Sophie Swords

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As Yardi’s senior marketing writer for international content, Sophie draws on her journalism and copywriting experience to transform complex real estate and technology topics into accessible, on brand narratives that connect with global audiences.

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How to Overcome Data Fragmentation with Real Estate Investment Management Technology

How to Overcome Data Fragmentation with Real Estate Investment Management Technology

For fund managers, data is no longer just an operational concern; it has become a defining factor in investment performance. As markets grow more complex and investor scrutiny intensifies, firms are under pressure to deliver faster insights, greater transparency, and more sophisticated reporting. However, many real estate investment organisations are still facing challenges with fragmented data spread across systems, teams and geographies.  Our latest industry […]

How Data & Technology Are Shaping the Future of Real Estate Fund Management

How Data & Technology Are Shaping the Future of Real Estate Fund Management

The real estate funds industry is in a significant transition. Market repricing, rising operational costs, tightening regulation, and growing ESG expectations are changing how fund managers operate, allocate capital and communicate with investors. As these pressures intensify, data and real estate investment technology are increasingly central to how firms respond and compete.  To explore how fund managers are responding, Yardi and the […]

What to Expect at MIPIM 2026 - Data, AI and the Evolution of Real Estate

What to Expect at MIPIM 2026: Data, AI and the Evolution of Real Estate

As the global real estate community prepares to gather in Cannes, MIPIM 2026 comes at a pivotal moment for the industry. See what to expect this year and what Yardi is focusing on.

03 / 03 / 26

Solving Real Estate Fund Finance Challenges Through Centralised Technology and Data Strategy

Solving Real Estate Fund Finance Challenges Through Centralised Technology and Data Strategy

Most finance functions are still built around fragmented processes, manual workarounds and disconnected systems. Unfortunately, that model doesn't scale, and it doesn't support strategic decision-making. EY saw this coming and rebuilt its real estate finance delivery model from the ground up with Yardi's platform at the centre. See how you can address finance challenges with centralised technology.

Yardi RISE December 2025

Celebrating Women’s Health & Connection: Highlights from Yardi RISE

Yardi RISE returned in December for its end-of-year session, bringing colleagues together at the Milton Keynes office for an inspiring and thoughtful afternoon focused on women’s health, wellbeing and connection.

14 / 01 / 26

YASC Europe 2025

YASC Europe 2025: Two Days of Innovation, Insight & Connection

The Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) Europe 2025 brought together over 800 industry leaders, clients, and partners for two days of learning and collaboration in London.

26 / 11 / 25

Fresh - Coventry - Gulson Gardens

Harnessing Data and Analytics to Elevate Student Housing Experiences

Delivering high-quality, personalised experiences while maintaining operational excellence is more critical than ever in student accommodation. We explore how purpose-built real estate technology for student housing can make it easier to dive into analytics and turn those insights into action.

Yardi Product Updates - Europe - Q3

Yardi Europe Product Updates – Yardi Voyager and Debt Manager

Discover the latest product updates from the Yardi Commercial and Investment Management teams for Q3 2025!

How MK2 Real Estate Scaled a £1.5 Billion Property Management Portfolio Utilising Yardi’s Real Estate Software

How MK2 Real Estate Scaled a £1.5 Billion Property Management Portfolio Utilising Yardi’s Real Estate Software

We sat down with MK2 Real Estate to see how Yardi’s purpose-built real estate cloud software enabled MK2 Real Estate to manage more than £1.5 billion in mixed-use assets, with 2,000+ tenants – all on a single platform.

NewRiver - Yardi Client Success

How NewRiver Cuts Lease Validation Time by 50% with Yardi

How Yardi Deal Manager has helped to streamline leasing, centralise data, remove duplicate entries, and enhance portfolio-wide data integrity for NewRiver REIT.

Yardi Rise: Communicating with Effectiveness

Yardi RISE: Communicating with Effectiveness

Yardi RISE's summer event was hosted in Milton Keynes, with a focus on “Communication Styles” - hosted by Yardi's Laura Gielczowski. The session explored the four principal communication styles: Conscientious, Dominance, Steadiness and Influence.

11 / 09 / 25

How Yardi Helped Allsop Scale for Growth, Enhance Client Confidence & Drive Innovation

How Yardi Helped Allsop Scale for Growth, Enhance Client Confidence & Drive Innovation 

In the latest episode of the Yardi Living Series, we spoke with Matthew Smith, CEO of Allsop, about how Yardi has supported the company’s transformation from a respected property manager into a leading Build to Rent (BTR) operator.

10 / 09 / 25

Yardi x AREF - Exploring the Role of Data and Technology in Investment Decisions

Yardi x AREF: Exploring the Role of Data and Technology in Investment Decisions 

We’re excited to partner with AREF (The Association of Real Estate Funds) on a new research collaboration, exploring how data and technology are influencing investment decision-making within the real estate funds industry. This joint initiative aims to gather insights from investment professionals, fund managers, and senior decision-makers, including COOs, CTOs, and CFOs, to understand how […]

How Property Managers Can Leverage Tech Better

How Property Managers Can Leverage Tech Better

Leading industry figures joined BE News and Yardi at UKREiiF for a lively and important debate exploring the ways tech is - and should be - used to meet investor expectations.

Balancing Act: Work, Life and Leadership – Lessons from Yardi RISE in Amsterdam

Balancing Act: Work, Life and Leadership – Lessons from Yardi RISE in Amsterdam

At our first in-person Yardi RISE event in Amsterdam, and our first RISE with ALLIES, we had the privilege of hosting a fireside chat with Elke Snijder, CFO for NSI, who shared lessons for better work-life balance in leadership.

22 / 07 / 25

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