Proptech
News focusing on new technological solutions which create efficiencies and cost-savings for estate and letting agents and the wider residential property industry.
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Online estate agency Settled confirms it will no longer offer property sales
The agency, which consumed £2.2 million in funding following its launch in 2015, is to pivot into an assisted and app-based conveyancing service.
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Movestreets ‘Tinder’ app launches
One of the co-founders of a famous fashion label has launched an app-based property portal that promises to change house hunting in the same way his clothing company has changed the rag trade.
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Industry first? Meet the agent allowing tech to book all his rental viewings
Four-branch estate agency Jeffrey Ross is believed to be the first high street firm in the UK to process viewing bookings entirely online.
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Countrywide critic backs short-lets platform taking on Airbnb
Robin Paterson has become a minority shareholder in Stayo, which hopes to make hay while Airbnb struggles post-Covid.
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High profile agencies join OneDome, the challenger portal
Some high-profile names have joined challenger portal, OneDome's sites, OneDome.com and Nethouseprices.com.
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UK’s only proptech exhibition drops a crucial word from its title… proptech!
The FUTURE Proptech show, held each April in London, has merged with a commercial technology platform called CREtech.
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Barclays backs £2.7m UK and Oz launch of property transaction platform
Proptech company Offr gains new backing as it breaks out of Ireland and into two new key markets but hopes to eventually become an international platform.
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New conveyancing platform to help agents earn income, ‘not referral fees’
WeComplete says its business model pays agents directly to onboard clients instead of providing referral fees, ahead of a potential ban.
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Vendor and estate agent ‘pairing’ platform picks up £600,000
Three investors have poured new seed funding into the company which claims to have helped sell properties worth £60 million.
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Former Countrywide agent launches ‘most intelligent yet’ investment platform
Robert Jones says he already has 110,000 properties uploaded to his site, which is free both for agents and the public to use.
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