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![Rental Prediction - prices may rise yet again over summer](/upload/images/24%2006%2006%20%2002.jpg)
The latest Rental Index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows rents hit their highest levels since October over the last month. Rents across...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tech platform seeking incorporated investor clients](/upload/images/24%2005%2008%20%2003.jpg)
Tech platform GetGround - which previously had a customer base of buy to let individuals who chose to incorporate - is...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Former Leader of the Conservative Party to appear at UK Landlord Show...](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/NLIS/IDS%20with%20Parliament.jpg)
National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Investors and Landlords invited to join industry-wide networking service](/upload/images/24%2002%2008%2005.jpg)
A new networking service for property insiders, including landlords and investors, is being launched by two brothers. The UK Homes Network is...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech platform helps investors grow portfolios - claim](/upload/images/4%20PropTech1-400x310.png)
A platform for property investors and landlords has launched a suite of features which it claims will “help property investors to...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Data reveals quickest sales in UK’s sticky housing market](/upload/images/4%20Statistics-400x310.png)
A new report shows that average sales in the UK take a depressingly long time - some 220 days. This comprises of...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital appreciation still positive in some UK housing markets](/upload/images/3%20Capital%20appreciation%20still%20positive%20in%20some%20UK%20housing%20markets%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
The housing market in the UK may be challenging but some areas are bucking the trend. A study by PropTech operator The...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![City & Docklands and Unlatch – a PropTech partnership that actually solves big problems](/upload/images/Property%20People/Unatch%20%26%20City%20%26%20Docklands_400x310.png)
City & Docklands, the residential developer, has announced their partnership with Unlatch, the innovative new homes CRM, data analysis, sales progression...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Davide Ravalli appointed head of growth at DoveVivo Group](/upload/images/Property%20People/Davide%20Ravalli_400x310.png)
An innovation and growth-oriented entrepreneur, Davide Ravalli, has since the beginning of his working career founded his first start-up in the...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Construction tech firm raises £10m to help build net-zero modular homes](/upload/images/library/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
Construction technology firm Modulous has raised £10 million worth of funding to help developers and construction firms build modular housing without...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Tzvete Doncheva - talking PropTech, equality and LinkedIn tips](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housemates goes global - fast-growing firm opens office in India](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertySearch-7-400x310.jpg)
A fast-growing PropTech firm has announced the opening of an India office based in Bengaluru in preparation for the 2023/24 booking season. Housemates,...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property and construction industries have the worst online performance](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/construction400x310.jpg)
A recent analysis of all FTSE 100 and 250 webpages by Contensis has revealed which businesses have the best and worst...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Convivia announced as new shirt sponsor of QPR](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/QPRStadium-400x310.jpg)
Property and technology investment firm, Convivia, has become the new shirt sponsor of Championship side Queens Park Rangers - better known...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR Q&A - 'there's an opportunity to professionalise the wider PRS'](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
With the Build to Rent (BTR) sector no longer a new phenomenon, and fast becoming a well-established part of the PRS,...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![New platform launched to make property investment more inclusive](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/PropertyInvestmentLaunchPlatform400x310.png)
A PropTech start-up launched in 2017 to make property investment less clunky and more inclusive has announced the launch of its...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Getting technical – developers use PropTech for new-build sales](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Homebuilders are reportedly utilising technology to dramatically reduce the time it takes to exchange on a new-build transition, the latest research...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors – are you ready for the Property Investor Show?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
The Property Investor Show returns on April 1-2 at London’s ExCeL Centre and is anticipated to be ‘bigger and better attended...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Her Roomies - world’s first rental platform for women aims to expand in UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor2-400x310-min.jpeg)
A platform with over 100,000 users that claims to be the world’s first accommodation rental platform and community created for women...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![National Landlord Investment Show is back tomorrow - get your tickets now](/upload/images/Logos/NLIS-400x310.jpg)
The National Landlord Investment Show, widely considered to be the UK's number one landlord and property investment exhibition, is returning to...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Innovate UK - how formerly homeless entrepreneur aims to help buyer couples](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Kotini-400x310.jpg)
Here at Property Investor Today, we've regularly championed the work of young entrepreneurs involved within the property industry, from Lydia Jones...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental fraud begone! New technology set to revolutionise PRS](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Tenancy-fraud400x310.png)
London-based PropTech firm Homeppl has developed two ‘revolutionary’ fraud detection tools to support agencies currently combating rising levels of rental fraud. The...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Time to smarten up – how PropTech can boost your ROI](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
