Spaceti wins MIPIM Startup Competition

Famed for its tech content, the conference brought together 50 innovative startups from across the globe, all of which pitched in front of a live audience and panel of expert judges.

The British developer is to build 347 homes as part of a £55m residential project in Merseyside. The number of homes more than doubles the total amount of modular units Urban Splash has built to date.

Companies who do not manage risk and innovation better face the prospect of becoming inherently uncompetitive. That’s the message from the Institution of Civil Engineers, in a recent short paper focused on the UK built environment sector.

Modular home builder, Project Etopia, is due to build 31 eco-houses and 16 apartments in Corby, Northamptonshire as part of a £12.7m project.

The UK government is looking to adopt modern approaches to construction, to speed up the delivery of £600bn of investment in roads, hospitals and schools over the next 10 years.

At the end of last year there was much talk about how 2018 will see mass take-up and implementation of proptech. This was going to be the year the industry leapt into the saddle and galloped off into the future. Proptech to the rescue!

Building more co-living developments could be the solution to the housing crisis according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders. But what is co-living, and how can it benefit landlords?