Agents search for their lingua franca

Osbourne, H

Agents search for their lingua franca - 2001 - Estates Gazette (0117) 28 April 2001, 208-209(2) .

Highlights the importance of data standardisation for the property industry to carry out effective e-business and promote straightforward homebuying websites. Problems of international standardisation with currency and measurements are most prominent, with UK guidelines and standards generally adopted. Outlines how Knight Frank, FPDSavills and Jones LangLaSalle are responding to the problems of standardisation and features Healey & Baker's BIG internet system, designed to deal with international business.


PROPERTY DATA
STANDARDISATION
WEBSITES
MEASUREMENTS
EBUSINESS
CURRENCIES
INTERNATIONAL