Whether you are an accidental landlord or witty property investor; you are likely to agree that a wave of new regulations...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Predictions for 2022 in tech and real estate revealed](/upload/images/library/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Following a successful year in PropTech last year, spatial data technology company Pupil predicts that 2022 will be the year that...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTR fraud - new case shows how much of a threat it could pose](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/scam%20alert.png)
A PropTech firm says it recently saved one of its premium Build to Rent (BTR) clients more than £160,000 by preventing a US-based...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: UK PropTech investment hits record levels in 2021](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
Investment into the UK’s fast-growing property technology (PropTech sector) has reached record levels in 2021 and more than quadrupled since last...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Permission denied! A quarter of investors thwarted by planning roadblocks](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EmptyHomes-400x310.jpg)
A new survey of more than 500 UK property investors, carried out by SearchLand, has shed light on the key challenges...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![It’s back! National Landlord Investment Show goes live again in October](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPeople-400x310.jpg)
After a hiatus of nearly two years, where shows had to take place virtually instead, the National Landlord Investment Show says...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![How site sourcing is being transformed by big data](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessResults-400x310-.jpg)
An effective method for sourcing and obtaining sites is critical to the success of any property developer. Starting construction on a...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - five top tips for profitable apartment investing](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HouseSearch-400x310-min.jpg)
In this advice article, Mike Liverton, founder and chairman of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, outlines some top tips for investing in apartments...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![In the loop - property investment franchise partners with prospecting tool](/upload/images/library/SourcedLoopPartnership-400x310.png)
A leading property investment franchise, Sourced Partners, has partnered up with Loop, an all-in-one property prospecting tool. As a result of...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Over £130,000 of BTR fraud is stopped by PropTech](/upload/images/library/Fraud-image400x310.png)
A rising problem in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector is tenant fraud. The busiest time of year for renters is...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New platform launches to solve challenges with developer payments](/img/default/pit.png)
Building and construction software company ProjectPay has recently launched a new platform to remove builder risk on construction projects. Project financiers and...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Billion-dollar PropTech idea? Last chance to enter as comp seeks next big thing](/img/default/pit.png)
Company founders from the likes of Gymshark, Tinder, Zoom, Uber and Deliveroo have already turned that initial spark of an idea...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech 3.0 and beyond – the future of property investment](/img/default/pit.png)
Technology is changing how investors find, select and purchase property. This is especially true with the constraints of the past year...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![The future of smart tech: how our homes will look in 50 years’ time](/img/default/pit.png)
From health monitoring panic rooms to biometric sensors in every corner, by 2071 our homes could virtually run themselves. With the recent...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where are the best places to be an investor right now?](/img/default/pit.png)
When it comes to investing in property, strong rental yields are all-important if you want to make decent money out of...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![The pandemic - has it made property sales less personable?](/img/default/pit.png)
Digital transformation. For those of us in property, it’s the latest buzzword. One that has, almost overnight, changed the way in which we...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – housing digitisation, women in property and the future of short-lets](/img/default/pit.png)
In this Q&A, Property Investor Today speaks to Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, co-founder and chief executive of PropTech platform AltoVita, on a...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let yields 2021: where are the best postcodes in London?](/img/default/pit.png)
As a landlord or investor, yield is one of the things you will be most interested in to ensure you generate a...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech update – boosting homebuilding and revamped deposit service](/img/default/pit.png)
A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how can investors capitalise on the rise in flexible living?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors are recognising the shifts in the way people work and eyeing up the ‘lucrative’ short-term rental market as a...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech – digitising applications and ‘first of its kind’ agent platform launches](/img/default/pit.png)
Tech company The Future Fox has received funding from Innovate UK and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Survey – how is marketing viewed and utilised in the property sector?](/img/default/pit.png)
A new report based on research conducted in 2020 has been launched by The Property Marketing Strategists, a new venture from...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![International Women’s Day – encouraging young women brick by brick](/img/default/pit.png)
In the third and final instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the theme of inspiration, with partnerships to...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – new hires, fruitful partnerships and Feb catalogues](/img/default/pit.png)
This week, Property investor Today looks at SDL Property Auctions’ latest extensive catalogue, BidX1’s 2020 success and Auction Estates’ landmark appointment...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – is now the time to be investing in distressed assets?](/img/default/pit.png)
In this Q&A, Thomas Balashev – who has spoken previously of breaking into the old-money elite of prime London property despite...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![flatfair and Spike Global join to enhance BTR experience at Apo](/img/default/pit.png)
