Technology
Zoopla backers get behind property crowdfunding venture
Octopus Investments - the venture capitalist firm that backed an early stage Zoopla Property Group seven years ago - has invested in a residential property crowdfunding business that trumpets the opportunity…
Lift off for government property search engine
It's just got a whole lot easier to find underused and empty government land and property
Cluttons recruits digital guru
Cluttons has hired a new digital marketing manager from Property Week magazine
The ‘Uberfication’ of the real estate industry (video)
The property industry can learn a lot from minicab app Uber, concludes a panel of US real estate experts assembled by Inman News.
Sotheby’s hits 1m visits a month
Luxury real estate colossus Sotheby’s International Realty has been attracting some bumper online traffic lately; the firm's global website clocked up over a million visits last month.
Land Registry gears up for big switch over
Things are changing around a bit over at the Land Registry
Tripadvisor for tenants launches in the US
A new tool that allows prospective renters to read apartment reviews by former tenants has just launched in the States.
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easyProperty launch date announced
It's been announced that the new online estate agency offering from Sir Stelios - easyProperty - is going to roll out in September
‘Pinterest for homes’ launches in the UK
The interior design phenomenon that everyone's been banging on about lately - Houzz - has set up shop in the UK.
So why have 3,000 offices signed up to OnTheMarket?
As support for Agents' Mutual ticks past the 3,000 office mark, and with everything looking on track ahead of January's launch, Trevor Abrahmsohn explains why he's behind the new movement, and what re…
Government shelves Land Registry sale plans
The Government has abandoned its plans to privatise the Land Registry, for now.
How to blur out a property on Google Street View
Google has just made it much easier for homeowners to "disguise" their properties on Street View maps.