Posts by Andrew Stanton
BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 12/08/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the shift to online estate agencies, Propertmark’s view on proptech’s place in the industry, and an index of proptech trends for 2021. Estate agency is a people business…only if humans are in the office Propertymark CEO Nathan Emerson thinks…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 11/08/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at ViewRabbit’s green light from Trading Standards, TikTok trends, and Purplebricks employment changes Purplebricks throws in the towel to employ staff like traditional agents TikTok comes of age as a medium to sell property Trading Standards back ViewRabbit’s “optional fees”…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 10/08/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at ViewRabbit’s take on the property viewings model, the lack of housing stock, and the mortgage lending landscape. Let them eat cake AND pay £30 for a viewing Is the lack of housing stock holding back the market? Is mortgage…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 09/08/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the state of mortgage lending, Checkboard’s stellar launch, and a pioneering digital identity trust scheme Will inflation cause the base interest rate to rise? Checkboard launches today, building trust one check at a time MyIdentity trust scheme launches to…
Read MoreWEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 06/08/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Consolidation in the lettings space as Propoly exits to LegalforLandlords The Matterport & Gores SPAC delivers huge IPO Cladding scandal refuses to go away Boomin gathers momentum, passing 6,800 agency branches Has the Private Rented Sector gone all Airbnb?…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 05/08/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the Airbnb effect on the Private Rented Sector, Property Deals Insight’s automated valuation model, and Taylor Wimpey’s operating profits. Has the Private Rented Sector gone all Airbnb? Property Deals Insight cures house price blindness Taylor Wimpey says operating profit…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 04/08/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Connells’ surging profits, The Dispute Service’s exemplary year, and Boomin’s latest achievement. Connells Group in the money The Dispute Service releases its annual review Boomin gathers momentum, passing 6,800 agency branches Connells Group in the money The enlarged…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 03/08/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at WeWork’s latest manoeuvring, Propoly’s high-profile exit, and the lasting impact of the mortgage holiday Will WeWork ever work? Consolidation in the lettings space as Propoly exits to LegalforLandlords The pandemic mortgage holiday is over Will WeWork ever work?…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 02/08/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at surging Rightmove profits, proptech’s biggest IPO of the year, and the ongoing cladding saga. Rightmove riding high with half-year profits up The Matterport & Gores SPAC delivers huge IPO Cladding scandal refuses to go away Rightmove riding high…
Read MorePROPERTY NEWS ROUND UP – 30/07/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X. Former Savills estate agent launches new platform ViewRabbit RICS investigation: the mystery deepens again A quarter of Conservative MPs are private landlords SRA is investigating over 130 allegations of sexual misconduct Starling Bank buys Fleet Mortgages for £50 million…
Read MoreBREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 29/07/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Devon’s millionaire hotspot, the precipitous housing market, and work from home’s impact on Agents Buying a second home in parts of Devon may soon not be possible Will the housing market go from boom to bust? Agents: Working from…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS – top 5 stories 28/07/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at OnTheMarket’s annual statement, Starling Bank’s new acquisition, and Purplebricks one million shares giveaway. OnTheMarket give an upbeat annual general meeting statement Starling Bank buys Fleet Mortgages for £50 million Completions could increase by over 25% in 2021 Purplebricks CEO…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS – top 5 stories 27/07/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Tory Landlords, SRA, Propertymark and more. Four in ten homes sold for more than the asking price in June A quarter of Conservative MPs are private landlords MP suggests sharing the cost of rent arrears in PRS SRA is…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS – top 5 stories 26/07/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Savills, RICS, ViewRabbit and more. Former Savills estate agent launches new platform ViewRabbit UK Government issues updated home moving guidance Savills Research: Prime residential rents Housing market begins to cool despite heatwave RICS investigation: the mystery deepens again …
Read MoreTop 5 Stories of the Week
In case you missed them, here are the most interesting proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X from the week. Rightmove says it has the tools to speed up tenant referencing by 20% Zoopla: One in five homes increased in value by over £35,000 in last year HomeHere focuses on better lead…
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