... practices by the development of “best” practice. This can be contrasted with an informality that is derived through ad hoc and value judgements made by individuals based upon their experience, technical understanding and professional expertise. In this study, the narrative presents itself also...

... the clarity and content have been the subject of investigation (see, for example, Halvitigata, 2018 ; Holt and Eccles, 2019), despite the existence of best practice “standard forms”, the quality and clarity of leases still being drawn up has been described as “a legal barrier in the development of best...

...; it is not a practical management handbook on how best to operate the premises and generate an amicable business relationship. The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of the lease in reinforcing and disrupting the generation of best practice within real estate management. Design/methodology/approach...

...Andrew Holt; Timothy Eccles Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess whether financial reporting practices for commercial service charges in the UK retail sector match the best practice requirements of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Code of practice for commercial...