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Property management chart of accounts: A complete guide
Managing property finances requires more than collecting rent and paying bills. To make informed decisions you need a structured way to record, organise and report every financial transaction across your portfolio. This is where a chart of accounts c…
The damp and mould compliance checklist for estate agents
Assess your agency’s readiness to support your landlords From October 2025, Awaab’s Law will set strict timelines for addressing damp and mould. From early detection during inspections to managing tenant complaints, estate agents must now go beyond …
Letting agents, are you prepared? How the renters reform bill will reshape your role
As the Renters’ Reform Bill moves through the House of Lords, much of the focus has been on landlords and tenants, the changes brought by the Renters’ Reform Bill will have a significant impact on letting agents and property managers too. One of the …
AI & cybersecurity in PropTech: Addressing privacy and technology risk
The PropTech landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future aspiration; it’s a current-day differentiator, powering everything from automated leasing and predictive maintenance to financial forecasting and…
Choosing the right AI tools for your real estate scenarios
It’s time to take the next step in your AI journey: choosing which AI technologies are the best fit for your unique scenarios. In our previous blog posts, we discussed ways to prepare your data for AI and how to define the real estate scenarios where…
Real world AI: Eight PropTech scenarios transforming real estate
Artificial intelligence (AI) for the real estate industry is here to stay, offering innovative solutions to longstanding challenges. For technology leaders, it’s critical to understand how the practical applications of AI can help leverage its potent…
Bridging the skills gap: How the block management sector can future proof service charge accounting
The block management sector is wrestling with a well-documented strain on property managers; however, a quieter crisis is brewing beneath the surface. Accounting teams, often the backbone of service charge operations, are facing a growing skills gap …
Inheritance Tax Planning on Buy To Let Properties
With inheritance tax sitting at 40% for an estate above £325,000, a landlord’s next of kin could be set to lose a large amount of money to the HMRC after they die. Here we are going to go through the Inheritance Tax rules with regards to Buy-to-let p…