Property Management: Volume 3 Issue 4

Asbestos‐the hidden threat

Michael S Thomas BSc. GRSC. MIOSH

What is the problem? Asbestos exposure may well be the number one occupational and environmental health problem in the United Kingdom today. Actions for compensation regarding…

Retail shop investment — an ‘off beat’ fund manager's view

Roger FIBA Neat FIAS, FFS, ACIArb.

Before we consider the subject matter of this paper we should briefly remind ourselves as to what investment is! Basically, this involves a sacrifice of something now for the…

Throwing light on the sun

John Anstey

How should we decide how much sunlight ought to be enjoyed by existing properties when considering prospective developments? I fear that all too many local authority planning…

Duties of commercial property managing agents

M.J. Dant, A.P. Lavers

The origin of the General Practice Surveyor can be traced directly to the needs of landowners from medieval times to have their real estate holdings properly managed. With the…

Shop property‐a dynamic market

Peter Evans, Craig Plumb

‘Retailing, one of the most important sectors of the economy, has undergone a massive transformation over the past 10 years. Changing patterns of lifestyle and consumer demands…

Planning for the cost effective office

Joan Aubrey Jones

Introduction Office accommodation is frequently seen by companies merely as an expensive overhead. Looked at realistically, however, it is an investment which, if made judiciously…