... liability”, in terms of contamination, has implications for the owners, occupiers and managers of such properties and may be affecting rental and capital values of industrial premises. This research explores the current awareness of all parties to these changes. Design/methodology/approach The study...

...Douglas S. Bible; Chengho Hsieh; Gary Joiner; David W. Volentine This study examines the effects of site contamination on residential property values in Northwest Louisiana, a region well‐known for having numerous environmental problems. The old Lincoln Creosote site is the focus of this study...

...Miles Keeping There has been much discussion of the subject of contaminated land in the academic and professional press, particularly since the proposal to register sites subject to contaminants prior to the enactment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Much of this work has focused...

...Stuart Gronow The reasons for the development of explicit methods of appraisal, in general, are outlined and examples given. The acceptability of a discounted cash flow (DCF) approach for appraising contaminated land is considered and the knowledge requirements are described. The principles...

... the property for which they are responsible is contaminated. Only a full‐scale, on‐site, environmental audit costing many thousands of pounds would establish this with absolute certainty. However, there are some basic steps the manager can take to determine the likelihood of contamination existing on land...