On technology and the rise of people-centred property
Technology has been revolutionising the way that we live and work for decades, yet in relative terms there has been little impact on the traditional world of real estate. Emily Wright looks at where tech is being successfully introduced to accelerate the speed of change, and whether 2020 will see a great movement to a more digitalised approach...

Emily advises on a wide variety of general commercial property work and acts for institutional clients, companies and individuals. I specialise in leasehold transactions, with a focus on retail, for both landlords and tenants.
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