Technology
New platform promises to ‘thrust property deals into the digital age’
White-label software is designed to 'dramatically reduce completion times and boost agent revenue'
Reapit’s Barker steps down to join Micheal Bruce’s ‘Launch B’ start-up
Gary Barker has left Reapit after 13 years to join Purplebricks-founder Michael Bruce's "data led, disruptive & Greenfield start-up" in Birmingham.
Land Registry to accept electronic signatures
"Our hope is that in the near future Qualified Electronic Signatures become more commonplace and the service providers tailor their use to conveyancing," says Deputy Chief Executive Mike Harlow.
NAEA signs proptech development partnership
The newly-established UK arm of American PropTech VC programme REACH has teamed up with Propertymark.
Ritz-Carlton residences claim global-first with disinfected air
The luxury hotel group's forthcoming scheme in Amman is taking wellbeing to new levels by deploying UVC air conditioning disinfection technology throughout the rooms and residences.
Blockchain-based prime resi fund to launch in London
London Chelsea announces tie-up with digital securities platform SolidBlock
Government urged to consider stamp duty incentives for greener homes
Committee on Climate Change wants to see properties given a 'green MOT' to check energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality and flood resilience, with the scores made available to buyers.
How it feels to steer a proptech start-up through a crisis
2020 was going great guns for Tom Reiss and the AI assistant he created for rental agencies and property managers - until the world was turned upside down by a global pandemic;
Rightmove takes hit on membership numbers as agencies struggle with cash flow
The UK’s biggest portal has seen a 3.8% fall in its membership base since the start of the year - a loss of 620 agency branches and 135 new homes developments.
The £110m mega-deal that never was…
You can safely ignore the rogue price spike recorded in NW8 recently...
Eco-home developer partners with Samsung ‘to create the homes of the future’
Etopia has signed up to a strategic partnership with global tech giant Samsung to "set a benchmark for the integration of technology into the built environment."
LonRes inks tie-up with Matterport
Partnership will help agents ‘close more deals, more quickly to meet the market demand’, says B2B platform