EG brings you a few highlights from yesterday’s news, in case you missed the daily round-up
LONDON OFFICES MARKET ANALYSIS: London’s top office agent revealed
Find out who has taken the top spot in the office agents league table this quarter, and the latest investment and take-up news in the capital.
TECHTALK ACADEMY: Monday’s featured finalist – Sorbet
“It’s because we are refreshingly different,” says Brooke Williams, excusing the cheesy catchphrase when explaining the name of his proptech start-up Sorbet. Sorbet is one of six shortlisted finalists that will pitch in front of a panel of judges and a live audience at EG’s inaugural TechTalk Academy on 15 November.
INDUSTRIAL SPECIAL: SEGRO lays out its strategy for the future
SEGRO did the double at September’s EG Awards – winning the Industrial Company of the Year and National Property Company of the Year awards. Judges praised the company’s innovative approach to delivery.
Here, Greater London director Alan Holland and Thames Valley & national logistics director Gareth Osborn explain how the company is staying ahead of the curve – and how even residential is part of the industrial giant’s future.
SHARES UPDATE: Property bounces back after recent losses
All eyes were on the Bank of England last as it raised the UK base rate for the first time in a decade, bringing it back to its pre-referendum level of 0.5% and signalling other increases in the future.
TECHNOLOGY: “Software is a people problem, not a tech problem”
Mark Logan turned Skyscanner from small Scottish startup to household name for online travel bookers with a valuation that plucky entrepreneurs could only dream of.