Houzen

01/02/2022

We'd like to wish all of our friends, clients and stakeholders a fantastic Year of the Tiger. Happy New Year!
From all of us in offices in London, Delhi and Hong Kong.

21/01/2022

Saurabh Saxena for Showhouse: “There’s been some resistance over the years to innovation in the real estate sector when it comes to technology, but we’re seeing a few different factors converging now, which means 2022 should be a big year for Proptech advancement”.

Read more about 2022 Proptech trends:

Saurabh Saxena, Founder, houzen, highlights five trends that could transform real estate this year. “There’s been some resistance over the years to innovation in the real estate sector when it comes to technology, but we’re seeing a few different factors converging now, which means 2022 should...

17/12/2021

Due to the recent energy price hike, the number of UK households in fuel poverty could rise to just under 3.5 million. houzen says people in fuel poverty are forced to spend more than 10 per cent of their net income on energy bills.
Read more about it in Evening Standard today 👉

Workers are facing mounting costs to keep their homes warm through the working day.

08/12/2021

Women aged 30-45 leading the charge for sustainable retrofits in UK:

Robert Csercse for Renewable Energy Magazine: “The lack of clarity around the cost of sustainable improvements is putting many people off. However, our research has found that women aged 30-45 are particularly conscious of energy efficiency issues. Both the environmental situation and recent energy price hikes are driving this, with women seeking to have greater control over the cost of their energy bills and hedge against inevitable future increases in energy costs, as well as to save the planet.”

Read more: https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/energy_saving/women-aged-3045-leading-the-charge-for-20211207

According to research undertaken by houzen co-founder Robert Csercse, women aged 30-45 are sharply focused on the issue of retrofitting home energy systems to deliver enhanced energy efficiency.

02/12/2021

"At present, the building materials and construction sector accounts for an estimated 40% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. This is why the sector is so key to efforts to reduce the rate of global warming, in addition to what individual homeowners are able to achieve in the buildings that already exist" - our Sustainability Analyst Eash*ta Saxena comments on the post-COP26 hopes.

Read more at Abode2 - The essential guide to the finest in global luxury property:

Abode2 gets Houzen Reactions to COP26 Pledges, as new data reveals 21.3 million UK properties need sustainable ret-rofits Proptech investment platform houzen has highlighted to Abode2 the scale of the work required to reduce carbon emissions from residential properties in... Proptech investment plat...

30/11/2021

21.3 million UK properties need sustainable retrofits

"houzen has highlighted the scale of the work required to reduce carbon emissions from residential properties in the UK. Known for its innovative use of property data, the company has put the issue of sustainable retrofits under the microscope. Its algorithms have revealed that some 21.3 million UK properties will need some kind of sustainable retrofit in order to make a positive impact on the planet.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg."

Read more at Estate Agent Networking: https://lnkd.in/eQuWaqiz

16/11/2021

Congratulations to Saurabh Saxena for being featured as one of the 50 top BAME entrepreneurs in the UK (organised by TechRound)!

More info:

Company: houzen Website: https://www.houzen.co.uk Business: Offers tech-powered reports that enable smart improvement decisions for planners, governments, investors, lenders and buyers.   About Saurabh and houzen Property sustainability in the UK becomes more and more important:

06/10/2021

houzen was just named in Startups 100: the annual list of most disruptive UK businesses. The prestigious list has previously identified brands like Revolut, Deliveroo and HelloFresh. Congratulations to the whole team!

Houzen is a data analysis-led real estate marketplace making the most of AI to help buyers, sellers and brokers

30/09/2021

Based on a survey by The Guardian, nearly two-thirds of millennials “buy as many eco-friendly products as they can”, while 66% of global respondents in a Nielsen report have stated that they are willing to pay a higher price for products and services coming from companies that value social and environmental responsibility.
Need more convincing that sustainable homes are here to stay? Read a piece by Zuzanna Chmielewska, houzen's Brand Director, published at The Eco News today:

Millennials and celebrities alike state it’s high time to focus on sustainable properties 17th September 2021 Fast-growing proptech firm houzen’s Brand Director, Zuzanna Chmielewsk…

07/09/2021

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘇𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗨𝗞 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆?
While reading a houzen property analysis, have a look at the little orange "dots" on each picture. Dots symbolise the most outstanding features of the interior, analysed and tagged by houzen's software. It's not just about finding these features - houzen's algorithm also assesses their quality and compares them with similar interiors in the area.
All this analysis is then added to historical pricing data in the area, live offer insights, market analysis and many more. Outcome? Most accurate property valuation on the market. Delivered to you in seconds.
Give it a try: https://deals.houzen.co.uk/

03/09/2021

This just in:
houzen's founder Saurabh Saxena talks about the Government's plan to make rented homes greener. UK wants to enforce a compulsory energy performance certificate rating of 'C' on new tenancies by December 2025, and on all rented properties by December 2028. Saurabh shares how can homeowners make this transition simple - and points out tools that help to get there.
Thank you This Is Money for the feature.

The Government's green homes target has caused confusion among buy-to-let landlords, many of whom are unclear about the cost, timescale and how it would be enforced.