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As we all know, the pop-up phenomenon is here to stay and since it offers such a flexible option for retailers, it is easy to see why. It is not always easy however to source a suitable space for your temporary retail endeavours – until now that is. Our latest startup of the week is on a mission to help retailers seeking popup space find the optimum location to match their business’&n...
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The PropTech startup that's helping first time buyers and renters in a pretty innovative way...It’s no secret that becoming a homeowner is a harder thing for many people these days than ever before. Wages aren’t keeping up with rising house prices and high rent swallows up the pennies being put away for a deposit. We have written before about some property tech startups looking to make...
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Whether you’ve got a place to rent out or you are actively seeking somewhere new to live, you’ll no doubt be aware that the entire letting process can be a challenging one. The landlord - tenant relationship can be difficult from the off. That however need no longer be the case, thanks to our latest startup of the week. Letproof is a PropTech startup which is on a mission to disrupt...
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Moving house is stressful from the moment you start to think about it. Where are you going to move to? How much are you going to get for your current home? Most importantly, does it have a local Chinese takeaway? Proptech startup OneDome offers the means to reduce much of the headache for house hunters and property professionals alike all across England. Founded by Babek Ismayil, and launched off...
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Property is big business, but pretty inaccessible to those without vast funds. Particularly when it comes to first time home buying, things are getting harder with higher and higher property prices. This has sparked a new generation of property tech startups determined to find a way over, around, or through this obstacle. Here are a handful of such startups, focused mainly on residential property,...
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In our minds, models of buildings or cities are things that belong in a Bond villain’s lair, or the office of some corporate elite, its pinstriped owner wandering around it talking into a headset whist swinging a golf club (don’t pretend you’re not picturing it too!)... Anyway, now Arckit allows anyone to build a DIY 3D model of their dream home, street, or even city, without be...
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What exactly is StudentView? After listing their Startup on Startacus in our Showcasing space - we were delighted when Tara Annison Head of Growth at the student property rating website approached us to share all...So tell us a little bit about you.. I'm Tara Annison and I'm the Head of Growth over at StudentView, the home of student reviews. I've recently graduated from the University of Yo...
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If you’ve ever been looking for somewhere new to live and thinking about house sharing, then you’ll know only too well that it’s never that easy! There are the usual practical issues of checking out the place itself, the neighbourhood it’s in and of course the all important costs. However where it can get a tad difficult is when you are trying to find out a little more a...
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Richard Lake is a London based Commercial Property Solicitor specialising in advising startups and SMEs on business property law. Here he offers up some valuable tips on taking on your first commercial business premises and lease. "Taking your first commercial premises is an important new chapter in your company’s story and a decision that should not be taken lightly. Irrespective of your l...
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Landlord’s Letting Guide 2014 In recent weeks, a series of property specialists have voiced their predictions in relation to the price of UK houses this year. While there is some discrepancy over the exact statistics, it is generally assumed that there will be a rise of between 4 and 8%. Across the pond, property prices are also set to increase at roughly the same rate as in the UK. Over t...
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