PropTech
New property industry networking platform aims to streamline introductions
Andre Mansoori-Dara's Eighth Door Club is a bit like a LinkedIn for the real estate sector
Reapit launches PropTech ‘App Store’ for estate agencies
Property software firm's new Developer Portal and App Marketplace enable third-party companies "to lead the way in global PropTech innovation"
‘PropTech dragons’ assemble to steer MHCLG innovation drive
Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched a new "expert council" to support technological innovation in the property sector. Faisal Butt of Pi Labs has been recruited as the first member.
Land Reg reveals 2019’s ‘Geovation’ PropTech start-ups
Treasure maps, smart For Sale signs, air quality monitoring and a Viewber rival have all made it into the Land Registry, Registers of Scotland and Ordnance Survey's latest Geovation accelerator programme…
Government promises ‘a digital revolution’ for the property sector
Housing Minister Esther McVey wants to make Britain's planning and property-buying scene more like online banking.
Loop Software partners with ID verification app Yoti
Partnership aims to to speed-up Anti-Money Laundering Compliance for estate agents
Building the Future: Is housebuilding on the verge of a tech-driven revolution?
“Political, financial and environmental forces are collectively disrupting the future of housing delivery,” says Savills, while technological advances are forging a considerable evolution within the…
HomeViews recruits heavyweight digital chief from Hotels.com
"Tripadvisor for property" resi development reviews website makes a significant hire as it continues to expand
New UCL project aims to profile every building in London
"Colouring London" is a new citizen science platform that collects, collates, visualises and allows people to download statistical data about every building in London
JLL launches dedicated real estate tech arm
The new JLL Technologies aims to "align and expand [JLL's] technology and digital initiatives, and accelerate innovation in real estate"
New smartphone app ‘will make 3D tours the standard way to market properties’
Matterport's new mobile app turns smartphones into 3D capture cameras
Electronic signatures are valid, rules Law Commission
"An electronic signature can generally be used in place of a handwritten signature," confirms The Law Commission, "as long as the usual rules on signatures are met"