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PropTech Connect Europe 2026 · London · 9-10 Sep 2026

RealTimes at PropTech Connect Europe 2026.

PropTech Connect Europe 2026 ran in London on 9-10 Sep 2026. RealTimes was in the room: interviews recorded on site, plus the analysis and previews that framed the two days.

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13 pieces, 2 recorded interviewsLondonReported by the RealTimes desk
A London residential scheme under construction at dusk, cranes over the site, the cost of capital made visible.
A networking reception in a glass-walled riverside venue on the Greenwich Peninsula, guests seen in profile at shallow focus.
An editorial desk with an open notebook, pen and plain press lanyard, the O2 dome soft in the window behind at golden hour.
London · 9-10 Sep 2026RealTimes coverage2 interviews
Interviews

On camera in London.

Interviews recorded on site by the RealTimes desk. Each one links to its written recap.

Interview

Listed Real Estate's Strength Sits in America, and Prime Is Not Overpriced

Recorded 10 Sep 2026 · 10 min · Published 15 Sep 2026

SpeakerTom Walker · SchrodersCo-Head of Global Listed Real Assets
InterviewerAlexander Morari · Shelton ReedMRICS, CEO

Schroders' Tom Walker on why US listed real estate is pulling away from Europe, why dominant retail and city data centres still have rental growth in them, and why most of the technology on show helps the companies he owns rather than the way he invests.

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Interview

Beds and Sheds Still Win, and the Data Centre Shell Is the Cheap Part

Recorded 10 Sep 2026 · 15 min · Published 15 Sep 2026

SpeakerThomas Kaechele · M&G Real EstateHead of Germany and CEE
InterviewerAlexander Morari · Shelton ReedMRICS, CEO

M&G Real Estate's Thomas Kaechele on why technology only earns its place when it pans out in the rent, why an investor needs an operator for anything operational, and why he is still doubtful, to a certain extent, that data centres are for real estate investors rather than for operators.

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The coverage.

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A London residential scheme under construction at dusk, cranes over the site, the cost of capital made visible.
Preview

Viability Is a Cost-of-Capital Problem

Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, on why housing technology in the UK only counts once a lender will fund the result and an insurer will warrant it.

6 Sep 2026
A networking reception in a glass-walled riverside venue on the Greenwich Peninsula, guests seen in profile at shallow focus.
Preview

Who Is in the Room at PTC26

The published audience split, ticket logic and sponsor tiers describe an event where owners get in free and technology companies pay to meet them.

4 Sep 2026
An editorial desk with an open notebook, pen and plain press lanyard, the O2 dome soft in the window behind at golden hour.
Preview

Why RealTimes Covers London

RealTimes is the Media Partner of PropTech Connect Europe 2026, and this edition reads the two London conference days through a European CRE lens.

4 Sep 2026
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Analysis

From Pilots to Performance

Real estate has no shortage of pilots; what it lacks is a repeatable route from one building to a portfolio standard, via procurement, integration and proof.

4 Sep 2026
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Preview

The Programme Decoded

The organiser publishes stages by asset class and themes by business question; reading the two grids together shows what the London edition is about.

4 Sep 2026
Canary Wharf towers reflected in still dock water at dawn, pale pink and gold first light over an empty waterfront.
Analysis

Where UK Proptech Money Goes

A handful of names hold most of the capital, annual flow has settled well below its 2021 peak, and debt is quietly becoming the largest funding source.

2 Sep 2026
The City of London financial district at dusk, historic domes against glass towers, a capital-markets mood.
Analysis

The UK Capital Backdrop in 2026

UK commercial property investment edged higher in 2025 on record overseas capital, then cooled through the first half of 2026 as US buyers pulled back.

2 Sep 2026
The Greenwich Peninsula waterfront at blue hour, the illuminated O2 dome and cable-car gondolas crossing the Thames.
Preview

PTC Europe 2026: What to Expect

The London edition returns to the InterContinental at The O2 for a fourth year with nine stages, six themes and a speaker list that leans institutional.

2 Sep 2026
The London skyline at golden hour, the City and Canary Wharf rising beyond rooftop terraces and the Thames.
Analysis

London PropTech Grows Up

UK proptech funding has stabilised without recovering its 2021 peak, and the capital that remains is concentrating in fewer, larger, London-anchored rounds.

2 Sep 2026
A conceptual bridge over golden water linking the London skyline with Arabian Gulf towers at sunset.
Analysis

The Europe & Gulf Bridge

One event brand now runs a London edition and a Dubai edition, and the capital and technology flows between the two ends are becoming measurable.

2 Sep 2026
A London construction site at golden hour with a tower crane, an engineer seen from behind holding a tablet.
Analysis

AI Now Spans Site to Sale

AI use in property and construction crossed its inflection point this year; converting pilots into routine practice, not the software, is where it still stalls.

2 Sep 2026

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