Posts by Andrew Stanton
Breaking Property News 30/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Sold as a generational reset for the private rented sector, it will have dire outcomes. Thought Leadership by Andrew Stanton CEO Proptech-PR Tomorrow the 1st of May 2026, the UK government’s Renters’ Rights Act will become law. A law that was being sold as a…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 27/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Will AI change the way we search on property portals? Thought Leadership by Andrew Stanton, CEO Proptech-PR Rightmove: the UK’s most profitable proptech Rightmove is widely seen as the UK’s most profitable proptech, generating £300m+ annually with operating margins around 70%. Even with slight recent…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 23/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Student digital rental platform business sets up HQ in Chicago Press Release Chicago, United States 23rd April 2026 – Fast-growing proptech firm Housr has secured office space at 210 N Racine Avenue in Chicago, establishing a new US headquarters as the business continues to expand rapidly across the United…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 22/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. The Building Centre launches ‘Small Scale Big Ideas’ a month-long exhibition What architecture can achieve when scale is a discipline, not a constraint. The Building Centre is pleased to announce Small Scale Big Ideas, a major exhibition and public programme running throughout May 2026…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 21/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. The SaaS squeeze: Why AI is the greatest threat proptech has ever faced The core shift from software to intelligence Thought Leadership by Andrew Stanton CEO Proptech-PR ‘For the better part of two decades, the proptech sector has ridden the same wave that transformed fintech,…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 16/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Is trying to fix ESG in commercial real estate just a waste of energy? Proptech, ESG and UK Commercial Real Estate is it value Creation or value theatre? Thought Leadership by author Andrew Stanton CEO Proptech-PR There is a growing, uncomfortable question at the heart of…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 15/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Entries are now OPEN until 29th May for the 2026 AGENTS GIVING Fundraising Champions Awards! We’re shining a spotlight on the fantastic fundraising happening across the property industry, whether you raised £50 or £50,000, every contribution makes a difference. If you supported a UK charity between…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 13/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Why customisation matters more than capability Thought Leadership by Wes Snow CEO & Co-founder of Ascendix Technologies ‘There’s a persistent misconception that success with Artificial Intelligence comes down to selecting the most advanced or sophisticated tool. In reality, that’s not where the value lies. The real…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 9/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Why Rightmove is making all the wrong moves In a world reshaped by AI, incumbency is no longer protection. It is exposure. Thought Leadership By Andrew Stanton, CEO Proptech-PR Rightmove has long been the unassailable giant of UK property portals—a category-defining platform that, for years, operated…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 8/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Octopus Capital and Barratt Homes to deliver 110 new affordable homes Leading UK specialist real estate investor, has agreed a forward funding deal with Barratt and David Wilson Homes (Anglia) PRESS RELEASE London, April 2026: Octopus Capital, a leading UK specialist real estate investor, has…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 7/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. OpenBrix is building the infrastructure layer for the UK rental market A system designed to connect identity, compliance, payments, and deposits into a single, auditable lifecycle Thought leadership by Adam Pigott CEO tlyfe (Openbrix) Consumer-Centric Property Platform ‘What we have isn’t another property portal or a…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 1/4/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Winning the AI Era: A Playbook for UK Estate Agencies The AI-Driven Rewiring of UK Estate Agency Thought Leadership by Andrew Stanton CEO Proptech-PR Real estate has historically been conservative, fragmented, and inefficient. A surge of startups, is introducing automation, data-driven decision-making, and better customer experiences. This…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 31/3/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. 2026 Proptech innovation challenge launches The Urban Land Institute invites for entries from innovators in the built environment Press Release – London, UK – March 31, 2026 – The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Europe has called for entries in the 2026 PropTech Innovation Challenge (PIC), inviting…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 26/3/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Average house prices in England are 7.6 times the median average salary The house-price-to-salary ratios in England continue to see a gradual decline post Covid-19 spike Following today’s release of the ONS Housing Affordability in England and Wales: 2025 data confirming that median average…
Read MoreBreaking Property News 23/3/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Will Vistry Group UK’s largest new home developer go under? Has Greg Fitzgerald made all the wrong moves leaving developer on the brink? Vistry Group, under the leadership of Greg Fitzgerald, is facing challenges that go beyond a typical housing market downturn. What may appear…
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