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 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.

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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

Yardi product updates

Yardi Europe Q2 2025 Product Updates – Forecast, Construction and Debt Management 

Discover the latest product updates from the Yardi Commercial and Investment Management teams for Q2 2025!

Yardi-Powered BTR Developments Outperform Industry for Fourth Year in a Row

Yardi-Powered BTR Developments Outperform Industry for Fourth Year in a Row

The build to rent (BTR) and single-family housing (SFH) sectors continue their upward trajectory in 2024, with residents awarding the highest average ratings to date. The 2025 HomeViews & Rightmove Report offers a resident-driven snapshot of how developments across the UK are performing. This year’s average overall rating hit 4.53, continuing a steady upward trend – a testament to the sector’s ongoing commitment to quality and innovation.

18 / 06 / 25

REACH Clients Win Gold in 2025 Hermes Creative Awards

REACH Clients Win Gold in 2025 Hermes Creative Awards

It’s official! The 2025 Hermes Creative Award winners are here, and REACH has been recognised for the third consecutive year. It includes two gold awards earned on behalf of our stellar clients: Roundhouse and ila.

06 / 06 / 25

Yardi Living Series - Episode 2

From Blank Page to 2,000+ Units: How ila Built a BTR Platform with Yardi

In the first episode of the Yardi Living Series, we sat down with Grant Robertson, Technical and Compliance Director at ila, to explore the journey of launching a build to rent (BTR) operator from scratch—and the crucial role that Yardi played in making it happen.

03 / 06 / 25

Yardi RISE: Networking & Communication for Career Growth 

Yardi RISE: Networking & Communication for Career Growth 

Yardi RISE held a fireside chat with Yardi Solutions Consultant, Sonia Brahimi and Director, Global Account Management at CBRE, Kinga Rassinier. The session focused on personal career journeys, the power of networking, and overcoming challenges in the industry.

19 / 05 / 25

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Elevating the Resident Experience: Insights from the UK’s Top BTR Schemes 

The UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector continues to thrive, in no small part due to its reputation for delivering exceptional resident experiences. The hereSAY BTR mystery shopping benchmark report 2025 provides valuable insights into how leading BTR schemes are achieving operational excellence and resident satisfaction. Notably, six of the ten benchmark schemes from the report have leveraged Yardi’s BTR suite of solutions to underpin their success.

21 / 03 / 25

MIPIM 2025: Digitisation in Real Estate

MIPIM 2025: Digitisation in Real Estate

This month at MIPIM, HI HEUTE editor-in-chief Thorsten Müller spoke to a Yardi representative about the latest developments in digitisation, real estate and Yardi.

Yardi product updates

Yardi Europe Q1 2025 Product Updates – Property, Asset and Investment Management 

Discover the latest product updates from the Yardi team for Q1 2025!