The investment cash and support keeps on flowing towards UK proptech including to Property Deals Insight, Residently, Houzen, SearchSmartly and Safe2.

Also, agents who receive valuation requests via the platform out of hours are also being given more time to respond.

SmartSearch says more and more agents are now keen to check if their client list contains one of the 1,000+ people on the sanctions list.

Research reveals that property portals remain the main way for 75% of house hunters to find their next home.

FocalAgent's new PropertyBox tech is designed to offer smaller agents the ability to upgrade images and blur out any sensitive information.

The multi-channel marketing and data service, BriefYourMarket, has been acquired by Nurtur.group, formerly known as Epropservices.

Nurtur operates both The Guild and Fine & Country but has also amassed money and expertise to back tomorrow's proptech stars.

Proptech platform wants more agents to recommend its portal and services to their clients, as well as raise consumer awareness of its brand.