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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 22/10/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X OnTheMarket CEO Jason Tebb leads profitability charge Rightmove reports bumper housing market, but for how long? What does the new metaverse mean for real estate? Millions in back payment may be due to workers. Is it the end for online…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 21/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the class action case against online estate agents and the UK House Price Index Millions in back payment may be due to workers. Is it the end for online agents? There has been much written over the years about…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 20/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the metaverse and its practical uses in real estate, and Boris Johnson’s gas boiler ban What does the new metaverse mean for real estate? Increasingly the word metaverse is entering our daily vernacular. The term refers to the notion…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 19/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the Bank of England interest rate, the post-budget housing market, and Rightmove’s October House Price Index. Interest rate rise forecast before Christmas Will Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England raise its lending rate from 0.1%? The…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 18/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at The Society of Licensed Conveyancers’ open letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, and Jason Tebb’s successes at OnTheMarket. Society of Licensed Conveyancers says 500,000 homes are potential death traps On the 14th of October, The Society of…
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Rightmove HPI – Price records in all regions & sectors mark ‘full house’ for first time since 2007
Price of property coming to market jumps by 1.8% (+£5,983) this month, the biggest rise at this time of year since October 2015 Market delivers a ‘full house’ for first time since March 2007, with price records in all regions of Great Britain and in all property market sectors (first-time buyer, second stepper and top…
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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 15/10/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Digital lead generator LeadPro acquired by epropservices Boomin and 10,000 valuation leads generated by SmartVal Simplify acquires Pirie Palmann, grows team by 33% Lendlord solves a huge problem for landlords Digital lead generator LeadPro acquired by epropservices The brand…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 14/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Airbnb’s hold over the lettings space and Lendlord’s ground breaking app Is the lettings industry having an Airbnb moment? This week, a casual exchange with a colleague returning to the UK and looking for rented accommodation made me ask…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 13/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Simplify’s acquisition of Pirie Palmann, and the Property Ombudsman’s ruling on the double agent mixup. Simplify acquires Pirie Palmann, grows team by 33% In what is now a common post-pandemic strategy, corporate giants are buying their way forward in…
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Boomerang tenants help city rents grow & competition double for flats
As tenants boomerang back to cities, a number of city centres across Great Britain have seen double digit growth in rents, after a year of falls: In Bristol, Nottingham and Glasgow, rents are now over 10% higher than pre-pandemic levels High demand and properties being let out quickly has led to rents outside London rising…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 12/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Purplebricks’ foray into TikTok, Boomin’s SmartVal numbers, and the late James Brokenshire. Former housing secretary Brokenshire dies aged 53 Purplebricks goes TikTok to speed property selection Boomin and 10,000 valuation leads generated by SmartVal Former housing secretary Brokenshire…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 11/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at LandTech’s Series A funding, the latest acquisition by epropservices, and the NatWest guilty plea. Proptech platform scoops £42 million funding to grow its international presence Digital lead generator LeadPro acquired by epropservices NatWest pleads guilty to money laundering failures…
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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 08/10/2021
A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X Nested pivots from iBuyer to franchiser What do The Pandora Papers tell us about the HMRC and super wealthy? Boris Johnson puts homeownership front and centre again Nested pivots from iBuyer to franchiser If you spend enough cash, it…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 07/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at TwentyCi data around home moving and Boris Johnson’s questionable comments on housing at the Conservative Party Conference. Suprise! TwentyCi data shows moving home is still a long process TwentyCi, which accurately deals with a huge number of datasets around…
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BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 06/10/2021
Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at the recent RICS apology, the revelations surrounding the Pandora Papers, and Propertymark’s stance on PRS landlords RICS continues in its old ways despite promise to reform What do The Pandora Papers tell us about the HMRC and super wealthy?…
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