iamproperty appoints new chief technology officer to drive next phase of growth

iamproperty, the UK’s largest residential auctioneer and market leading PropTech pioneer, has appointed Neil Hope as Chief Technology Officer.

With a career spanning over 20 years, Neil has vast experience in delivering technology transformation for large, market leading businesses, having previously worked at Parkdean Resorts, Sage and Formica. The appointment marks a continued investment in new skills as iamproperty takes on its next phase of growth.

iamproperty, which now has more than 480 staff across the UK, is known for its commitment to innovation and creating solutions which improve the home buying and selling process for everyone.

Over the last 12 months the business has celebrated impressive milestones, including the growth of its Partner Agent network to over 5,000 Estate Agency branches across the UK, 46% YOY revenue growth and two trade acquisitions. This included the acquisition of cloud-based property software business VTUK, to add openview CRM to its product offering. As part of his role, Neil will also take on board responsibility for openview, leading the team to establish openview as a significant player in agency CRM category and bring a market leading CRM solution to Estate Agents.

Ben Ridgway, iamproperty co-founder said: “We are really pleased to welcome Neil to the iamproperty team. We’re built on innovation and so this is a really important appointment for us. We have big plans and an exciting vision for the future for our people and our Partner Agents, so he joins us at the perfect time. His role will help to support the business as we prepare to enter a new era of product and service innovation and deliver our ecosystem vision and strategy.”

Neil added: “I’ve always been attracted to companies with a strong sense of purpose and a bold vision and iamproperty have both. A huge part of that vision is the continued commitment to delivering pioneering, quality, secure and scalable technology and I’m really looking forward to helping to shape that and to deliver on our strategy. The investment that is going into the innovation and technology teams to build on the businesses strong heritage as pioneers is setting us up for a very exciting future, and I’m delighted to be part of that.”