Investors back UrbanFootprint to address planners’ ‘urgent need’

MetaProp, Prologis, Fifth Wall, WeWork are among the companies due to take part in the first dedicated day for exploring innovation at the annual Cannes property convention.

Tim Valdar, co-founder of quick feasibility tool, MASS Reports, was presenting at Nimbus Maps to an audience of their subscribers. Investment broker Mark Potter was present and before Valdar had finished the presentation, he had ordered one of MASS’s Planning Policy Reports.

An urban village hall that adapts to local needs, a community art wall to enable public discourse, and a virtual reality game for development trade-offs are just three of 18 innovations profiled in a paper by the UK Green Building Council.

Bespoke branded app producer Padoq and global software supplier to real estate, Altus Group, have joined the property tech companies getting involved with PlaceTech at MIPIM.

Six out of 10 senior executives in the world’s biggest real estate firms believes the rise of platforms that cut out agents and other intermediaries will cause major disruption in the years ahead.

Site selection tool LandTech has secured major investment from JLL Spark, advised by Concrete VC, of an undisclosed sum in the millions of pounds.

A UK tech success story that transforms the planning process is eyeing international expansion. Robyn Wilson reports.

LONG READ | High Streets might be showing signs of poor health but are far from dead, with bold new anchors built around culture and public realm emerging, argues Natalia Maximova, associate partner at Sheppard Robson.

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