All Proptech articles – Page 2
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Cushman & Wakefield to embed AI across CRE transaction process
Cushman and Wakefield has become the latest consultancy to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) at scale after announcing plans to embed it across its commercial real estate transaction process.
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Trustek launches free-to-use proptech matching service
Proptech consultancy Trustek Group is to launch a free-to-use directory designed to help real estate firms find pre-approved technology products at next week’s UK Prop Tech Association awards event.
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Government puts £1.1bn Covid ‘Megalab’ on sale at less than build cost to taxpayer
The government has put a Covid ’megalab’ in Leamington Spa up for sale at a price believe to be less than the £1.1bn taxpayers paid to build it.
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Darabase launches service that helps turn buildings into advert canvases
Darabase has launched a property inventory platform for outdoor augmented reality (AR) advertising.
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Essensys posts revenue growth but UK activity remains subdued
Essensys, which provides technology to the flexible workspace industry, has reported a 9% rise in revenue to £25m, mainly driven by new site activity, according to its results for the financial year to the end of July.
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HqO partners with ARC on new campus experience app
Real estate experience platform provider HqO has been appointed to power Advanced Research Cluster’s (ARC’s) new ‘Member of the Future’ campus experience app.
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ICG Real Estate acquires £125m London digital infrastructure portfolio
ICG Real Estate has acquired a £125m portfolio of central London digital infrastructure assets let to Vodafone UK.
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Digital engagement with younger people key to addressing planning challenges
Utilising social media and digital technology are key to engaging the younger ”silent majority” to help more schemes gain planning approval, according to a panel of experts at last week’s Developers Club’s conference.
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CRE firms increasing technology budgets despite challenging market, JLL survey says
Real estate firms are prioritising technology and AI budgets, particularly for sustainability, despite the difficult trading environment, new research from JLL shows.
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OnTheMarket founder slams £99m takeover deal
The founder of OnTheMarket said he will vote against the £99m offer from information group Costar for the estate agency-backed property portal.
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OnTheMarket agrees £99m takeover deal
OnTheMarket has agreed to be taken over by US commercial real estate information group CoStar in a £99m deal.
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Exploring proptech solutions
Freeths and Property Week brought together a panel of experts from across the industry to discuss how proptech innovations can help the real estate industry deal with challenges such as economic headwinds, the shift to hybrid working and deep societal issues such as combatting climate change.
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AI platform to save RLAM £1m in energy efficiency savings
Royal London Asset Management plans to save tenants £1m in energy costs and reduce its carbon output by more than 1,500 tonnes a year by adopting an AI-based property management platform developed by JLL Property Management.
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The journey of a proptech pioneer
Guy Windsor-Lewis, founder of proptech business Locale, tells Property Week how his adventurous spirit helped the firm get ahead of the curve in providing smart building management systems for landlords.
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UKPA members approve BPF merger
The UK PropTech Association (UKPA) membership has approved its merger with The British Property Federation (BPF), following consultation with its members and the 75% approval threshold being reached.
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NBS and BCIS partner to help architects prioritise sustainability
The Building Cost Information Service and NBS, a specification and product information platform for the construction industry, have joined forces to launch a service enabling building design incorporating cost and sustainability data.
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Ex-Deliveroo trio raises $2m for AI-powered property search engine
Jitty, the UK-based start-up founded by former early-stage Deliveroo employees, has raised $2m (£1.6m) in a pre-seed investment round to build an AI-powered property search engine.
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Plentific lands seven housing association clients
Technology property management platform Plentific has secured seven new major social housing landlord clients.
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Locale’s Rob Maxwell on ensuring you have the right tech to keep your building safe
Feeling safe whether you are in your own home, in your place of work or in a care home or hospital should never be in question.
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High hopes for AI technology
Property Week’s latest annual Power of Proptech survey, supported by Freeths, reveals a renewed caution about the risks of new technologies, with one very notable exception – artificial intelligence.