PropTech
AskPorter raises another £1.5m
Three-year-old property management disrupter secures more VC backing
Property marketing firm buys online estate agency easyProperty
Hampshire firm Evolve has acquired online estate agency easyProperty from the parent company of Fine & Country, with support from Sir Stelios
Rightmove’s revenue & profits jump 10%, but agency numbers dip
3% fewer estate agents are listing properties on Rightmove compared to last year - but they are spending more
Rightmove buys tenant referencing firm to boost rental market offering
Property portal makes a £20m acquisition to 'augment' its Tenant Passport project
Chinese property portal & Asian real estate platform merge to create international new-build powerhouse
Juwai.com and IQI Global have merged to create 'Asia’s biggest proptech group specialised in global new development properties'
Amazon partners with US real estate brokers for a new home-buying platform
Realogy - which owns property brands including Century 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty - has teamed up with online retail behemoth Amazon to drive buyer introductions
CBRE signs up to ‘deposit-free’ payment platform for private tenants
Payment technology firm flatfair allows tenants to pay a regular 'membership fee' rather than a lump sum deposit
Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall has assembled a remarkable consortium of 50 international property behemoths - including British Land, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield - creating a half-a-billion dollar…
Software leader opens up property platform ‘to accelerate global PropTech innovation’
Reapit is inviting other PropTech firms to play with its estate agency software platform
The Image Is Everything: On the risks & rewards of CGI for luxury property developments
Computer generated images and animation have become de rigueur in property marketing - and the stakes are high and rising, explains Mark Gleghorn of DBOX
Just six Local Authorities have moved land searches online
The Land Registry has been making strides along its "digital street" programme for some time, and this week marks a full year since the online Local Land Charges Register first went live.
Watch: How PropTech innovators are transforming the property sector
Here's a fascinating discussion on technology in the property sector, which took place during May's Future Proptech event.