Property Journal: March-April 2019 by RICS

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Property Journal: March-April 2019

Published on Feb 21, 2019

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This issue considers what cities will look like in 20 years’ time, contrasting with conventional visions of utopia. Proptech is also rapidly becoming embedded in the surveying profession, though all the same some barriers to adoption remain. Blockchain technology is working, for instance, but legal and legislative issues persist. Sustainable business and sustainable housing both come under scrutiny, looking at environmental, social and governance factors in real estate and trends in European housing. Meanwhile, the Residential section explores the potential in the most affluent end of the retirement market, as well as legal comment on proposals to ease leasehold extensions and how to avoid enforcement action in rental property.