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The role of digitalisation in human-centric FM: how IoT, AI, and smart technologies enhance the occupiers’ experiences
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…
How to drive efficiencies across the retail estate in 2024 and beyond
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…
What is lease management?
Lease management manages all aspects of a lease agreement, from creation to the ongoing management of the tenant-landlord relationship. Effective lease management is vital for property managers and landlords to reduce risk, maximise revenue and compl…
What is lease accounting? The basics simplified and explained
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 …
How lease administration teams can adapt to changing workplace dynamics
Nearly every industry is experiencing high turnover at the moment, and the commercial real estate sector is no exception. New workplace trends like the Great Resignation have led to a high level of employee churn, disrupting essential processes and t…
What is the future of your real estate ecosystem?
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…
The changing landscape of retail real estate
The concept of ‘reinvention’ seems to be on everyone’s lips across many disciplines, many sectors, and many organisations, due to the global economy and business landscape evolving. Global challenges pile pressure on organisations to become more inno…
A balancing act: how technology continues to help businesses keep IFRS 16 compliant
Lease accounting rules were dramatically altered when the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS 16), requiring all leases to be recorded on balance sheets in a bid to increase the transparency of business exposure to costs, came into force…