Technology
The Value of Community: ‘Sustainable urbanism’ offers dividends for property developers & homeowners
Homes built on the principles of sustainable urbanism - with an emphasis on character and community - achieve higher residential development values and can maintain house price premiums, according to research…
Grosvenor partners with Silicon Valley tech platform to drive proptech innovation
Grosvenor Group is now working with California's Plug and Play platform "to source new digital technologies"
Zoopla goes searching for a new ad agency
ZPG confirms it is on the hunt for creative agencies to work on its flagship Zoopla and uSwitch brands
Energy efficiency charges up home-owners’ priorities
As the Government consults on mandatory EV chargepoints for new-build homes, Jackson-Stops asks home-owners about their energy priorities
Matterport recruits former Foxtons man as it ramps up European operations
3D mapping firm Matterport has been on a hiring spree as it expands across Europe; Nick Samuels has been brought on as Strategic Operational Director
LonRes launches off-market service with anonymous listings
New members-only service aims to "balance the need for discretion while reaching as wide a net of would-be buyers as possible"
Keller Williams partners with Purplebricks alumnus’ ‘Amazon for property’ start-up
Purplebricks alumnus Richard Jacques has launched a property investment marketplace that he calls an "Amazon for property", and signed a deal with franchised estate agency network Keller Williams
Proptech start-up promises ‘credible’ automatic valuations
Swirb offers free detailed property valuation reports to consumers, arguing that vendors "don’t only have to rely on the agents’ asking price or a bank's valuation"
AskPorter raises another £1.5m
Three-year-old property management disrupter secures more VC backing
Chinese property portal & Asian real estate platform merge to create international new-build powerhouse
Juwai.com and IQI Global have merged to create 'Asia’s biggest proptech group specialised in global new development properties'
Amazon partners with US real estate brokers for a new home-buying platform
Realogy - which owns property brands including Century 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty - has teamed up with online retail behemoth Amazon to drive buyer introductions
CBRE signs up to ‘deposit-free’ payment platform for private tenants
Payment technology firm flatfair allows tenants to pay a regular 'membership fee' rather than a lump sum deposit