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Are online estate agents already outdated? Settled co-founders and The Garage Soho Britain’s most successful technology start-up investor, who was the first to back lastminute.com , notonthehighstreet.com and made.com believes we are already set for a second generation property technology regeneration, to be led by true technology firms, not online estate agents, who have simply placed the high street model on the internet. Thomas Teichman, Co-founder of The Garage Soho  and Chairman of Spark Ventures Thomas Teichman, Chairman of Spark Ventures and co-founder of brand incubator ‘The Garage Soho’, has backed property technology start-up Settled, an online platform that empowers buyers and sellers, removing the dependency on an estate agent. Teichman explains: “Online agents launched with big fanfares and many have referred to their high street peers as dinosaurs of the property world. Really though, online agents are effectively replicating bricks and...

Highlights for property , home owners  Mr Deputy Speaker, Cutting corporation tax is only part of our plan for the future. I also want to address the great unfairness that many small businessmen and women feel when they compete against companies on the internet. Sites like Ebay and Amazon have provided an incredible platform for many new small British start-ups to reach large numbers of customers. But there’s been a big rise in overseas suppliers storing goods in Britain and selling them online without paying VAT. That unfairly undercuts British businesses both on the internet and on the high street, and today I can announce that we are taking action to stop it. That’s the first thing we do to help our small firms. Second, we’re going to help the new world of micro-entrepreneurs who sell services online or rent out their homes through the internet. platforms such as onefinestay aribnb hostmaker  and  YourWelcome Our tax system should be hel...

In reality, investing in commercial real estate has never been as simple as Monopoly makes it seem. Individuals generally can’t buy directly into commercial property development deals at all. But now U.K. startup BrickVest is seeking to do something vaguely reminiscent -- it’s bringing big-time commercial real estate development direct to Europe’s monied masses. The company officially opens for business today, with a crowd-funding model that will allow individuals to fund projects around the world with as little as a 1,000 euro ($1,114) investment. They can later use the platform to sell their stakes, creating a more transparent and, if all goes according to plan, liquid, market than currently exists for such investments. The company, which is regulated by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority , is hoping to attract deals in the 500,000 pound to 50 million pound range. "Traditionally, commercial real estate investment has suffered from issues around quality, transparen...

Online estate agent eMoov now offers live video streaming of property viewings to make virtually visiting properties a real option for potential buyers. So house sellers can use the camera to show people around their house, live, or pre-recorded. Russel Quirk emoov CEO  " this technology  can save alot of viewing appointments /time for home buyers / house sellers ,the app has also increased productivity and efficiency for our business . Live stream property viewings: eMoov & EE EE already has a camera launched in its 4GEE Action Cam, but now it wants to take it one step further . The 4GEE Capture Cam is the new device that's aiming to help people and businesses keep an eye on what they need, live, from anywhere and for less. The 4GEE Capture Cam is able to live stream 720p video over a data connection or directly via its 4G SIM. So it's a bit like Twitch but for real life. It can record in 1080p also. The camera is lightweight as w...