slash transaction times
Proptech start-up says its users will now be able to engage with their transactions on the go and exchange contracts ‘in a matter of seconds’.
Portal in a Storm: How Rightmove has performed over the last 12 months
Eight charts from Rightmove Plc's Annual Report illustrate how Britain's biggest property portal fared through the pandemic year.
Pi Labs brings on Emoov co-founder as US venture partner
Emoov co-founder and Emaar product chief Ivan Ramirez has teamed up with Faisal Butt's proptech investment firm.
Knight Frank backs Fifth Wall proptech fund
Knight Frank has decided to invest in American venture capital firm Fifth Wall's European Real Estate Technology Fund.
Khan launches centralised data hub to ‘open up’ London’s planning system
Rollout of new platform with details on all development proposals in the capital 'marks a major shift in openness and accountability'.
Law Society licenses proptech firm to provide up-front sales info
Gazeal says that pre-filled Protocol Forms can shave two weeks off transactions times...
Property and the evolving crypto dilemma
Blockchain and smart currency are still in their infancy in the property universe, writes Chris Dietz - and huge question marks remain over the implications of a wider rollout...
Homebuyers can now use their mobile phone to prove their identity
A new tech standard from the Land Registry means that identity verification for both residential or commercial property transactions can now be done at any time, without the need for conveyancers and buyers…
The Times: Rightmove left rivals in its wake and it doesn’t look like that will change soon
The Times' Financial Editor Patrick Hosking pulls no punches in this overview of the UK's property portal scene.
No one comes out of it particularly well.
Fine & Country owner buys proptech firm Starberry
Epropservices, the parent company of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country, has acquired proptech agency Starberry.
Reapit buys Aussie proptech firm Agentpoint
British property software firm buys Australian estate agency website maker.