All Proptech articles
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UKPA members approve BPF merger
The UK PropTech Association (UKPA) membership has approved its merger with The British Property Federation (BPF), following consultation with its members and the 75% approval threshold being reached.
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NBS and BCIS partner to help architects prioritise sustainability
The Building Cost Information Service and NBS, a specification and product information platform for the construction industry, have joined forces to launch a service enabling building design incorporating cost and sustainability data.
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Ex-Deliveroo trio raises $2m for AI-powered property search engine
Jitty, the UK-based start-up founded by former early-stage Deliveroo employees, has raised $2m (£1.6m) in a pre-seed investment round to build an AI-powered property search engine.
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Plentific lands seven housing association clients
Technology property management platform Plentific has secured seven new major social housing landlord clients.
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Locale’s Rob Maxwell on ensuring you have the right tech to keep your building safe
Feeling safe whether you are in your own home, in your place of work or in a care home or hospital should never be in question.
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High hopes for AI technology
Property Week’s latest annual Power of Proptech survey, supported by Freeths, reveals a renewed caution about the risks of new technologies, with one very notable exception – artificial intelligence.
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OnTheMarket revenue rises but group warns of ‘uncertain’ conditions
OnTheMarket has posted a 14% rise in revenue and a return to profit for the year to the end of January.
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LandTech and Zoopla’s Hometrack launch Land Registry-beating comparables service
Proptech firm LandTech has joined forces with Zoopla-owned Hometrack to launch an online service offering live comparable valuation data to help developers financially appraise development opportunities, Property Week can reveal.
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OnTheMarket launches financial services unit
Property portal OnTheMarket has launched OnTheMarket Money, a division to provide homebuyers with financial advice.
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Enter Proptech survey to win a tech bundle
All respondents to the Power of Proptech 2023 survey will be entered into a free prize-draw to win a “Tech Bundle” made up of Bose 700 Over-Ear Wireless Headphones, a four pack of Apple AirTags and a Livescribe Echo 2 Smartpen.
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Locale appointed on three King’s Cross residential developments
King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP), owner of the King’s Cross estate in London, has appointed occupier experience technology group Locale at three of its residential developments.
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Power of Proptech survey 2023: Have your say
As the BPF announces their merger with the UK Proptech Association the importance of technology and proptech is ever increasing in the property world. Businesses are still so reliant on their digital infrastructure.
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BPF and UK PropTech Association set to merge
The British Property Federation (BPF) and the UK PropTech Association (UKPA) have announced an intention to merge in order to drive innovation in the property industry.
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Proptech is key to ESG progress
Earlier this month, Freeths and Property Week brought together a panel of experts from across the industry to discuss how proptech applications can provide property companies with solutions to address the challenges, and grasp the opportunities, presented by the rising tide of environmental, social and governance issues.
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Losses increase despite revenue rise at essensys
Flexible workspace tech group essensys has posted a loss before tax of £7.7m for the six months to the end of January, compared to £4.7m a year earlier, despite an 18% rise in revenue for the first six months of its financial year.
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Purplebricks reveals takeover interest from Strike, but says pair not currently in talks
Purplebricks has told investors that it has held takeover talks with rival online estate agency group agency Strike, but that the firm is not currently involved in the “formal sale process”.
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Ascendix’s Wes Snow on which proptech trends will bring returns in 2023
While 2023 does not look like a perfect time to invest in real estate, the volatile macro-economic environment could hold attractive opportunities for proptech investors – if they look in the right direction.
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Hurstwood launches property asset management platform
Property owner and manager Hurstwood Holdings has launched a dedicated commercial investment and strategic property asset management platform.
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LendInvest agrees funding deal to back move into home lending
Finance portal LendInvest has agreed an increase in funding from Lloyds Bank to £300m to support an entry into the UK’s £1.2trn homeowner mortgage market.
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Property Raptor’s Justin Lau on the property tech sector setting records in venture funding
According to Future Market Insights, the proptech industry is expected to grow in value from $18.2 bn (£15.24bn) in 2022 to $86.5bn (£71.01bn) in 2032, while FinLedger reported that the first half of 2022 saw a record $13.1bn (£10.75bn) invested in real estate tech and proptech companies. If it continues ...