flatfair, the rental payments technology firm, has partnered with PropTech company Spike Global to further streamline the rental experience of tenants...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – will February's sales top January’s?](/img/default/pit.png)
This week shows a promising selection of investment opportunities available at auction. Here at Property Investor Today, we take a closer...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the 10 best yields for rural property hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
PaTMa, a PropTech ‘prospector’ tool which analyses Rightmove data from an investor’s perspective, has produced a list of the 10 best...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Top of the agenda: keeping property investment on the map in 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
At first glance, Brexit’s Christmas climax appears to have had little effect on the appetite for UK property investment, which is...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property news – issues with regeneration and a multi-million Indian development](/img/default/pit.png)
In this news roundup, Property Investor Today explores how the government’s ‘build back better’ mantra is being thwarted by data issues,...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – record results and PropTech partnerships](/img/default/pit.png)
As we settle into 2021, Auction House and iamsold reflect on last year’s record sales, while Pugh announces new technology designed...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – investing from home and unique opportunities](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today takes another gander at the latest news and developments in the auction realm, starting with SDL Auctions, Network...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Danish co-living startup raises €6m to expand to European markets](/img/default/pit.png)
Danish PropTech startup LifeX has announced a new funding round of €6 million euros to strengthen its presence in existing and...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Singapore PropTech start-up launches first ever virtual property expo](/img/default/pit.png)
PropTech start-up MOGUL.sg and Singapore Land Authority (SLA)’s OneMap3D have announced the launch of Singapore’s inaugural 3D Virtual Property Expo. Running until...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Growth in medium-term lets? Airbnb-like company expands into the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
Flatio, a Czech-Republic-based mid-term lettings platform, has announced that it has acquired digital nomad housing marketplace NomadX in a move worth £3.6 million. The...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech tie-up allows more virtual tour options for investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Automated lettings platform PlanetRent has partnered with virtual reality technology company The 360 View to provide virtual tours of rental properties. The...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Starting young – student launches PropTech platform for investors](/img/default/pit.png)
A 20-year old university student has founded a PropTech startup which aims to improve the investment process for property investors. Below, Property...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19 will force change in the PRS — let's make sure it’s positive](/img/default/pit.png)
Lockdown measures have left the UK’s residential rental sector struggling to deal with a period of unpaid rents, occupancy voids, and...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – high success rates and PropTech startups](/img/default/pit.png)
From successful sales for Network Auctions and Sutton Kersh Auctions, to brand-new auction startup Aucspace aiming to streamline the bidding process,...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Demand for UK property from Chinese buyers on the rise](/img/default/pit.png)
Chinese buyers continue to show interest in the UK property market, making 213% more enquiries in July. This follows a double-digit decline...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tech and investment – two new property apps launch to help investors](/img/default/pit.png)
A new Manchester-based student accommodation start-up is using the latest tech to deliver five times faster booking. Housemates, founded by tech entrepreneur...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firm Movewise takes funding total to £1.1 million](/img/default/pit.png)
Independent multi-agent property seller Movewise has announced a funding round of £600,000, taking the total amount raised to £1.1 million. The company,...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![How does collaboration benefit the property industry?](/img/default/pit.png)
The property industry is among the most collaborative out there, or at least it should be. Any one property project requires the...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Webinar roundup – from the future of second homes to the future of PropTech](/img/default/pit.png)
In these social distancing times, where so many of us are working remotely and being encouraged to stay at home as...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – how has Covid-19 affected the Irish property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
An Ireland-based PropTech startup has published its study on Covid-19’s impact on the Irish property sector. Beagel, headed up by industry veteran...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investment futures - modernising for the millennial workforce](/img/default/pit.png)
Real estate investment firms face a range of day-to-day challenges as they consistently look for ways they can mitigate their risks...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![New cloud-based operational management platform launched](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property consultancy Ringley has launched a new operational management platform for property owners to monetise services and spaces within their...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Emerging PropTech: work it harder, make it better, do it faster](/img/default/pit.png)
The promise of emerging technologies, championed by the most forward-thinking in the PropTech space, could have been inspired by nostalgic French...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![The eco-friendly revolution – how is the property industry going green?](/img/default/pit.png)
We’ve previously reported on everything from sustainable living developments to eco-villages, and recently covered a major trade body’s call for the...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what makes London such a rental hotspot?](/img/default/pit.png)
The rental sector across the UK has grown hugely in recent years, with high house prices and affordability issues meaning many...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![What’s in store for 2020: big changes shaking up property](/img/default/pit.png)
