PropTech
Foster + Partners employs robot dog to monitor Battersea Power Station construction
An experimental robot has been roaming around the building site at Battersea Roof Gardens, checking up on construction progress for architects Foster + Partners.
Challenger property portal Boomin reveals fee structure
Michael Bruce's new property marketing venture will charge agents a combination of monthly "Base Fees" and "Performance Fees".
PropTech firm recruits HSBC digital chief
Jesper With-Fogstrup is to join ULS Technology Plc as CEO.
Foxtons among ten ‘founder member’ agencies of new property portal Boomin
Bruce brother's new venture names its first tranche of estate agency backers.
Zoopla partners with FocalAgent to offer free virtual viewings
Property portal is rolling out a pilot scheme that promises free virtual viewings on all listings, with paid-for upgrade features.
BNP Paribas & Fifth Wall team up for European proptech VC fund
Strutt & Parker's owner has teamed up with American investment giant Fifth Wall to back early-stage PropTech start-ups in the UK and Europe
Watch: A quick explainer on electronic signatures from HM Land Registry
The Land Registry started to accept electronic signatures in July, in a tech-savvy move accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Reapit names new customer chief
Stuart Morris is replacing Richard Day as Chief Customer Officer at Reapit.
What does the future of the prime residence look like? Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on luxury property development
Knight Frank has looked into how Covid-19 is accelerating design trends and impacting housing delivery, suggesting some key evolutions for the future of the global prime residence.
Zoopla’s tech hiring spree continues
Private equity-owned property portal and proptech firm has recruited new faces to its product and tech teams from Auto Trader, Azimo, Babylon Health and Starling Bank.
New AI-powered air filtration system promises to ‘remove 100% of Covid-19 virus within 45 minutes’
Several super-prime resi developments in London are already in talks about installing the new OKTOair system.
Build-to-rent giant partners with tech firm to create smarter buildings
One of Britain's biggest private build-to-rent developers/operators, Moda Living, has teamed up with an "internet of things" tech firm to help create "smarter buildings" with lower energy consumption,…