EY targets autistic recruits to boost AI work

Strict limits on transferring personal data under GDPR could cause “damaging and costly” disruption to businesses, DLA Piper has warned as data protection fines rose sevenfold in 2021.

Real estate is “absolutely insufficiently prepared” for climate change risks, PropTech1 Ventures told PlaceTech as it closed its €50m inaugural fund with backing from an insurance investor.

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Capping off the most active year on record for blank cheque companies, a group of fintech and proptech experts have completed the IPO of a SPAC targeting real estate software providers.

Johnny Horgan, MD for Europe at BidX1, speaks to Karl Tomusk about the growth of digital auctions, how user needs are shaking up real estate and what the future holds for the business.

Tenants looking for space in Grosvenor Britain & Ireland’s portfolio will soon be able to ditch deposits in favour of small monthly fees.

In a sign of growing demand for sustainable finance Australian developer Lendlease has raised £250m in its first UK green bond.

Driven by demand for sustainability, wellbeing, robotics and other concerns, proptech startups in the UK raised £1.6bn this year – up 360% on 2020.

WeWork reported an 11% rise in revenue in the third quarter as the company hailed a continuation of “strong momentum” – despite incurring a net loss of $844m.

From JLL Spark in the US to PwC in Germany, major global investors have recently backed VC fund PropTech 1 Ventures. PlaceTech spoke to managing partner Nikolas Samios to find out why.

The deposit guarantee platform, which tenants can use to replace upfront deposit payments for real estate, has raised £42m to fuel an expansion across every commercial real estate sector.