What are the challenges and benefit in aggregating data on the UK residential market?  How are market participants using data to drive decision making?  What are the medium and long-term trends in the use of data and technology for the sector?  How will the behaviour of the UK sales and rental markets evolve over the next few years, and will the changes driven by the pandemic become permanent features?  How should professional standards interactive with data and technology?

Gavriel Merkado speaks with Andrew Knight on these topics as they discuss the rise of data and technology when analysing the UK residential sector.

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