Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s property transaction results
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 decline in property transactions, 25% down on the month previous and 8% down from just one year ago. This can […]
Upcoming events with Search Acumen
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 Kelly McDonnell of CLS as they shed light on what CLS coverage entails, provide real-life examples of claims, and address […]
New look website for property data leader, Search Acumen
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 Search Acumen to produce a smart redesign to reflect the firm’s innovative and dynamic approach to digital transformation. The easy-to-use […]
Search Acumen and Avail partner to support lawyer productivity
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 expertise and Avail Title’s experience with title document risk analysis are being brought together to support real estate lawyers by […]
Search Acumen shortlisted for PropTech Innovator of the Year at Property Week 2023 Awards
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 the property industry through the application of technology in residential or commercial markets. A panel of expert judges has selected […]
‘Significant AI investment could change everything’: Q&A with Managing Director at Search Acumen
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? First of all, I was pleased to hear the Government recognise the impact and power that technology and AI have […]
Upcoming events with Search Acumen
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 transaction. In collaboration with Groundsure, we will start by looking at the key risks associated with commercial transactions. We will […]
Upcoming webinars with Search Acumen
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 are delighted to be co-hosting with CLS an informative overview on protection for transactions being set aside under the Insolvency […]
Search Acumen partners with fellow proptech business – adoor – creating the first unified platform for all parties and advisors involved in a property sale
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. The partnership sees Search Acumen add over 75 property search datasets into the adoor platform, datasets which Search Acumen has […]
Upcoming webinars with Search Acumen
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 Solution. A powerful digital onboarding solution, supplying everything you need to enable streamlined paperless client onboarding from one consumer-inspired portal. During this […]
Search Acumen launches new digital onboarding solution eCOS following its acquisition by InfoTrack
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 clients. The launch represents the first technology-sharing arrangement between the business and its new owners, InfoTrack, one of the world’s […]
Search Acumen launches interactive data tool to provide early warning of property transaction risks
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 than ever before. Interactive Data Snapshot provides conveyancers and property lawyers with unprecedented access to live property due diligence data that […]
Search Acumen signs up to blockchain network Coadjute
Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that aims to halve the time it takes to move home, announced the move by leading conveyancing software firm Osprey Approach, property data provider company Search Acumen, and award-winning conveyancing firms AVRillo and PCS Legal to join their digital network. Coadjute’s blockchain platform is an open […]
Stamp Duty drawbacks: Search Acumen comments on Budget
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on the drawbacks of the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, extending the Stamp Duty holiday until June in the Budget: “Today’s stamp duty extension is not just welcome news for thousands of homebuyers-in-waiting. Extending the stamp duty holiday is also a tonic for thousands of conveyancers who have been under […]
Search Acumen launches data reports and insurance to help beat the stamp duty crunch
Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, has launched new data reports and insurance to enable real estate lawyers to identify risk upfront and help clients progress transactions ahead of the stamp duty cut off. The new product provides immediate access to all relevant property due diligence information necessary to progress a transaction […]
Search Acumen comments on ONS Construction Output for October 2020
New private housing construction work rises 145% since height of first lockdown1 However, new private housing construction activity dips 1.9% compared to previous month1 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data shows an uplift in construction output from the troughs of lockdown, driven in part by rampant buyer activity in the housing […]
Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Q3 2020 SDLT receipts
• Stamp Duty receipts rise 27% over the last quarter, increasing to £1.9bn in Q3 2020, up from £1.5bn in Q2 20201 • Number of property transactions liable for Stamp Duty jumps 68% over the last quarter, rising to 250,500 Q3 2020, up from 149,000 in Q2 20201 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: […]
Search Acumen launches first Artificial Intelligence tools
Search Acumen launches first Artificial Intelligence tools to transform property legal work in the UK. • Data insight and technology provider harnesses machine learning to help real estate lawyers conduct property due diligence more efficiently and meet the surge in market demand • Address data cleansing tool reduces hours of work to minutes by cross-referencing […]
Search Acumen comments on Conveyancing Standards Bill
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “The proposed Conveyancing Standards Bill has the right message when it comes to ensuring consumer protection for people making possibly the single most important investment of their lives. Whilst property lawyers play a significant role, the responsibility should be shared with developers and local planning authority. “There is […]
Search Acumen Comments On MHCLG House building; New Build Dwellings, England: January to June 2020
• The number of dwellings where building work started reached 15,930 in Q2 2020, a 52% fall compared to Q1 20201 • The number of dwellings completed was 15,950 in Q2 2020, a 62% drop compared to Q1 20201 Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “This latest data reveals the scale of the damaging […]
