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Flexible workspace competition heats up
As new entrants from a broad variety of industries flood the co-working market, how is it set to transform?
Artificial intelligence: is the future AI… or IA?
What does AI mean for the industry and will it have the transformative effect many predict?
Do cryptocurrencies have a role to play in property?
Few people had heard of Bitcoin five years ago. Fewer still realised it was only the first of several cryptocurrencies that would emerge and hardly anyone thought this ‘digital money’ would ever be taken seriously as a mainstream currency.
Is property finally embracing the tech revolution?
In a world of circuit boards, megabytes and algorithms, the property sector remains resolutely paper heavy.
Chicken restaurants: poultry in motion
The fast-food focus may still be dominated by gourmet burger restaurants, but there are other, arguably more interesting, stories out there, not least the recent expansion of gourmet chicken restaurants.
Office tenants: the art of the covenant
Tech start-ups are booming in the UK. Between the EU referendum last June and this February, the number of tech businesses doubled, according to analysis from auditing firm RSM, and in 2016 job creation in the tech industry was found to be double the rate of the rest of the…
Redevelopment of IBM’s former HQ continues apace
Sitting snugly against the side of the M27 as the motorway bends around Portsea Island in Hampshire is a building that is much loved by Portsmouth locals. It isn’t a church, a museum or a fancy shopping centre - it’s an office block.
Tipping point: the surge in fly-tipping
If you think fly-tipping is something that only happens down dirt tracks in remote rural locations, think again.
Crowdfunding: a safe bet or a risk to avoid?
Over the last few years, the traditional residential property investment fraternity has watched in awe as a series of new crowdfunding companies have launched and successfully attracted round after round of funding.