10 themes from FUTURE: PropTech

The specialist property peer-to-peer lender has raised £1.1m to push ahead with its expansion plans and fund “hundreds of millions of pounds of property projects a year”.

CBRE, Avison Young and Knight Frank have joined JLL as approved valuers at the International Property Securities Exchange, which is gearing up for its first properties to start issuing shares.

Ordnance Survey has selected seven startups that use location, land and property data in products and services to take part in its 2019 Geovation Accelerator Programme.

Switzerland-based short-term rental company GuestReady has acquired French rival BnbLord as part of its expansion drive. This is the third takeover of a competitor in as many years, with more planned.

Some of the world’s largest banks and law firms have come together to take part in a global blockchain trial to dramatically speed up property transactions.

Reposit is a tenancy deposit replacement product. Jude Greer, CEO of Reposit, explains how the product challenges the traditional model of paying a lump sum to secure a rental, whilst also offering landlords security.

HM Treasury-backed rent reporting service CreditLadder and the UK's largest building society have joined forces to help first-time buyers move on to the property ladder.

The niche peer-to-peer lender has secured £100m of loan capital as it launches a public crowdfunding campaign, already oversubscribed, that values the business at more than £15m.