Technology
Which smart home products do home-owners actually want?
A survey of nearly 1,500 households tells us that tech-enabled security is more in demand than smart cooking and cleaning products...
Desert Island Digs: Agency interviews design leaders for new podcast series
The Modern House co-founder Matt Gibberd will be asking guests to pick their three favourite homes from anywhere around the world...
‘Europe’s largest proptech VC’ launches with over £200m to invest
A/O PropTech is looking to fund tech companies disrupting the world's largest asset class
On technology and the rise of people-centred property
Technology has been revolutionising the way that we live and work for decades, yet in relative terms there has been little impact on the traditional world of real estate.
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