PropTech
Zoopla-backer Octopus pumps £5m into Homesearch
Giles Ellwood's proptech start-up has secured major investment to fuel "ambitious growth".
Real estate in the metaverse is booming; is it really such a crazy idea?
Gaming is starting to overlap with real life, explains Theo Tzanidis - but is the virtual real estate boom the next great thing or the next big bubble?
Fine & Country enters the Metaverse
“It makes perfect sense for real estate funds and family offices to allocate up to 5% of their portfolio to Metaverse," says the founder of Exclusible, a luxury-focused NFT platform that's just partnered…
Car deal sparks idea for new proptech app
Moovie claims to be the first app to focus on personalised call to action videos for homebuyers
Proptech investment reaches a record high
“Proptech investment is growing significantly year-on-year, as the real estate sector is increasingly aware of the operational performance gaps that have been unaddressed for a number of years," says…
Off-plan property portal rolls into Britain
American-born Haüskey offers investors "cashback" on off-plan property purchases, and accepts cryptocurrencies.
Christie’s sells International Real Estate business to @properties
One of America's biggest residential brokerages has acquired the long-term brand licence for luxury property network Christie's International Real Estate, with plans to "build upon the success of the business…
Most estate agents think the industry will be fully paperless by 2025
56% of estate agencies agree that the last year has been "difficult" for company finances, and 61% flagged staffing issues.
BidX1 bags new investment for ‘another phase of strategic growth’
International management consultancy firm Oliver Wyman and southern European real estate finance company doValue have taken minority stakes in the Irish proptech company.
New land sales platform adds heavyweight tech chief
Addland officially launched six months ago, and has already built up a headcount of 35.
Former Reapit chief Barker joins HMO property management platform
Former Reapit CEO Gary Barker has thrown his weight behind a specialist shared-living property management firm.
Another senior hire for CrowdProperty
Property finance platform poaches a Head of Finance from Weatherbys Bank.