Products & Services
News covering new and developing products and services from companies supporting estate and letting agents and the wider residential property industry.
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ZPG’s Alex Chesterman awarded ‘golden handcuffs’ worth £3.1m
ZPG CEO Alex Chesterman has been given a set of golden handcuffs worth £3.12 million by the company’s remuneration committee. The share options, in which…
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Proptech firm claims it can help agents banish email ‘tyre kickers’
Estate agents will soon be able to automatically sort out the useful portal email leads from the tyre kickers following the launch of a new…
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ZPG refinances its debt following recent business buying spree
Zoopla parent company ZPG has revealed that it is to restructure its debt by raising £200 million through a bond or ‘senior notes’ issue. ZPG…
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Former Countrywide exec joins Welsh proptech startup
Former Countrywide senior executive Vince Corley has joined Cardiff-based identity verification start-up Credas as a non-exec director on top of his existing role at Nick…
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Rental deposit scams stole nearly £1m off tenants during 2017, says campaigner
Rental deposits protection campaigner and insurance-based scheme operator Ajay Jagota (picture,below) has claimed that £926,000 in deposits has been stolen from tenants during 2017. The…
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Short-term online rental service launches
A service that enables sales and lettings agents to make money from short term rentals using prime properties that are awaiting sale or long-term lets…
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New online property auction site aims to ‘Ebay for agents’
An online property auction has launched that enables agents to sell and rent out homes using a virtual service via its smartphone app and website.…
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ZPG results: buying spree dents profits but revenues increase
ZPG has published its full-year results, revealing a substantial increase in turnover but smaller than expected profits. The group, which operates portals Zoopla and PrimeLocation,…
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Shocking research reveals how few online sales leads turn into offers
Just one in 25 property portal sales leads turns into an offer, it has been revealed by property software firm Reapit. Its research among 1,000…
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Portico launches new Rental Yield Map
Portico, a top London agency, has launched an Interactive Rental Yield Map, which they say, is “a really cool tool to give landlords an idea…
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