Proxy launches ‘world’s smallest mobile reader’ for building access

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.

The UK lettings agency group has picked PropCo for its property management and client accounts software, after a competitive tender.

The acqusitive property software supplier has completed a ‘substantial strategic investment’ deal with Harvest Partners, a private equity firm, to fund growth through acquisition following a year of takeovers.

What will the world look like in 2050? The advisory giant has produced an extensive 68-page report looking at four plausible future scenarios based on the intersection between our planet’s health and societal conditions, with an aim to inform decisions on the design and planning of the built environment.

The online estate agent has teamed up with Amazon to bring the household voice technology to its UK customers for updates on the sale of their home.

The Salford housing association, which owns over 8,000 homes, has given its tenants the option to manage their own tenancy digitally, with the introduction of a portal and a chatbot.

Dublin's largest owner of office buildings, IPUT, has signed Forge Bluepoint to four sites.

Eurovia UK is set to trial autonomous vehicle Kar-go to support urban and rural highway management.

How has the supply of real estate investment and finance changed in the past decade with the rise of peer-to-peer lending and other innovations in the market? Karl Tomusk takes a look.