AI Insight: exploring artificial intelligence in property

31 October 25

Our AI Insight campaign investigates the growing impact of artificial intelligence on the property industry

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AI has arrived: enjoy the ride

29 October 25

We recently rolled out a new feature for online subscribers called Ask Property Week. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle questions posed in ordinary language.

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The BSR gateway creaks open

22 October 25

Late last week, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) released new figures describing the state of the gateway 2 queue – the planning stage at which the regulator is meant to give a green or red light to higher-risk residential building applications.

Unite’s takeover of Empiric: will bigger really be better?

8 October 25

The management team at Unite Group will have breathed a sigh of relief on Monday, with the successful conclusion of a shareholder vote on its proposed acquisition of rival listed REIT Empiric Student Property.

Property Industry Clay Pigeon Shoot 2025: Bang on target for Chickenshed

8 October 25

The spectacular firing of an 18th-century cannon got this year’s Chickenshed charity shoot off to a grand start, as 17 teams competed for the accolade of not coming last.

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Bitter medicine for life sciences sector as projects put on hold

24 September 25

Last Friday’s news from Life Science REIT that it would start the piecemeal sale of its properties marked the latest piece of grim news for an asset class once expected to deliver outsized returns this year.

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Proposed BCO office grade system gets an A for effort

17 September 25

Few would dispute that our university system is troubled by grade inflation. In a world where graduates rack up debts of tens of thousands of pounds, we can’t be surprised that outcomes are trending towards the transactional.

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New housing secretary starts, while housing starts fall

10 September 25

Over the past week we’ve learned some important lessons about housing, tax and politics.

BSR chair Andy Roe gives evidence to the HCLG Commons select committee, 2 Sep 2025

Building safety: Roe to the rescue?

3 September 25

Parliament returned from holidays this week, amid fevered speculation about fiscal policies and ministerial survival odds. But behind the fiery spectacle, spade work awaited.