Technology
Foxtons takes cues from Netflix & Amazon in bid to ‘modernise estate agency’
Agency reveals how it is using AI to identify new leads in real time and get them 'to the right person at the right time'.
New agent tool will flag properties at risk from climate change
Data aims to help property pros assess the potential impact of flooding, subsidence, heat stress and coastal erosion.
European proptech firm buys Dataloft
Property market intelligence company Dataloft has been acquired by Swiss-based proptech and data firm PriceHubble.
Major agency signs up to ‘cutting-edge’ valuation platform
Valos promises to 'empower and not replace valuers'.
Revenue boost for Rightmove as agents dig deeper
Average revenue per advertiser was up by 11% last year, reports portal.
London proptech firm hopes to help solve America’s housing crisis
Site-sourcing platform Landtech has set up a new base in Florida, with a view to rolling out its services to developers across the States.
HM Treasury & Bank of England propose an official digital currency
'A digital pound is likely to be needed in the future,' according to a newly-published government consultation paper.
Invisible Homes recruits sales chief to accelerate growth
Chris Manderson has joined the London-based off-market property sales platform.
Venture capital firm raises $1bn for PropTech investment
Fifth Wall has just raised over £700mn for the world's biggest ever proptech investment fund, taking the heavyweight-backed VC's total capital under management to around US$3.2bn.
OTM launches CRM platform
'For the first time, agents will benefit from the products of a majority agent owned portal and software-house working seamlessly between each other,' says chief Jason Tebb.
LonRes launches mobile app
Subscribers can now easily access LonRes data on the move.
Grosvenor takes stake in ‘digital twin’ proptech firm
London landowner and international property investor Grosvenor has taken a stake in Pupil, a spatial data company that digitally maps the built world.