Savills-backed Fintech firm Proportunity has said it uses data taken from cocaine level measurements in sewers to help it value homes.

A new peer-to-peer app on iPhones launched by a former Savills Associate will offer vendors and landlords direct access to tenants and buyers.

A gathering of estate agents and proptech firms is hoping to reduce the amount of double data entering that so many agents have to complete.

Former senior sales manager and industry figures Peter Fenwick has now launched himself as a proptech guru to sales and letting agents.

Start-up Unmortgage backed with £10m is to offer home buyers a 'third way' to property ownership, helped by former Hamptons exec Johnny Morris.

Canopy and Credit ladder get access to tens of thousands of potential tenant customers via new partnerships.

Estate agency cum bridging loan company Nested is set to triple its turnover to £10 million this year, but has still only sold 200 homes so far.

A London-based Airbnb property management company called Hostmaker says it is considering a major move into long-term lettings.

The launch of a property management software solution, PropertyCloud, aims to revolutionise the student and HMO lettings market by automating the entire rental process with a single integrated, comprehensive package.

While Government research suggests that 80 per cent of purchasers are pleased with the service from the selling agent, few vendors use the same agent when they next sell.