Posts by Andrew Stanton
BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 31/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Is Yopa doomed? The estate agent, which began life as Your Online Property Agent before pivoting in 2016 to arrive at the name Yopa, has been trading for almost eight years now. Its last accounts, filed in December 2020, showed combined losses of £84,837,974.…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 30/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Guy Gittins returns to Foxtons as CEO after surprise Chestertons exit In a move that has taken the property industry by surprise, Guy Gittins, CEO of Chestertons, has suddenly quit. According to Reuters, it would seem that he left that role this weekend to return…
Read MoreWEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 27/05/2022
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Table of ContentsHide The Depositary powers forward with huge Leaders Roman Group deal UKAA Appoints Brendan Geraghty as New CEO As instructions drop by 31%, is this Purplebricks’ swansong? PRESS RELEASE: Proptech can help address the needs of an on-demand…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 26/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Demand for Rental Guarantor Services at “All Time High” Landlords and referencing agencies increasing their acceptance criteria for guarantors Growing awareness of role that guarantor services can play for care-leavers and estranged students Housing Hand reports spike in universities seeking rental guarantor partnerships…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 25/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. As instructions drop by 31%, is this Purplebricks’ swansong? Purplebricks has always been a cash cow. Its upfront payment business model always meant that its coffers were full of cash as soon as vendors listed their properties, sale or no sale. A great model,…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 24/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. The Depositary powers forward with huge Leaders Roman Group deal It has just been announced that The Depositary co-founders Kristjan Byfield and An Deckers have landed a three-year partnership deal with the Leaders Roman Group, adding to their already impressive list of letting agents clients. Knowing…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 23/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. PRESS RELEASE: Fine & Country hosts Masterclass Series Leaders share their strategies for success Premium estate agency, Fine & Country are currently hosting a Masterclass Series, tapping into the expertise of the leading property professionals within the network. Held in London and in Leeds…
Read MoreWEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 20/05/2022
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Table of ContentsHide nurtur.group continues to strengthen its leadership team PRESS RELEASE: BriefYourMarket partnerships take lead generation to next level MyIdentity selects Armalytix to create a proof-of-wealth solution for the property market Is Rishi Sunak to blame for the overheated…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 19/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Will the Renters’ Reform Bill level up the rental sector? It is still unclear whether or not Michael Gove, the incumbent Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) will be able to level up the lettings industry and strike a fair…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 18/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. MyIdentity selects Armalytix to create a proof-of-wealth solution for the property market Armalytix, the open banking technology platform which streamlines the collection of data for the professional and financial services industries, has been selected to be an attribute provider for the government-backed MyIdentity scheme,…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 17/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. PRESS RELEASE: BriefYourMarket partnerships take lead generation to next level Generating and nurturing leads is the backbone of estate agency. According to Richard Combellack, Chief Commercial Officer at BriefYourMarket, this is exactly what BriefYourMarket is about, finding and nurturing new leads via a variety…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 16/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. nurtur.group continues to strengthen its leadership team With my non-journalist hat on, and to ensure complete transparency, I also hold a position as a non-executive director at nurtur.group – AS Following the recent acquisition of BriefYourMarket, proptech supplier, nurtur.group has announced that Damon Bullimore…
Read MoreWEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 13/05/2022
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X What next for Rightmove as CEO quits? PRESS RELEASE: 5 Million Private Renters Live in Unhealthy Homes Reveals Recent Research by Yuno What does The Queen’s Speech mean for property? What are the real Proptech trends? What next for Rightmove…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 11/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Government planning policy pivots to accommodate nimby populist voters As predicted, those in power dream up great ideas, propose bills and then realise the sad consequence of their actions. It would now appear that newly proposed planning legislation that will be debated in the…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 11/05/2022
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. What does The Queen’s Speech mean for property? It may have been Prince Charles sitting in for his mother yesterday, but information about the future focus of Her Majesty’s government was still forthcoming. Among a large number of bills and points of focus were…
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