Property developers are falling behind in designing and building the apartments of the future by not providing structures for drone technology and self-driving cars, quantity surveying firm WT Partnership says.

While the majority of new apartments were equipped with the latest consumer technology, they lacked the crucial design features that would keep them relevant, such as  drone landing pads for deliveries and transport – and fewer car spaces that would be needed with self-driving cars, WT Partnership managing director Nick Deeks said.