Technology

ZHA warns design sector to be super-cautious after hacker breaks into its network and demands payment

After years of watchfulness and tentative progress, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the property industry - pretty much overnight - to adopt new ways of engaging with clients and customers.

Short-term rental platform secures $1bn investment; reveals a plan to "focus on long-term stays".

'The idea of profit forecasts has been largely shelved', says portal boss Charlie Bryant

"Technologists, entrepreneurs and investment leaders are increasingly identifying sustainability as the defining issue of our times," says Faisal Butt, founder of PropTech investment house Pi Labs.

'It’s unfortunate that it has taken a global pandemic for the system to finally move into the 21st century'

Despite a massive rise in the number of people staying at home, Google data shows online searches for the two main portals - Rightmove and Zoopla - are currently at a five-year low across the UK, as are…

New housing minister hails 'the most powerful boost for the UK proptech sector in a generation'

"Largescale remote working is a security nightmare for employers," warns cyber security expert Jason Nurse.

Virtual viewings are becoming the default property marketing tool as the Coronavirus lockdown continues.

Virtual tour and spatial mapping company Matterport has recruited WeWork's former marketing chief Robin Daniels to run its global marketing department.

Gaming-inspired software has already been picked up by one of the country's top five agencies