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The fastest growing proptech company in the UK is preparing to launch into the US market, starting in Florida.

It’s time property embraced the opportunities to take digital opportunities seriously and moved towards full digitisation of new-build planning and development, argue Stephen O'Malley and Gareth Robertson.

Most companies collect data, but do they make effective use of it? Five experts in real estate data and analytics share their tips for giving meaning to the numbers.

As long as cars exist, cities will need tools to manage parking infrastructure efficiently to ensure the best possible use of urban space. Here are five apps that bring parking into the 21st century.

Patrick McGrath, chief information officer of Savills, speaks to PlaceTech about the forces challenging corporate office occupiers as they compete to attract the best workers.

Jeremy Hinds, director of Savills, engages in some planning futurism to explore the need for planning differently our buildings and places as weather patterns change.

Maps can be deceptively simple. Visualising building boundaries is a basic part of real estate, but it also has potential for incorporating huge amounts of time-saving data, as Marcus Ginn, founder and CEO of Edozo, tells PlaceTech.

From modular construction software to VR training programmes and workplace mindfulness, Pi Labs has picked the most advanced and diverse cohort of startups yet for its latest growth programme.

Planning regulations are one of the biggest hurdles in installing necessary communications infrastructure across the UK, according to a survey by Cluttons.