Breaking Property News 18/11/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Streamlined digital ID and source of funds checks means conveyancers can focus on conveyancing. Client due diligence platform Thirdfort has partnered with UK-based legal technology startup ProConvey. Launched this week, the partnership integrates client onboarding and due diligence into a single workflow, making the onboarding…

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Breaking Property News 15/11/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Digital transformation of real estate drives profitability Press Release – London 14th November 2024 – Following the October budget, estate agents across the UK are seeking new ways to adapt to an evolving property market. Rising costs and shifting buyer expectations have driven a need…

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Breaking Property News 11/11/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Navigating new legislation in the Lettings sector Paul Starkey, technology and property industry veteran and also advisor for Symple, gives his take on how to better monetise lettings operations. ‘During a housing crisis, the last thing the UK needs is a subsequent catastrophe in…

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Breaking Property News 31/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Labour’s first Budget – A missed opportunity for meaningful change A property industry insider view of  the Autumn budget   Rachal Reeves the new Chancellor of the exchequer unveiled a £40 billion taxation budget in her autumn statement. Reeves says it is a moment of ‘fundamental choice’…

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Stamp duty rises to 5% on second homes

Immediate rise on SDLT for buying second home in £40 Bn Tax rise budget   In a shock announcement that nearly made me fall off the sofa as I watched the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachal Reeves in full flow, she stated that as of midnight on the 30th of October 2024, anyone buying a second home and…

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Breaking Property News 28/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Highly competitive rental market seeing tenants pay hundreds of pounds as rents climb during search The latest research by tlyfe, the UK’s number one tenant app launched by OpenBrix, has revealed how a highly competitive rental market is seeing tenants paying hundreds, sometimes thousands of…

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Breaking Property News 21/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   What affect will Rachel Reeves have on landlords and commercial property owners? Can you beat the anticipated increase in Capital Gains Tax? Leading London and Kent law firm Thackray Williams has seen a surge in demand from clients, nervous about potential tax changes in Labour’s first…

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Breaking Property News 11/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Northern Ireland sees an increase in sales prices & rental prices The leading property portal, PropertyPal, has released their quarterly report highlighting insights and trends that have shaped the Northern Ireland Housing Market in Q3 2024. It includes a comprehensive overview of property sales, rentals,…

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Breaking Property News 08/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Agency membership body reveals the top three pillars to success The Guild of Property Professionals has announced the results of a recent customer survey conducted with their network of independent agents. The survey was designed to uncover which tools and services Members found the…

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Breaking Property News 07/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.     Kristjan Byfields’ proptech ‘The Depositary’ gets top level accolade from numerous industry bodies The Depositary has just announced that they are thrilled to have been ranked 5th in BusinessCloud’s highly anticipated PropTech 50 for 2024. This annual ranking highlights the most innovative startups, scaleups, and…

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Breaking Property News 03/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   RentalReady property management software company unveils Maia a fully autonomous AI agent RentalReady has added Maia to its existing service and is a leap forward in the company’s aim to revolutionise the hospitality industry. ‘After only one-week after going-live, Maia was already treating the majority of our enquiries,’…

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Breaking Property News 02/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Women in tech losing out, with family balance an ever increasing concern   Press Release Dublin – October 2, 2024 Today, Web Summit announced the findings of its fifth global women in tech report, which show that women in tech remain underpaid, underrepresented and underfunded. Nearly a third…

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Breaking Property News 01/10/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.     Companies can now combine real-time occupancy and air-quality insights for unified reporting Press Release NEW YORK, United States, MELBOURNE, Australia and (October 01, 2024 )—  XY Sense, the real-time workplace occupancy sensor platform, today announced it was expanding its solution to include air-quality insights. XY Sense…

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Breaking Property News 30/09/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.     Inventorybase – ‘We’re so much more than software’ In her own words Sian Hemming Metcalfe Operations Director at Inventorybase & Property Inspect UK recently explained to Jason Lee MNAEA FNAVA Head of Commercial for Propertymark, exactly why so many people are now using their services. ‘So I’m…

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Breaking Property News 26/09/24

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Managing Partner Clelia Warburg Peters raises multi-million first fund to digitally transform real estate sector Era Ventures, a pioneering venture capital firm focused on investing in a broad range of business model innovations to catalyse positive change in the built world, today announced the…

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