Zoopla Founder backs new conveyancing app Thirdfort

January 14, 2020

Zoopla Founder, Alex Chesterman, has officially backed a new conveyancing app, Thirdfort.

The app allows conveyancers’ house-moving clients to send ID, bank details and information required for anti-money laundering checks - all electronically, thus reaching their legal advisers more rapidly and securely.

Asked by The Times to nominate the best start-up technology of 2019, Chesterman refers to Thirdfort as an “example of a business solving a real problem.”

Chesterman tells the paper:

“The process of buying or selling a home hasn’t changed for decades and carries increases risks for lawyers around compliance and for consumers around fraud. Third fort tackles this with a mobile app, empowering lawyers to carry out checks with no need for physical documents.”

Read more here

Property Portal Watch Bangkok Conference 2020, Feb 26-27

January 14, 2020

Subscribe to our mailing list to get the famous, free Friday newsletter!

News and analysis to help build better online marketplace businesses, in your inbox, every Friday

Related News

Investment Roundup 9May
Investment and Funding Roundup: EmlakJet, Listing Loop

This week, we have two interesting investment stories for you. We'll start with Europe and a rare breed—an iBuyer who...

Read More
Product Update 2025May09 1
Product and Services Roundup: Divar, Beike, Hemnet, Cian, Etuovi, OLX Ukraine, Rightmove, Zoopla, MyHome.ie, Homely

We have another long Product and Services Roundup this week. We'll start with a discontinued offering from one of Iran's...

Read More
Mubawab Signage 1 2
North African Portal Mubawab Gets New Shareholder as Dubizzle Group Divests

Mubawab, the leading property vertical in both Morocco and Tunisia according to Similarweb, has a new majority shareholder and parent...

Read More
Untitled Design 17 3
REA Group Delivers Strong Q3 Ahead of Anticipated Increase in Domestic Competition

The Australian real estate portal operator REA Group grew revenue by 12% year-on-year for the third quarter of its financial...

Read More

Editor's Pick