Technology
No Pain No Gain? On biodiversity and the luxury residential sector
New biodiversity net gain laws have the potential to add significant additional costs to the development of schemes in the UK's rural and costal locations, writes Nicholas Burt...
How behavioural science and house-selling could help us reach zero emissions
Behavioural scientist David Comerford explains how simple changes to energy performance certificates - combined with the right timing - could help residents take practical steps to cut their home's emissions...
Mipim rolls out global project directory
Annual international real estate expo Mipim has announced a new thing to tie-in with the 2020 event.
Owner of Chelsea mansion sues Airbnb for over £700k
Developer thought he was renting his property out to a family of four, but ended up hosting a 500-person bash...
OnTheMarket backs proptech firm Glanty
Property portal raises £3.4m through new shares, and acquires a chunk of letting agency platform Teclet
Airbnb ‘not an estate agent’, rules EU court
Europe's highest court decides that US-based short-term accommodation platform does not need to comply with French property laws in landmark case
Buyer demand spiked post-election – Rightmove
The UK's biggest property portal recorded a significant jump in email enquiries following the result last week, most noticeably in London, while searches soared in Scotland...
CREtech buys Future Proptech event
American firm acquires Europe's biggest proptech event company
European court to rule in landmark Airbnb case
Is the US platform an online service or property agent? The CJEU will decide on Thursday...
Buyer at luxury Barbican scheme sues over lack of broadband
Travel tycoon claims he had to suffer 'a thousand days' without internet access after splashing nearly £3m on an apartment at The Heron
Fad or The Future? Some key trends in the rise of proptech
A new report asks why the property industry is so slow on the uptake when it comes to tech innovations
Viewber partners with US security firm Master Lock
Bluetooth-enabled lockboxes and software will allow tours and inspections to happen seven days a week, says outsourced viewings provider