Breaking Property News 13/08/25

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Launch of AI tool that gives commercial lease analysis

Leasecake, the lease management platform that transforms real estate risk into opportunity, today announced the launch of Leasecake LIFT™: the Lease Intelligence and Favourability Tracker. This groundbreaking AI tool analyses commercial leases, flags risk, and delivers instant, actionable insights, empowering operators to negotiate stronger terms, avoid costly oversights, and scale faster with confidence.

With this first-of-its-kind innovation, it is revolutionizing how growing brands and multi-location tenants navigate the critical but often overlooked details buried in lease language. As companies grow and take on more locations, the complexity and risk hidden in lease agreements grow with them. From ambiguous CAM clauses to missing flood protection or problematic exclusivity terms, small oversights can snowball into major financial consequences. Leasecake LIFT helps identify and eliminate that risk before it impacts the bottom line.

“We are on a mission to transform real estate risk into opportunity, and Leasecake LIFT is the next step in that journey. This is our third release of AI-infused capabilities, and like the others, it’s grounded in practicality, not hype,” said Scott Williamson, CEO. “Operators are overwhelmed with labour, supply chain, and operational execution. Real estate is a critical component of their ability to grow, but they don’t have time to decode complex lease language. This new offering directly addresses the challenge so our customers can reduce overall expense and get stores online faster to drive more revenue.”

It uses intelligent AI workflows and expert-calibrated scoring models to analyse every key area of risk within a lease, assigning each a “LIFT Score”. This delivers unprecedented visibility across the entire portfolio, including any new leases prior to signing, empowering operators to make faster, smarter decisions aligned with their growth strategy.

“We believe Leasecake LIFT can be essential to cut through the noise and pinpoint what matters, saving days and sometimes weeks of back and forth lease negotiations,” says Kristi Mailloux, Partner at Three 20 Capital Group. “As a PE fund, and for fast-growing operators like us, that speed could translate directly to hitting opening dates and driving revenue faster.”

Whether entering a new market, negotiating a renewal, or evaluating leases acquired during due diligence, brands can now take a proactive approach to understanding how their lease terms impact growth. This service makes it easier to assess whether existing leases support expansion strategies, identify clauses that may restrict operations, and surface risks that could affect unit-level performance.

It’s especially valuable during due diligence, when speed matters and critical details are often buried in inconsistent or unfamiliar lease language, enabling teams to make informed decisions and negotiate from a position of strength.

The result: teams uncover 5x more risk in half the time, saving hours per lease and reducing the cost of scaling.

“Lease language has always been a blind spot for growing brands,” Williamson added. “… we’re giving operators the power to see clearly, act confidently, and protect their business before future risk becomes today’s reality.”

 

Andrew Stanton Executive Editor – moving property and proptech forward. PropTech-X

Andrew Stanton

CEO & Founder Proptech-PR. Proptech Real Estate Influencer, Executive Editor of Estate Agent Networking. Leading PR consultancy in Proptech & Real Estate.

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