...Danielle Claire Sanderson; Victoria Mary Edwards Purpose Corporate occupiers require offices and services which meet their business needs, while landlords must attract and retain occupiers to maximise occupancy and rental income. The purpose of this paper is to help landlords and property managers...

... The empirical results presented are primarily based on a number of case studies. Findings The research shows that there have been a number of “rational” reasons for moving from owning to leasing: primarily better risk allocation and more efficient management of complex properties with both public...

...Mohd Nazali Mohd Noor; Michael Pitt; George Hunter; Matthew Tucker Purpose The RICS code of practice “Service Charges in Commercial Property” was introduced in 2007 with the intention to promote best practice guidelines in the provision and management of commercial service charges. The paper seeks...

...John McDonagh; Gary Nichols Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the strength of the link between overall business strategy and supporting property strategies in New Zealand organizations. Design/methodology/approach Most organizations develop strategic business plans...

... selection of operational property with a pros and cons analysis of the benefits of ownership versus leasing. Policy implications are addressed by way of conclusion. Findings Identifies a tendency for decisions to be taken without the support of a financial framework and to be biased towards an ownership...

...Paul Dettwiler; Peter Lindelöf; Hans Löfsten Purpose What effect do different business environments, caused primarily by changes in GDP, have on property management of growth firms? Design/methodology/approach This paper investigates the dynamic effects of two successive periods on property...

...Timothy Eccles; Andrew Holt This paper is concerned with International Accounting Standards (IAS) and their impact upon existing accounting practices for property within the UK. It also anticipates the wider international and European demands for IAS. There are two primary points to consider. First...

...Simon Wainwright For many corporate occupiers, commercial property constitutes one of their largest operational assets. With a desire to improve shareholder value and efficiency and to refocus on core business, the continued necessity to retain such assets on the balance sheet is now under...