Property Management: Volume 10 Issue 3

Facilities management at the crossroads

Edward Finch

Argues that facilities management is an indispensable part ofproperty management. Clarifies the role of the facilities manager andidentifies some of the emerging issues which are…

Valuation tribunals: the presentation of rating cases

Alec H. Evans

Offers a practical guide to the Valuation and Community ChargeTribunals (VCCT) which now list large numbers of appeals against the newrating assessments for hearings. Outlines…

Auditing of reserve fund accounts

Charles Niren

Provides some background to the new Code of Practice for propertymanagement agents. Argues that clarity of accounts is in the interestsof landlords, agents, and residents alike.

Forfeiture and peaceable re‐entry: a review of recent developments

Geoffrey Waterson

Asks when it is possible to forfeit the property lease for breachof covenant. Considers the rules and limitations under which this rightmay be exercised in the light of a recent…

Independent auditing of building environments: a property management responsibility

Rex Barnes

Examines recently introduced legislation and guidelines concerningthe quality of building environments. Shows how these new criteria arehaving a major effect on the ways in which…

Managing space efficiently: non‐territorial and universal plan offices

Franklin Becker

Reports on research organized around the theme “managingspace efficiently”, intended to respond to factors that weretransforming facilities management into a major issue in many…

VAT and property management: current details

Andrew D. Wells

Highlights some issues surrounding the UK value added tax treatmentof transactions involving land and buildings. Discusses the problemconcerning the making of exempt or partially…

Offices with living accommodation: rates or the community charge?

Roger Enemy

Outlines the Local Government Finance Act which lays down the wayliving accommodation is to be treated for Community Charge purposes.Considers whether living accommodation in…

The management of commonhold properties in Australia, France and the USA: part 1

Spence Marlow, Sue Rivers

Provides some background to new proposals in the UK to introducelegislation which would give existing long leaseholders ininterdependent properties the collective right to…