Technology
OnTheMarket signs up more paying customers but braces for ‘short-term’ revenue hit
Portal now has 9,000 branches on paying contracts and has seen 'strong increases' in weekly new instructions, traffic and leads, but expects its bottom line to suffer from reduced ad spend and the cost…
Remote Control: Sandy Mitchell on launching design & build projects in the new era
As lockdown begins to ease and the property market re-opens so that buyers can finally move house, Sandy Mitchell of Redbook shares some discoveries made while running the consultancy business and advising…
Social distancing drives demand for remote property valuations
Zoopla reports that 98% of would-be vendors would now prefer a virtual market assessment to an estate agent's visit.
PropTech VC recruits research heavyweight
Pi Labs has brought in Andrew Saull from the University of Oxford Saïd Business School’s Future of Real Estate initiative.
Virtual Reality: The final frontier…for now
Boutique agency owner Simon Rose recently bit the bullet and made a big investment in VR software to enhance the experience for his potential buyers - but has it paid off?
LonRes off-market listings top £1bn as agents look to soft-sell
'Particularly in these times when sellers may be hesitant about launching their property on to the open market, this service provides agents with an effective, softer option to offer their clients', says…
One in five new UK homes could be built using MMC by 2030
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) could help to kick-start the post-pandemic building industry around the world, predicts Savills, while delivering more energy-efficient homes more quickly and more…
Challenger property portal postpones launch to July
Giles Ellwood's Homesearch trumpets itself as "not just another portal, but the future of the property industry.
Euroterra updates Bayswater scheme for the post-coronavirus era
Luxury developer reworks new boutique project on Devonshire Terrace to help residents embrace the ‘new normal’
New sensor-based system to manage safe distancing on construction sites
Visilean says 'radical enhancement' to its service will help housebuilders get back to work safely
Google owner ditches plans for pioneering ‘smart city’
Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its grand plan to create a 12-acre "smart city" on Toronto's waterfront.
MIPIM launches online networking platform for locked-down delegates
Organisers Reed MIDEM roll out MIPIM Connect to 'simplify connections between international property professionals' in the absence of the annual bash in Cannes