Accor enters ‘hotel office’ market

Experts from across the industry came together to discuss the future of the workplace at the event, sponsored by Mills & Reeve, Mallcomm, Node and Bruntwood Works.

Speakers from Hydrock, Bruntwood Works, Node, Legal & General and more will discuss the trends reshaping the office sector at PlaceTech’s next event on 3 September.

Proptech has the power to speed up planning and increase engagement in public consultations, according to the newly appointed chief operating officer of VU.CITY, which is trialling three products intended to transform the creaking planning system.

The property developer wants to expand the technology community at one of its projects in Manchester by launching an incubation programme for digital start-ups.

London-based electric vehicle infrastructure company, Connected Kerb, has secured £720,000 from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy as part of a consortium for a pioneering EV charging project, Agile Streets.

The continuing migration to flexible office space underlined a resilient performance during the past year with the specialist management software provider’s US business showing year-on-year recurring revenue increasing 43% to £8.0m from £5.6m in 2019.

The European proptech VC has appointed Levi Levenfiche to lead global fundraising efforts, following the first closing for its third institutional fund, supported by Great Portland Estates, Patrizia, Revcap and Assura.

More than 3,500 attendees took part in the first Reimagining Real Estate virtual live event, organised by CREtech and FUTURE PropTech.

As choice returns to the office equation, which workplace options will make a difference in attracting talent, and what are the consequences for the flexible office market, asks Nicolas Kozubek.