Debate the future of retail + leisure

Over the last six months whilst landlords of retail units and shopping centres have been looking to support a struggling sector, landlords in the science and technology sector have seen an increase in demand for space and accelerated growth. Writes Amelia Lewis.

The London-listed software supplier to the flexible office sector said strong performance during the Covid-19 pandemic “proved the resilience and quality of the product”, as it ramps up investment in US and Asia-Pacific.

RentProfile says it can reduce the time it takes to progress a new tenant from two weeks to two days through automation.

Sunand Prasad, incoming chair of the UK Green Building Council, said he plans to use the position to champion climate action in the property and construction industry and inspire the industry to adopt practical solutions to making buildings truly sustainable and regenerative by design.

As many people are spending more time at home than they used to and the office is under question, how is technology being used and adapted in residential real estate, and where do we go from here?

The annual European real estate show in Munich is due to take place next week and will combine both physical and online formats.

Corporate technology accelerator, UP Ventures Group, has entered into partnership with the government’s Connected Places Catapult to create a programme for nurturing smart city solutions at MediaCityUK in Salford.

As struggling retail property owners explore the opportunity to convert retail space for other uses, researchers at Prologis have measured the potential implications for the logistics industry.

The Madrid-based European private equity real estate manager has become an investor in Fifth Wall’s first European Real Estate Technology Fund.

Intensifying cost escalation, trade and labour shortages, and occupiers in flux are causing investment risks that have put the shakes into the global property development industry.