So-called 'smart neighbourhoods' are not just about technology; also key to creating connected communities is cooperation and collaboration between local authorities, businesses and residents, according to urban planning experts at EXPO REAL event, ‘The Future of Urban planning’.
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Europe is experiencing a growing backlash against private rent increases and large-scale logistics developments that are seemingly sweeping across the continent.
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A petition pushing the city authorities to take back ownership of private rented apartments is spooking institutional investors in Berlin’s residential market.
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CitizenM is on track to fulfil its global expansion plans with a fresh injection of cash from existing and new shareholders, as Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC takes a 25% stake in the Dutch hospitality brand.
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The Grosvenor Group reported a fall in pre-tax profits of £196.6 mln, down from £233.1 mln the previous year, on assets worth £7 bn largely due to a fall in property values, according to its latest financial report.
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Legal & General has taken an Impact Investing approach to its latest investment by agreeing to put £44.6 mln (€52 mln) into a partnership with London's Croydon Council to house 167 families, many of whom have been living in emergency accommodation.
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Universities, developers and investors need to cater to new generation student demands for more flexible and diverse living and learning spaces, delegates heard at the The Class of 2020's recent conference in London.
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JLL is to buy US capital markets intermediary HFF, accelerating the growth of its debt advisory business in Europe and Asia Pacific in a deal worth around $2 bn (€1.76 bn), the real estate services provider said on Tuesday.
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A massive increase in the use of electricity is the only way to achieve a zero-carbon global economy, delegates heard at ULI’s annual conference in London in February.
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Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA) is set to launch a new pan-European real estate fund next month focusing on a range of assets due to Europe’s ‘compelling investment opportunities’, the firm says.
An international student housing data specialist BONARD, trusted by hundreds of sector professionals, enhances its platform to meet growing demand from tenants and investors.
