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Why are real-estate players not embracing PropTech?

Property leaders are convinced about the benefits of PropTech, so why then is the up-take so slow?

As with any industry, we look towards leaders to guide us on new innovations and practices. According to KPMG Global PropTech Survey, ‘Property leaders can see where PropTech will make a difference’, helping to lower costs and help increase efficiency. Read more

Can a customer experience add value to a building?

The quick answer is YES! Everyone is talking about tenant experience and placemaking, but how can it realistically add value to a building or portfolio without taking up all your time and resources?

Locale property management portals provide a wealth of lifestyle services that are tailored to your area and occupier needs. Helping you add value to your building portfolio and create a customer experience easily and efficiently. Read more

Customer Service Week: Agility happens at Locale

We are celebrating National Customer Service Week and today’s theme is agility.

Ensuring we get back to our customers within a timely fashion is of up-most importance to Locale. So important in fact, that we promise to get back to our customers within four hours or less and our usual response time is less than forty minutes! Read more

Can custom-built property technology change the way you communicate?

In a world of instant connectivity in our personal and professional lives, why wouldn’t you now expect your home or workplace to talk to you? Investors, occupiers and property managers are raising the stakes and expecting a space that provides a service and connects them to the people and facilities within it. Read more

Customer Service Week: Excellence happens at Locale

Locale’s promise of excellence

We are celebrating National Customer Service Week and today’s theme is insight. At Locale, we pride ourselves on our customer insight, always making sure we have a genuine understanding of customer needs in order to provide excellent customer service. Read more

How can property technology drive efficiency in building management?

Intelligent buildings are now a reality, modern homes, offices and commercial spaces that are being designed to be smart, efficient and provide a user experience. For some, this can be a scary prospect… does this mean that we must invest heavily in technology for our buildings to keep up, to get sticky occupiers? We believe the answer is no, not necessarily. Property technology or “PropTech” doesn’t have to mean radical change, simple digitisation of processes and integration with existing processes can drive efficiency as well as creating an attractive place for occupiers.

We offer live demos of our solutions to anyone wishing to transform their building management, and enhance occupier experience. To book yours, http://bit.ly/2N3oHIp

How can a Locale management portal drive building efficiency & experiences? Read more

Macmillan Coffee Morning 2018

We love an excuse to bake in the Locale office, and this time, it was for a good cause! The team participated in this year’s Macmillan Coffee Morning to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Macmillan has been encouraging people to host coffee mornings since 1990 to enjoy some treats and raise money to help ensure no one has to face cancer alone.

Locale’s Louise showcases at Modern Art Oxford

Louise has been working for Locale for just over four months as a Production Assistant and has been a great asset to the team. Louise attended The University of Reading and achieved a 1^st class degree in joint Art and History of Art, as well as assisting in the curation of New Greenham Arts where she managed the layout and display of the exhibition.

The Annual Locale Bake-Off

For the Locale Bake-Off this year, each member of the team wanted a slice of the action and we had over 20 entries! The table was laden with a delicious variety of sweet and savoury goods that looked good enough to eat – which is always a great start!