Technology
Google backs London-based property management AI
AskPorter has secured investment from the Google Assistant Investments Program
JLL trials AI ‘property bot’ to enhance property management service
"Always there" virtual property manager is being trialled in two JLL-managed PRS schemes
Jackson-Stops embarks on a new ‘digital strategy’ to compete with hybrid agencies
Traditional estate agency pushes online services with new website
E.ON & BNP Paribas team up to pilot ‘green mortgages’ to promote home energy efficiency
"Energy efficiency home improvement loans" are to be made available for home-owners and property buyers
Chesterman backs new anti-fraud deal platform
Legendary Zoopla founder leads £400k funding round for hotly-tipped proptech start-up Thirdfort
Strutt & Parker tempts vendors with offer of free ‘virtual viewings’
National estate agency claims to be the first to bundle VR in with its standard marketing package
Amazon moves into house-building with modular construction investment
Online retail and tech giant Amazon has made its first investment foray into the house-building sector, backing an American modular construction start-up.
Lurot Brand pushes button on ‘biggest screen ever installed in a UK estate agency’
PCL agency teams up with display advertising firm to bring some big-screen action to Ladbroke Grove
JLL recruits ex-Tepilo CEO to develop digital offering
Firm says it wants to be "at the forefront of the digital agency revolution"
Data firms team up to target ‘high-spending’ homemovers
TwentyCi and Eyeota join forces to connect brands and marketers to buyers at specific stages of the "purchasing cycle"
Luxury agency connects via WhatsApp
Quintessentially Estates rolls out high-end platform with instant messaging functionality as clients increasingly eschew emails and calls
US listings giant Zillow moves into mortgages
Portal operator signals game-changing strategy shift with acquisition of Kansas-based lender