So far, 2020 has seen house prices well above the threshold of affordability for most buyers, but low mortgage rates have...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![What is the potential for real estate tokenisation in the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
Is blockchain technology about to transform real estate investment? It’s a question we’ve asked a number of times on Property Investor...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top performing property types of the decade revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Terraced homeowners in London have seen the highest price growth of any property type across the whole of England and Wales...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - will the built environment ever be completely digital?](/img/default/pit.png)
To kick off the new year, we conduct a Q&A with Tzvete Doncheva, who looks after the PR and ecosystem building at Round...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment – a new face in PropTech innovation](/img/default/pit.png)
Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed your festive break and are ready to delve into a prosperous 2020 with yet...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Women in Property Investment - are women less likely to invest in property?](/img/default/pit.png)
We're back with another instalment of Women in Property Investment, and this time we catch up with Helen Barlow, sales and...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![The UK rental and lettings market – an insight](/img/default/pit.png)
With people moving away from traditional long let tenancies in favour of shorter, ‘hassle-free’ tenancies, we’ve seen a rise in flex-rents...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will Build to Rent developments be entirely tech-led in the future?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week PIT attended a roundtable discussion at WeWork Monument where the future of Build to Rent, the role of PropTech/AI...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![How can technology in the property sector increase homes built and sold?](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK population is growing by more than 500,000 people each year, yet only about half the homes needed are built...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb manager hits £1bn milestone – is the short-lets market now unstoppable?](/img/default/pit.png)
GuestReady Group, a leading short-term let and Airbnb property manager, announced this week that it has passed the milestone of $1billion...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech startup Residently raises £7m to develop global brand](/img/default/pit.png)
Residently, the London-based rental platform, has secured £7 million in seed investment to help fund its growth in London and New...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![New app which matches compatible student housemates is launched](/img/default/pit.png)
A PropTech startup has launched a mobile app to make student house hunting easier. Polygon, which launched in August 2018 to help...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![FUTURE: PropTech features range of female speakers](/img/default/pit.png)
FUTURE: PropTech has announced its roster of speakers, with the gender split being exactly 50%. The event is taking place at the...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Vilnius positions itself as the world’s latest PropTech hub](/img/default/pit.png)
The capital of Lithuania is aiming to become the next major PropTech hub, with 2.5 million square metres of space dedicated...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Homes in London mis-sold by nearly £34,000, new report claims](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential properties in London are being mis-sold on average by £33,800, according to PropTech firm Spec. A new report by Spec claims...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Platform offering 100% equity to developers plots a property revolution](/img/default/pit.png)
JaeVee, the ‘disruptive’ PropTech business which launched in February 2018, is aiming to revolutionise how people develop, invest and learn about...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Partner sells first properties, delivering strong returns to investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Partner, the property investment platform launched in January 2015, recently announced the sale of two properties, generating returns of up...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Are these PropTech disruptors game-changers for property investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
PropTech has been something of a buzzword in recent years – a rising trend which sees internet-savvy startups launch digital and...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK’s ‘ultimate property domain’ officially up for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s ‘ultimate property domain’ property.co.uk is available to purchase and is expected to attract strong interest from online estate agents...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![The National LIS Awards urges companies to enter](/img/default/pit.png)
The National LIS Awards, which aims to celebrate excellence in the private rented sector, is set to take place on Thursday...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![RentalStep aims to further innovate as part of government rent challenge](/img/default/pit.png)
A PropTech startup is looking to continue to ‘expand’ and ‘improve’ its platform as part of round two of the government’s...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![RentalStep asks whether long-term tenants need to be referenced](/img/default/pit.png)
PropTech startup RentalStep has questioned whether long-term lifestyle tenants should have to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech startup reports landlord and investor user growth of 150%](/img/default/pit.png)
An innovative PropTech startup has recorded impressive monthly growth of landlords and tenants using its platform. Since January, RentalStep has recorded landlord...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brickowner hits £1m milestone through crowdfunding platform](/img/default/pit.png)
PropTech start-up Brickowner has reached a £1 million milestone through its platform via crowdfunding, just a year after launching. According to Brickowner,...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK landlords gain $4m from PropTech startup](/img/default/pit.png)
An online platform for mid to long-term rental accommodation, Spotahome, has handled over $4 million in residential rental transactions since its...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Claim your free ticket for the Property Investor & Homebuyer Show](/img/default/pit.png)
The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...