Software platform updates home-movers address and sets up new household services
- Enhancements to the customer journey through specialist technology contractors
- A refresh of the SlothMove website and user interface
- Expanded investment in marketing
- Growing its customer service team to increase support levels and create a more personalised, high‑quality mover experience
Andrew Stanton CEO Proptech-PR
Ofixu is now an AI-native infrastructure for flexible commercial property.
Since launch, Ofixu reports facilitating more than £12 million in workspace transactions, operating in a model frequently compared to an “Airbnb for workspaces.” With v5.0, however, the firm is moving beyond marketplace positioning and toward operational infrastructure. Founder Daniel Hinden characterises the release as a structural reset rather than an incremental upgrade.
“This is not a feature update. We dismantled our legacy WordPress system entirely and rebuilt Ofixu as an AI-first operating system for workspace. The ambition is to remove friction at every layer of commercial property — from listing creation to lead qualification and booking.”
A Sector Still Largely Undigitised
Commercial real estate remains one of the least digitised major asset classes globally. Despite significant venture investment in proptech over the past decade, many operational processes remain fragmented and manual.
Listing creation is often handled via static PDFs. Brochures require manual data entry. Measurements are approximate. Enquiries are inconsistently qualified. CRM systems operate separately from live inventory. International pricing and currency conversion remain disjointed.
The company’s consolidates these disconnected workflows into a unified AI stack. Rather than layering AI tools onto an existing brokerage model, the platform has been rebuilt around automation at the core. The system now includes AI ingestion of property brochures and image sets, neural-network-generated listing descriptions, automated SEO optimisation, camera-based square footage calculation, AI-driven enquiry qualification, integrated CRM functionality, and multi-currency geolocation infrastructure.
The strategic thesis reflects a broader market shift: as flexible leasing accelerates, inventory velocity becomes critical. Manual processes struggle to scale in global, on-demand markets.
From Marketplace to Operating Layer
Its v5.0 product suite positions the company less as a listing portal and more as an operating layer for workspace operators and landlords. The platform automates listing creation by extracting structured data from unstructured inputs, including scanned brochures and photographed materials. AI models analyse property imagery to detect features, classify workspace types, and suggest indicative pricing.
LiDAR-enabled camera functionality provides real-time square footage calculation, reducing reliance on external measurement processes. A bulk upload hub supports ingestion and categorisation of over 50 file formats, from floor plans to financial documents.
On the demand side, a 24/7 AI concierge qualifies inbound enquiries, schedules viewings, and manages early-stage negotiations. An embedded CRM tracks pipeline progression, generates AI-assisted email drafts, and synchronises data externally where required.
For occupiers and operators, secure portals enable shortlisting, digital document execution, booking management, and financial reporting. Meanwhile, global geolocation detection and real-time FX conversion across 30+ currencies aim to support cross-border demand.
The architecture suggests a deliberate attempt to remove process friction across the transaction lifecycle rather than simply optimise discovery.
Structural Shift in Workspace Demand
Since 2020, demand dynamics in commercial property have shifted materially toward managed short-form leases, hybrid occupancy models, decentralised corporate footprints, and on-demand workspace solutions.
Andrew Stanton CEO Proptech-PR
Week 39: The Data & Digital Due Diligence Checklist for Acquisitions, Retrofits & Repositioning
In this weekly series, we explore how the commercial real estate industry is being transformed by data and digital infrastructure. Guided by the principles in Peak Property Performance, we unpack a new idea every week to help owners unlock value, reduce risk, and future-proof their portfolios. Learn more about OpticWise and Bill Douglas, the authors of this series.
Traditional Due Diligence Is No Longer Enough
When acquiring or repositioning an asset, you wouldn’t skip physical inspections, environmental reviews, or lease audits. So why are data and digital infrastructures—the layers that increasingly defines tenant experience, operational efficiency, ESG performance, and future NOI—still ignored in most due diligence processes?
As we shift into a data-driven era of CRE ownership, owners who fail to assess a building’s digital foundation are setting themselves up for costly surprises and missed opportunities.
Why Digital Due Diligence Matters
Whether it’s a new acquisition, value-add project, or office-to-resi conversion, your ability to capture upside and mitigate downside depends on the quality of the building’s data & digital infrastructure (DDI).
Here’s what can happen when you overlook it:
- You inherit fragmented legacy networks that block system integrations
- Tenants are underserved by poor or unavailable internet options
- Sensor and building management systems are incompatible or outdated
- You’re left footing the bill for costly rewiring and retrofits
- There’s no infrastructure in place to support ESG reporting or AI readiness
Bottom line: If the digital foundation is broken or absent, everything built on top of it suffers—from smart amenities to energy savings to valuation multiples.
Digital Risk Readiness: A Pre-Acquisition Owner’s Checklist
While not a substitute for a full Digital Infrastructure Audit (DDIA) in Peak Property Performance, this high-level checklist helps owners spot the most common digital risk blindspots before acquisition or repositioning.
Use this to evaluate whether the asset’s data and digital infrastructure (DDI) foundation is strong—or dangerously absent.
Andrew Stanton CEO Proptech-PR
