Technology
Case Study: Using video to market a trophy instruction
Can a set of snaps and some pithy paragraphs ever really do justice to a super-prime scheme? The developer of these two record-breaking penthouses in St John's Wood certainly didn't think so, and commissioned …
Chestertons unveils new(ish) look as restructure takes shape
We've had big rebrands from Cluttons, JLL and Property Vision already this year, but last night it was Chesterton Humberts' turn to ruffle some new plumage.
The five best property websites in the world?
The annual Webby Awards aim to recognise the best websites on the 'net; this year's 'Peoples' Voice' Real Estate category offers up five super-clean image-led sites from around the world, including one…
EDM buys online property data network
One of the UK's biggest property data networks has been snapped up by information giant EDM Group.
Why buying or selling a property has never been a 2D experience
The internet services our needs as buyers and sellers to a point, but human beings require a human touch, says Ed Mead...
Drone Tactics: Aerial property videos take off
With the emergence of smart phones, ipads and mobile broadband, video has become a far more relevant and usable marketing tool, especially when you're trying to engage potential buyers...
A Tale of 300 Cities: JLL launches global city comparison site
"The old order has gone," proclaims JLL. "Whereas 10 years ago there were 100 cities on the investor’s radar, now there are 300, and over 600 routinely enquired about by corporates."
Bird’s Eye Viewing: Carter Jonas takes to the skies for £10m manor house
Carter Jonas has just launched one of Oxfordshire's finest estates onto the market, complete with a suitably Downton Abbey-esque video.
The world’s top ten most valuable property portals
The world's top ten property portal companies are worth a combined £18 billion, according to some new stats on the matter.
Broadband is now the “fourth utility”
Following up on Rightmove's introduction of a Broadband checker for every property listed on the portal, Strutt & Parker is arguing that broadband speed is now the "fourth utility" behind water, gas and…
Rightmove introduces broadband checker
Rightmove has added a broadband checker to its search arsenal
Bidding on a house? There’s an app for that
Savills has partnered up with Barclays to offer auction-goers even more impulsive ways to buy: just scan the QR thing from within the bank's Pingit app, and job done