L&G appoints team to deliver 1,000 family rental homes per year

Fifth Wall has announced a strategic partnership with Ivanhoé Cambridge as the Canadian real estate developer and investor seeks to back emerging trends in proptech.

The Canadian proptech investment firm has announced the first close of the $100m Greensoil PropTech Ventures Fund II.

Pi Labs has launched its most international and competitive proptech accelerator programme yet, backing startups developing innovations in automation, efficiency and sustainability.

Bruntwood SciTech has expanded into the UK’s ‘golden triangle’ of elite research universities, acquiring a £46.2m long leasehold of Melbourn Science Park in Cambridge.

JLL’s e-commerce platform, where clients get the chance to buy from approved suppliers at discounted rates, has welcomed Scandinavian internet of things manufacturer Disruptive Technologies.

Following deals to list Matterport and Opendoor, VC Fifth Wall has raised $345m in the IPO of its first SPAC as proptech investors pile into the boom in ‘blank cheque companies’.

BidX1 doubled its UK sales last year, with £108m of property sold, bucking the trend as the wider auctions market took a beating in 2020.

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

Openpath, a leader in touchless, modern access control and workplace safety automation, today announces a new video management system partnership integration with Cisco Meraki.