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Energy compliance in the commercial real estate sector is slowing, new analysis has revealed. The volume of A, A+, and B EPC registrations, which are typically less energy-intensive and less affected by rising energy bills,

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Search Acumen, a pioneer in UK legal technology, announces that its local authority document reading tool, Real Estate Intelligence (REI), has created time efficiency savings of approximately 10,000 hours for real estate lawyers to date.

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Property tech company Search Acumen says 2026 will see an accelerated adoption of AI and technology in the legal sector, especially in property law, driven by government innovation and investment. As AI and digital tools

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Search Acumen, a pioneer in UK legal technology, has reported its unique local authority document reading tool, Real Estate Intelligence (REI), has digitally read and analysed more than 74,000 individual pages of local authority search

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Research by commercial real estate data and technology company Search Acumen suggests that it will take until at least 2040 for all rented commercial properties to meet the 2030 MEES standards (of EPC rating B

Search Acumen, a British pioneer of AI in legal tech, reports that its proprietary AI tool, Real Estate Intelligence (REI), has been used to analyse local authority search data by 20 of the UK’s top

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Leading Proptech firm Search Acumen has today unveiled REI (‘Real Estate Intelligence’). REI is a proprietary AI application that now forms part of Search Acumen’s existing end-to-end case management system for real estate lawyers. REI

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The sluggish property market has had a lacklustre effect on property lawyers, who are now handling 25% fewer cases on average following a 21% fall in monthly property transactions year-on-year[1]. According to the Conveyancing Market

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Debt, data, a digital skills gap and a coming crunch point for hybrid working – Search Acumen highlights key themes for 2024 in legal and real estate markets. As 2023 comes to a close, property

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The ‘left-behind’ towns across England and Wales earmarked for £20 million endowment-style funds each under the Government’s Long-Term Plan for Towns, have outperformed the property market for commercial transactions, according to a study by Search

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Search Acumen (property data insight and technology provider) comments on HMRC’s property transactions data for April 2023. Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, the property data and insight provider, commented: Today’s figures show a significant

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Search Insurance: The 3 Cs – Cover, Claims and Common Misconceptions Date: Tuesday 27th June Time: 11am Where: Online About this event Tuesday, 27th June at 11:00 am, we’ll be joined by Anthony O’Hanlon and

Industry-leading property data insight and technology provider, Search Acumen, has recently unveiled its new look website for an improved visitor experience following the recent expansion of its service offering. Web design business Limely worked with

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Two market-leading proptech firms, Search Acumen and Avail, announce details of their new partnership, designed to bring together their specialisms to further their joint goal of digitalising the real estate sector. Search Acumen’s property data

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Property data insight and technology provider, Search Acumen, has been chosen as a finalist for Property Week’s 2023 Property Awards in the Proptech Innovator of the Year category. The category honours companies that are transforming

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Following the Spring Budget’s heavy focus on AI investment, we discuss with Andrew Lloyd the changes that technology could bring to the legal and property sectors. Q. What are your thoughts on last week’s Budget?

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Search Acumen – Commercial – Which report for which scenario? Date: Wednesday 29th March Time: 11am Where: Online About this event This session is designed to help you choose the correct commercial search for your

All you need to know about upcoming webinars with Search Acumen Bankruptcy, Liquidation & The Insolvency Act Date: Wednesday 18th January Time: 11am – 12pm Where: Anywhere you like: it’s virtual About this event We

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Property data, insight and technology provider, Search Acumen, has partnered with innovative homebuying app, adoor, to help improve the property transaction experience for homeowners and buyers through time saving, efficiency and a better customer experience.

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New analysis by Search Acumen, the property data and technology provider, shows one in three of the biggest spending homeowners in England and Wales are buying outside of London as the pandemic continues to reshape

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eCOS – The award-winning Digital Client Onboarding Solution Date: Thursday 21st July Time: 11am-11.30am Where: Anywhere you like – it’s virtual Join Nick Feller, Head of Account Management, as he introduces eCOS: Electronic Client Onboarding

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Join our Client Relationship Manager, Wilfred, as he demonstrates our Proprietor Name Check (PNC) solution, a fast, cost-effective and efficient alternative to HMLR’s PN1 search. Our product not only returns exact name matches, but also

The property market has been operating at breakneck speed over the past few months as a combination of Covid-19 dynamics and Stamp Duty holiday incentives have created the perfect storm. For Scott Gair, Partner at

Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, has added electronic client onboarding solution (eCOS) to its suite of digital conveyancing tools, equipping legal firms with a fast, digital process to communicate with their

Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, has launched a new tool that provides real-time property data to lawyers via interactive reports, empowering them to advise clients earlier and progress transactions more efficiently

Construction output fell 2.0% in April 2021 following a particularly strong increase in March (5.8%), and output now stands slightly above its pre-pandemic February 2020 level1 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “Despite the

Construction industry proving to be boon for UK economy

Private and public new housing output jumps 9.4% and 16.7% respectively over the last month1 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest set of data underlines that the construction sector is proving to

Stamp Duty holiday triggers 22% rise in monthly property transactions

– equivalent to over 171,000 extra sales Pandemic response more effective at stimulating demand than post-financial crisis Stamp Duty holiday in 2008/09, when transactions fell 27% 171,303 extra transactions occur since the introduction of the

Prime and super-prime segment of the property market driving bulk of activity

Number of quarterly residential property transactions worth £1m or more liable for SDLT reaches record level of 8,300 in Q1 20211 Number of quarterly residential property transactions worth £1m or more liable for SDLT climbs

Construction continues to contribute to UK economic recovery

Private and public new housing work up 0.3% and 13.5% over the last month respectively1 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data shows construction continues to cement itself as one of the

Housing market still receptive to stimulus measures

• House prices jump 1.1% over the last month to reach record high1 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data shows that the housing market is still receptive to government stimulus measures.

Demand softens as buyers put transactions on ice

Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data shows activity in the property market started to level off ahead of the end of the initial Stamp Duty holiday. “The slide in property prices

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