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The UK Civil Aviation Authority has authorised the first trial of routine drone flights outside a pilot’s line of sight, which could have significant implications for logistics, construction and retail.

Bruntwood SciTech has received planning permission for its £210m Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, positioning the West Midlands to become a centre for the world’s fastest growing tech sector

Legal & General has started work on a £120m net-zero carbon retirement community – the first of its kind in the UK.

Finnish construction technology firm GBuilder will use its fresh finance to accelerate into the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The leading legal adviser to technology and real estate has agreed a 12-month package of marketing and business development activity with PlaceTech.

Dutch modular specialist Jan Snel has launched in the UK after being acquired by Japanese housebuilder Daiwa House Group.

Meeting the challenge of climate change will require a holistic, integrated approach to city development, with sectors such as real estate working in cooperation with other industries, a report by the World Economic Forum has said.

Yardi announced over Christmas the acquisition of CommissionTrac, an Atlanta-based software company that provides revenue management software for commercial real estate companies, with a focus on commercial brokerages.

Reporting a host of new and repeat business wins, the company is now working with users including Taylor Woodrow, GMI Construction, McLaughlin & Harvey and Henry Boot Construction.

Eindhoven, Manchester, Tallinn and Vilnius have been named Europe’s rising stars in the global tech city big league, according to research by Savills.

The Access Group, a £300m turnover software provider, has acquired construction specialist EasyBuild for an undisclosed sum.