blepo recognised as “PropTech & Property Inspection Company of the Year”

Real Estate Insider, a British publication dedicated to the real estate sector, identified blepo as part of its work analysing and recognising innovative companies in the property market.
The Portuguese company was selected in the PropTech & Property Inspection Company of the Year category, a distinction that brings together two core areas of blepo’s positioning: technology applied to real estate (PropTech) and independent technical property inspection.
On its dedicated page for blepo, Real Estate Insider highlights the need for greater independent technical information before decisions involving the purchase, sale or rental of a property. The publication also emphasises blepo’s independent position in relation to estate agencies and its use of a nationwide network of architects and engineers, supported by technical processes and standardised criteria.

“Receiving this recognition so early in our journey makes us naturally very proud. blepo was created to address what we see as a very specific problem: there is a huge information asymmetry in the real estate market and, very often, people make decisions involving hundreds of thousands of euros without truly knowing the condition of the property they are buying.”
“We do not simply want to inspect properties. We want to change the way people buy property.”

blepo’s proposition is built on a simple principle: before buying a home, it is essential to understand its technical condition.
A property viewing allows a buyer to understand its location, size, sun exposure, layout and apparent condition. A professional property inspection goes much further, identifying signs of defects, construction anomalies, moisture problems, deficiencies, deterioration, risks and other issues that may not be readily identified by a buyer during a conventional viewing.

According to the organisers of the Real Estate Insider Awards, winners are assessed based on factors including innovation, market impact, sustainability, contribution to the community and adaptability.

The assessment process uses public information gathered by the publication’s research team, complemented by verified evidence provided by nominees. The organisation also states that it follows a merit-based approach, seeking to recognise winners for their contributions rather than popularity or public voting.

For a company with such a short operating history, this makes the distinction particularly significant.

“There is an important difference between seeking an award and being recognised for what we are building. For us, this recognition has special value precisely because it came so early and because it validates a vision we have had since day one: independent property diagnosis should be a natural part of the home-buying process.”

For the blepo team, the award does not represent a destination, but rather confirmation that the company is moving in a direction that matters to the future of the sector.
“We are extremely proud. But this award does not change who we are or what we want to build. On the contrary, it increases our responsibility. We still have a great deal to do, a great deal of technology to develop, many properties to inspect and, above all, many people to help make more informed decisions.”
The Real Estate Insider distinction therefore represents the first international recognition of a Portuguese company seeking to transform a concept that is still relatively new in Portugal — independent property diagnosis — into an essential component of the real estate decision-making process.
For blepo, the message is simple: Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions we can make. Before deciding, we need to know exactly what we are buying.

Real Estate Insider is a British publication dedicated to the real estate sector and major developments in the global property market. The publication runs the Real Estate Insider Awards, which recognise companies, projects and professionals across different areas of the real estate sector, including property technology (PropTech), innovation, development, sustainability and other areas of the built environment.