Graphene concrete revolution kicks off in Wiltshire gym

In the fastest recruitment of anchor participants in its accelerator’s history, MetaProp has chosen three startups from within the co-working, construction and residential property management sectors.

Having issued £120m of loans to SME housebuilders in the UK, Crowdproperty is expanding its international footprint to offer its P2P lending platform to new markets.

An online platform created to "drive the revival" of SME housebuilders by offering instant sales guarantees and development finance has surpassed £600m of proposals in its first three months.

One of the trends likely to occur in sci-tech real estate is the re-purposing of commercial spaces like offices, retail and warehouse units, to lab space, writes Amelia Lewis.

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.