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Finance lease vs. operating lease: What’s the difference?
Making the right decision between finance and operating leases is essential for businesses to manage finances effectively. These two lease types differ in their accounting treatment, financial implications and operational considerations. This guide b…
What is finance lease accounting?
Finance lease accounting refers to the method by which long-term lease agreements are recorded on the balance sheet. This approach requires the lessee to recognise both the asset and the corresponding lease liability, reflecting the ownership-like re…
What is a triple net lease (NNN)?
A triple net lease (NNN) is a common type of commercial real estate lease in the UK. It’s especially common for retail spaces, restaurants and other franchise businesses. With a triple net lease, tenants are responsible for more than just their base …
How MRI Agora Insights can drive your Business Insights
MRI Agora Insights helps you put your data to work for your business, with a single place to access automated insights at-a-glance. By combining data from multiple MRI applications in predefined, out-of-the-box dashboards, you can be up and running i…
How to use AI to interact with your data
Aritificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the real estate industry by helping owners, operators, investors, and tenants to automate tasks and create efficiencies, resulting in better customer service and improved client retention. The technology …
Tell better stories with data visualisation
“Different stakeholders want to hear different stories from data, so giving them the tools to tailor what they need is key.” Ian Niblock, Senior Director Product Development, MRI Software When making big strategic decisions, the ability to tell a…
What are the key elements of a data platform?
Traditionally, the two key elements of a data platform have been data lakes and data warehouses. These elements are used for very different things and can be categorised in the following way: Data lake A central repository that allows you to store …
Data democracy – How accessible is your data?
We all understand the importance of clean data, but are you making the right data available to the right people? Is it presented it in an easily accessible, digestible format? Some organisations struggle with data they can’t access, because it eithe…