Technology
UK’s rural areas in line for fast broadband
Operators begin work to eliminate ‘not spots’ around the country.
Industry backs digital identity scheme to speed up home sales
Etive Technologies secures Innovate UK grant to improve identity verification in the resi buying and selling process;
Developer looks to turn TikTok views into sales
Avanton continues US-style marketing drive for £130m scheme in Battersea.
UAE portal publishes property transaction data in ‘massive step’ towards transparency
Agent-backed venture houza rolls out new feature with sold prices and market trend data to 'create a more open and transparent property buying experience'
Foster + Partners employs robot dog to monitor Battersea Power Station construction
An experimental robot has been roaming around the building site at Battersea Roof Gardens, checking up on construction progress for architects Foster + Partners.
Cyber-attack freezes Hackney’s property market
Hackney Council is unable to process land searches due to a "serious cyber-attack" last month, effectively halting the borough's property market...
Four new proptech ‘innovators’ join Land Registry incubator
Four more startups have been selected to join the Geovation scheme, including two platforms that promise to speed up and simplify the homemoving process
BNP Paribas & Fifth Wall team up for European proptech VC fund
Strutt & Parker's owner has teamed up with American investment giant Fifth Wall to back early-stage PropTech start-ups in the UK and Europe
New digital EPC service makes it easier to improve home energy performance
EPCs are essential for anyone looking to move home, and are a big aid to understanding what actions can be taken to improve the energy performance of a home or building.
Reapit names new customer chief
Stuart Morris is replacing Richard Day as Chief Customer Officer at Reapit.
LA Times: The luxury air business is booming — as many Californians struggle to breathe
Sam Deen reports for the LA Times on how clean air is becoming a must-have amenity for high-end buyers on the West Coast...
Zoopla’s tech hiring spree continues
Private equity-owned property portal and proptech firm has recruited new faces to its product and tech teams from Auto Trader, Azimo, Babylon Health and Starling Bank.