Technology
Rightmove to get redesign
Britain's biggest property portal Rightmove is overhauling its website design to "give the average agent more than double the exposure."
Investors back ‘game-changing’ property transaction platform
Cloud-based venture has already processed £6m in fees since soft-launching in February
Vendors cite agent ‘likeability’ and local knowledge as top influencing factors
A survey of vendors has highlighted "likeability" as one of the key factors behind their choice of agent.
Zoopla ‘on hunt’ for new creative agency
It sounds like Zoopla Property Group is looking for a new creative agency.
Aerial Assault: Drones, private property and the law
Where does the law stand on drones infringing onto private property? Is it trespass? What if you can't identify the owner? Can you take the law into your own hands?
Zoopla rolls out ‘real-time’ listings
Zoopla Property Group has launched its Real-Time Listings Service, which allows members to get properties up on ZPG sites within five minutes of them being updated on the agents' system.
LonRes unveils brand new look
Data platform LonRes has revealed a top-to-toe rebrand this morning.
All Singing, All Planting: Techno trends in luxury landscape design
So many features that we normally associate with the inside of a property are now finding their way outside.
OnTheMarket.com: The first 100 days
Agents' Mutual's challenger property portal OnTheMarket.com has revealed some interesting stats about its first hundred days on the web.
ZPG branches out with £160m uSwitch acquisition
Zoopla Property Group Plc has moved into the price comparison arena, acquiring the top home energy and communications player in the UK market, uSwitch, for £160m plus a performance-based earn-out of up…
Chestertons launches interactive historical house price tool
London estate agency Chestertons has created an interactive map that lets buyers and sellers check and compare how prices have moved each year from 1996.
Veyo to Go: New conveyancing portal races out of the traps
It sounds like pretty much half the conveyancing firms in the country are already sold on the Law Society’s new portal, Veyo.