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In this weekly series, we explore how the commercial real estate industry is being transformed by data and digital infrastructure. Guided by the principles in Peak Property Performance (Podcast & Best-Selling Book), we unpack a new idea every week to help owners unlock value, reduce risk, and digitally future-proof their portfolios. Learn more about OpticWise and Bill Douglas, the authors of this series. The commercial real estate industry is undergoing a leadership shift. Not just in technology.

Press Release London, June 2026: Britain’s construction sector is heading for a cashflow crisis, with firms battling late payments and rising costs on contracts that are now being delivered at a loss, according to new research from UK accountancy and advisory firm Menzies.

In this weekly series, we explore how the commercial real estate industry is being transformed by data and digital infrastructure. Guided by the principles in Peak Property Performance (Podcast & Best-Selling Book), we unpack a new idea every week to help owners unlock value, reduce risk, and digitally future-proof their portfolios. Learn more about OpticWise and Bill Douglas, the authors of this series. The commercial real estate industry is undergoing a leadership shift. Not just in technology.

Later today, at a major science and innovation conference hosted by Bidwells at Westminster’s QEII Centre, the Chancellor, Science Minister Lord Vallance and Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook will set out a series of significant government announcements relating to the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor.

Skoyen Software, the long-term European investment firm specialising in B2B SaaS businesses, today announced its partnership with Smovin, one of Europe’s fastest-growing property management platforms. The transaction marks Skoyen’s first investment of 2026 and reinforces its strategy of backing exceptional, category-leading software companies for the long term.

In this weekly series, we explore how the commercial real estate industry is being transformed by data and digital infrastructure. Guided by the principles in Peak Property Performance (Podcast & Best-Selling Book), we unpack a new idea every week to help owners unlock value, reduce risk, and digitally future-proof their portfolios. Learn more about OpticWise and Bill Douglas, the authors of this series.

Premium estate agency brand Fine & Country has expanded its network with the launch of Fine & Country South Bedfordshire, led by licensee Christopher Naylor and supported by branch manager Sam Mills. Launched in Spring, Fine & Country South Bedfordshire will serve Leighton Buzzard, Redbourn, Edlesborough, Eaton Bray, Markyate, Toddington and the surrounding villages, offering a bespoke service for the region’s premium property market.

Robust viability testing will be essential to housing delivery as build costs and policy requirements continue to affect development margins, new research has found. The research, conducted by national planning and development consultancy Lichfields, finds that viability is critical to meeting the Government’s target of building 1.5 million new homes in England during this parliamentary term.

In this weekly series, we explore how the commercial real estate industry is being transformed by data and digital infrastructure. Guided by the principles in Peak Property Performance (Podcast & Best-Selling Book), we unpack a new idea every week to help owners unlock value, reduce risk, and digitally future-proof their portfolios. Learn more about OpticWise and Bill Douglas, the authors of this series.

In this weekly series, we explore how the commercial real estate industry is being transformed by data and digital infrastructure. Guided by the principles in Peak Property Performance (Podcast & Best-Selling Book), we unpack a new idea every week to help owners unlock value, reduce risk, and digitally future-proof their portfolios. Learn more about OpticWise and Bill Douglas, the authors of this series. Most CRE owners don’t realize they’re locked in… until it’s too late.