BREAKING PROPERTY NEWS – 10/03/2022

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.   Phil Spencer allies with Sprift for top tier property data Treasured property icon Phil Spencer has just announced that his new upgraded reporting on Move iQ, a service launched five years ago, will be powered by data supplied by Sprift, a company that is fast becoming…

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WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP – 01/10/2021

A roundup of the week’s top property and proptech news stories in partnership with Proptech-X   Mark Hayward to retire from Propertymark Treasury slow-rolls digital tax returns for landlords New tech from Tenancy Deposit Scheme cuts admin time for agents Coadjute to launch UK’s first mortgage stablecoin in with blockchain provider R3   Mark Hayward to…

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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…

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BREAKING 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”…

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BREAKING 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…

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BREAKING 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?…

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BREAKING 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…

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BREAKING 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…

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BREAKING 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…

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BREAKING 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…

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BREAKING 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  …

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Top 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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BREAKING NEWS – top 4 stories 22/07/2021

Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Resolution Foundation, HMRC, Aviva’s latest research and more.   Resolution Foundation says pandemic made the rich even richer The HMRC net draws in on landlords not paying taxes Aviva suggests widescale buyer’s remorse after moving in to dream homes Will…

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BREAKING NEWS – top 4 stories 21/07/2021

Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Facemasks, Viewber, The Guild of Property Professionals, and more.   How many estate agents are using facemasks? Ed Mead announces ViewBuddy app to make property professionals safer Proptech Bamboo Auctions gets £1.1m round of funding The Guild of Property Professionals…

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BREAKING NEWS – top 5 stories 20/07/2021

Daily bite-sized proptech and real estate news in partnership with Proptech-X. Today, Stanton looks at Boomin, HomeHere & Auction House and more.   Boomin gearing up to launch its valuation tool Pandemic changed buyer behaviour at auction Sadiq Khan to put former council homes back into the rental space Number of tenants not paying rent…

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