REI: The AI-based information view with sights on powering hot properties – find out more with Search Acumen

Andrew Lloyd, managing director at Search Acumen, explains the launch of the company’s new Real Estate Intelligence (REI) interface — applying machine learning to create more efficient and ultimately valuable lawyer and client journeys through time-pressured property transactions.

AI to move from a tactical tool to a strategic priority for real estate industry – find out more with Search Acumen

With a new government committed to getting Britain building and the macro-economic situation far more favourable than a year ago, 2025 will see renewed optimism and a pick-up in deal flow.

One in ten of UK’s top 200 law firms using AI to improve accuracy and insight into CON29 searches – find out more with Search Acumen

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 200 commercial real estate law firms, four of which are in the top 20.

HMRC’s property transaction data for December 2024 – find out more with Search Acumen

The build up to Christmas saw the usual slowdown of transactional activity, although the commercial sector was bolstered by some strong valuations which saw transactions move in the right direction compared to the previous month.

Digital innovation with Search Acumen: the commercial real estate series

Search Acumen invites you to an exclusive event tailored for key decision-makers in commercial real estate from leading law firms. Join us in Liverpool for an insightful discussion on the transformative impact of technology and data on the sector.

Bedding into better practices with Search Acumen: how digital transformation can unlock the UK’s PBSA potential

The UK’s persistent PBSA supply crisis is at a nexus of three key challenges facing the broader property market.  Unfavourable macroeconomic conditions and excessive red tape in the regulatory environment will be two issues familiar to those in the industry.

Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s property transaction data for June 2024

The seasonally adjusted estimate of UK non-residential (commercial) transactions in June shows a 2% annual decrease compared to May 2023, and a 3% monthly decrease compared to May 2024. Non-seasonally adjusted this annual figure changes to a 12% decrease.

Active property law firms continue to drop in 2024 with transactions down 22% – learn more with Search Acumen

Total transactions across the residential and commercial real estate market are down by -22% annually.

£Billion commercial real estate hotspots revealed – find out more with Search Acumen

Challenging conditions in the commercial real estate market have contributed to a collapse in the number of local authority districts in England and Wales attracting £1bn+ in annual commercial real estate sales, according to new analysis from Search Acumen, the property data provider.

Commercial landlords to miss MEES targets by nearly a decade costing £750m in rents a year – find out more Search Acumen

Despite tighter Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) coming into force over a year ago in April 2023 prohibiting landlords from leasing buildings with an EPC rating below E, nearly 18,000 (17,957) rental buildings still have substandard F or G ratings.