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iOpt, #PropTech firm from Glasgow, secure 6 figure seed investment

 

Dane Ralston, founder and managing director of iOpt, will have cause to celebrate as his company received a six figure seed investment sum. The Glasgow based techonology #Proptech start up firm secured a total of £600,000 enabling it to scale up their business including creation of six new roles within the company over the next…

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Proptech – How to sell more PropTech to Estate Agents?

 

Ishmael Herrera Lee and Simon Whale came into the studios in Spring 2019 to talk about Estate Agency prospecting, Rightmove, Proptech and Estate Agency Marketing. No monies or consideration was made for them to be on the sofa .. I just love the ProspectEngine model for agents and wanted to talk to both Ish and…

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FUTURE PropTech Brings the Property Industry Together Under One Roof for the UK’s Biggest Sector Event

 

Doors open to the biggest PropTech event in Europe on Tuesday 14th of May at 8.00am at the Business Design Centre in Angel, London The event brings together a 50/50 female-male split of 140 speakers from 20 countries to discuss key issues in the property industry with a focus on technology From startup to incumbent,…

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New tech business to improve graduate recruitment process in UK Property Industry

 

An innovative new tech business has launched looking to disrupt the graduate recruitment process in the UK Property Industry. Gradfeed has been created by Gerard McVeigh and Robert Hall who have been running a property recruitment business for the past 4 years. It is an employment platform for students who want to get into the…

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DEBBIE FRANKLIN chats abut the good PROP TECH and the bad

 

Debbie Franklin – ex-Head of Head of Multi-Channel Fulfilment at the 65+ office network of Andrews Estate Agents. She is now a Letting & Estate Agent Consultant helping agents with Solutions for Growth, Property Technology, Innovation & Implementation Specialist and Efficiencies & Compliance.  

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Advice for New Proptech firms starting in the Letting / Estate Agency Industry

 

Rajeev – MD of FixFlo – dropped by the studios to chat about all things Lettings in February 2019. In This Video, we talked about Advice for New Proptech firms starting in the Letting / Estate Agency Industry. Note – no monies or consideration was offered or taken from FixFlo or Rajeev for the filming…

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Christopher Watkin

PropTech is transforming the property industry: Here’s How

 

The real estate industry is a multi-billion-pound industry that is more dynamic and exciting than before. Due to the evolving digital landscape, PropTech is taking the property industry by storm. PropTech is a term that can be defined as a large digital transformation in real estate technology. Over the last few years, there have been…

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PropTech Review – CREDAS – The AML company that helps UK Agents

 

Rhys David popped by the Watkin-Sofa to chat all things Money Laundering in Estate Agency and Credas in a series of 7 videos. No payment or consideration was made by Credas to myself or my team – I ask interesting suppliers to the Estate and Letting Agent industry to the studio for a chat …..

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Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents identifies illegal #PropTech Brokers

 

An interesting story released on The Sun Daily website written by Eva Yeong highlights the issue that is occurring with illegal proptech companies which are operating real estate practises – The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) are behind the recent report. MIEA CEO Soma Sundram was quoted as saying: “We have identified 12 companies…

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Which #PropTech has changed your Estate Agency Business?

 

Matt Wells is a different kind of Estate Agent in North Yorkshire .. what I describe as a ‘Gentleman Estate Agent’ – like the 18th Century Landowning ‘Gentleman Farmers’ who had a farm as part of his estate and who farmed mainly for pleasure rather than for sustenance… Matt does Estate Agency for pleasure –…

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Why Is PropTech a Dirty Word to Estate Agents?

 

The Viking Estate Agent and leader of Base Property in London – KB is well known and loved personality in the UK Property Industry. I Interviewed him on the Watkinsofa in early 2019 about the state of UK Estate Agency, PropTech and other issues with regard to the UK Estate and Letting Agency Industry.  

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A look at property related Crowdfunding projects week 12 of 2019

 

There will always be one type of start up within the property industry that is looking to raise some finance, here is a quick overview of which are looking for what across Crowdcube and Seedrs – Know of any more this week then let us know! Crowdcube: Propio – Propio is changing the way that people invest in property. With £7.5m+…

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£2.2 million investment in to GetAgent

 

The estate agency comparison concept that is GetAgent has recently raised a sum of £2.2 million from a selection of investors to include Christian Woolfended (PhotoBox). GetAgent are said to be receiving 10,000 enquiries a month via their platform, 50,000 home sellers Helped and over 5,000 agents registered to their service. GetAgent.co.uk (currently they do not…

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A look at property related Crowdfunding projects this week

 

There will always be one type of start up within the property industry that is looking to raise some finance, here is a quick overview of which are looking for what across Crowdcube and Seedrs – Know of any more this week then let us know! Crowdcube: Trend – Only 11% of the £17.7bn UK furniture…

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SDL SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE NATION

 

Entrepreneurs nationwide are being given the opportunity to flourish, with the backing of the industry’s first property management franchising scheme – SDL Property Partners, and its parent company SDL Group. Driven by its commitment to revolutionise the industry for its customers, it has enabled many to own not just one, but multiple businesses within the…

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