Homes England insists on MMC
The government agency will require bidders for its £7.4bn pot for affordable housing supply in the next five years to use modern methods of construction such as off-site manufacturing.
E-scooter firm welcomes UK trials
Premium adult electric scooter company, AER Electric has welcomed the UK Government’s plans to fast-track e-scooter trials as part of a national initiative to get people back to work using alternative, sustainable methods of public transport after the lockdown.
BIG INTERVIEW: Candle
“Candle is a challenge to the industry to do better,” says Tijmen Schep, the Dutch inventor behind a privacy friendly smart home concept. “It’s a challenge, like a slap in the face of Google and all those companies like, ‘Hey why don’t do you do it differently?’”
Industry opposes ‘backwards’ energy efficiency proposals
On Friday consultation closes on controversial government plans to introduce new environmental standards for building regulations which many in property say is a backwards step just when leaps forward are needed. Adam Branson investigates.
Banks and lawyers praise blockchain smart contract pilot
Some of the world’s largest banks and law firms have come together to take part in a global blockchain trial to dramatically speed up property transactions.
Asset Mapping caught up in LCF collapse
Investors who took control last year of prominent proptech firm, Asset Mapping, are being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office in relation to the £236m collapse of lending house London Capital & Finance.
Verses framework allows virtual space to be owned
Can you own property that only exists in a virtual space? US company Verses believes you can, and has developed a blockchain platform designed for exactly that.
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