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Datscha launches lease expiry date tracker for UK market

Datscha, a web-based information and services provider for the Swedish, Finnish and UK real estate markets owned by US data group RCA, has launched a new feature which tracks lease expiry dates in the UK.

HqO has plans to double the size of its team by the end of 2019, opens in Paris and London

Samuel Warren will lead UK operations for HqO, serving as managing director, UK and be responsible for building a team in London. Julia Paolucci takes on the managing director role for France.

EUROPEAN PROPTECH COMPANY CONSORTO RAISES €500,000 SEED ROUND

European proptech start-up Consorto, which has offices in the Netherlands and Estonia, has raised seed funding of €500,000.

M7 leads $2.3m investment in commercial real estate startup Jasper

Jasper (jasper.io), a proptech company providing access to high-quality commercial real estate investment opportunities, has raised funding from M7 Real Estate, the pan-European investment and asset manager with €9bn of assets under management.

Henley leads $5m Series-A investment into Lavanda

Lavanda, the pioneering technology platform enabling institutional real estate portfolios to profit legitimately from Airbnb-style homestays and homesharing, has secured a $5 million Series-A round led by Henley Ventures, the venture arm of global private equity real estate investor Henley Investments.

Boston-based HqO has plans to double the size of its team, opens in London and Paris

Samuel Warren will lead UK operations for HqO, serving as managing director, UK and be responsible for building a team in London. Julia Paolucci takes on the managing director role for France. Based in Paris, Paolucci formerly served as global head of business development for competitor Workwell.

Book review - 'PropTech 101: Turning Chaos Into Cash Through Real Estate Innovation'

MetaProp founders Aaron Block and Zach Aarons have written an insightful book on the future of real estate. Review by Karel Beckman

“The data is now the most crucial part of the real estate business”

But it isn't enough to just possess data, as explains Richard Gerritsen, European director of California-based software company Yardi Systems

Yardi sees growth potential in Europe

Yardi Systems, the US software group, aims to double its turnover in Europe in the next three to five years, the company’s European director Richard Gerritsen has said.