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Lease management is the process of overseeing and administering lease agreements throughout their entire lifecycle. It covers everything from creating, negotiating and executing lease contracts to ensuring compliance, tracking key dates and managing …

Lease management software is used by real estate teams to oversee the management of their lease portfolios, from keeping on top of administration and accounting to making strategic decisions about contract renewals. Used correctly, lease management s…

Workspaces have changed dramatically in the last two decades. Once dominated by cubicles, private offices and rigid seating plans, the modern office now embraces flexibility, hybrid working and employee experience as central pillars of workplace desi…

In the past, workplace navigation was straightforward: desks were fixed, teams sat together and floorplans rarely changed. Today, the landscape looks very different. Hybrid working, unassigned seating and multi-building sites mean that navigating the…

As occupier needs become ever more diverse and their behaviour patterns less predictable, FM teams face a considerable challenge in responding to their changing needs. While AI and digital technology are often contrasted against “the human touch”, Io…

The retail landscape is a challenging environment globally, marked by the rising of costs for goods, inflation, energy, and labour. It’s vital, now more than ever, for retailers to base their decisions on data, and to take proactive measures rather t…

Effective from 1st January 2019 for private sector organisations and more recently in the public sector from 1st April 2022, IFRS 16 is the new standard for lease accounting issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). These latest …

When the pandemic struck two years ago, almost overnight, office workers switched to remote working and PropTech made the mainstream press, quickly becoming a business imperative. Once the real estate industry overcame the initial disruption and beca…