The technology changing how property works.
AI & Automation
MRI Software says its expanded Agora platform now pairs analysis with automated workflows and voice agents for leasing and maintenance. The efficiency claims are the vendor's own.
Companies
JLL has bought London-based data-centre consultancy VIPA Digital, folding its specialists into the Work Dynamics business. Terms were not disclosed.
Digital TransactionsBriefing
Industry title The Intermediary reports the launch of Hiizzy, a subscription home-selling platform that aims to gather transaction information before an offer is agreed.
Digital TransactionsBackground
Background: the government's June 2026 home buying and selling roadmap sets out staged plans — most of which still depend on consultation or future legislation.
In practice
An RICS Property Journal guide sets out five questions surveyors should answer before procuring AI tools, from data handling to supplier failure.
Why it matters
The failure question is the one most procurement processes skip.
Source: RICS Property Journal, 23 October 2026
Read the briefingMore insightProperty Operations
London block manager JAR plans to use MRI's Agora Orchestrator on credit control, maintenance triage and document processing. This is an adoption announcement, not a set of results.
AI & Automation
MRI Software says its expanded Agora platform now pairs analysis with automated workflows and voice agents for leasing and maintenance. The efficiency claims are the vendor's own.
AI & AutomationIn practice
An RICS Property Journal guide sets out five questions surveyors should answer before procuring AI tools, from data handling to supplier failure.
Digital Transactions
CFIT's Open Property Coalition is entering a second phase focused on testing how property data can be shared and relied on across the homebuying chain.
Digital TransactionsBriefing
Industry title The Intermediary reports the launch of Hiizzy, a subscription home-selling platform that aims to gather transaction information before an offer is agreed.
Digital TransactionsBackground
Background: the government's June 2026 home buying and selling roadmap sets out staged plans — most of which still depend on consultation or future legislation.
Smart Buildings & Energy
Deepki's 2026 Index finds energy use across its European building dataset fell far more slowly than emissions — with the UK the most energy-intensive of the six markets it covers.
Companies
JLL has bought London-based data-centre consultancy VIPA Digital, folding its specialists into the Work Dynamics business. Terms were not disclosed.
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