Technology
UK Sotheby’s Realty to ‘explore tokenisation’ of two luxury properties
UK Sotheby’s International Realty has partnered with PropTech platform Smartlands to look into blockchain-powered fractional ownership options for a London penthouse and a Greek villa.
US luxury agents team up to take on Zillow
Major players in The Hamptons, including The Corcoran Group, Sotheby’s International Realty, Saunders & Associates & Brown Harris Stevens, are gearing up to launch their own consumer-facing portal this…
Rightmove pinpoints busiest minute for online property searches
More househunters are browsing the UK's biggest portal at 8.48pm on a Wednesday than at any other time of the week;
REDD targets wealthy Millennial tenants with upgraded property management offerings
Luxury property firm launches a new property management app and "members club" for tenants
Plentific raises £25m to fund international expansion plans
Tech-led property management platform Plentific has secured a massive chunk of investment to fund growth in the UK, Europe and US.
Process of Illumination: The logistics of lighting a super-prime resi scheme
How a suitably subtle, high-tech solution was devised to illuminate one of London's most important development projects in Belgravia...
Reapit launches PropTech ‘App Store’ for estate agencies
Property software firm's new Developer Portal and App Marketplace enable third-party companies "to lead the way in global PropTech innovation"
‘PropTech dragons’ assemble to steer MHCLG innovation drive
Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched a new "expert council" to support technological innovation in the property sector. Faisal Butt of Pi Labs has been recruited as the first member.
Revolutionary ‘live hub’ of London planning data to launch next year
Ambitious project to automate the London Planning Database confirms 2020 rollout, promising to 'revolutionise the way we do things'
Rightmove founder backs proptech marketplace
Harry Hill joins $800k funding round for James Dearsley and Eddie Holmes' Unissu platform
Land Reg reveals 2019’s ‘Geovation’ PropTech start-ups
Treasure maps, smart For Sale signs, air quality monitoring and a Viewber rival have all made it into the Land Registry, Registers of Scotland and Ordnance Survey's latest Geovation accelerator programme…
Government promises ‘a digital revolution’ for the property sector
Housing Minister Esther McVey wants to make Britain's planning and property-buying scene more like online banking.