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List of contents
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Part 1 Land and Ownership
1 Land, Air and Sea
2 Freehold Estates in Land
3 Leaseholds, Tenancies and Like Property
4 Rights of Others
Part 2 Property Markets
5 Property Marketing
6 Property Owners and Others
7 Property Information and Standards
8 Markets in Property
Part 3 Professional and Contractual Services
9 Professional Bodies and their Members
10 Engaging a Professional Consultant
11 Employing Contractors
12 Buying, Selling and Other Transactions
Part 4 Development of Settlements
13 Settlement and Community Development
14 Sustainable and Acceptable Developments
Part 5 Development Process
15 Property Development Process
16 Site Appraisal and Selection
17 Development Decisions
18 Site Clearance and Restoration
19 Procurement of Buildings
Part 6 Property and Facilities Management
20 Commissioning a Property
21 Caring for Property
22 Insuring against Perils
Part 7 Property and Finance
23 Financial Performance and Measurement
24 Valuations and Appraisals
25 Funding Property Transactions and Works
Part 8 Property Taxation
26 Management of Property Taxation
27 National Taxes and Property
28 Council Tax and Residential Property
29 Business Property and Rates
30 Valuation for Taxes
Part 9 Property and Government
31 Government and Property
32 Government and Departments etc
33 Government Funding
Part 10 Settling Disputes
34 Settling Disputes
Part 11 Appendices
Appendix 1 — Table of Boxes
Case studies Checklists Examples Practical points Profiles
Step-by-step
(Boxes are listed in numerical sequence for each chapter)
Appendix 2 — Table of Statutes
Appendix 3 — Table of Cases
Appendix 4 — Table of Abbreviations
Part 12 Indexes
1 Places
2 Organisations, Offices, Officials and Others
3 Key Words
About the author
Parsons, Geoff
Summary
Suitable for those who work with property or property-related matters, this book describes how those in the property industry go about their work. It is intended to be an introduction for those whose involvement in property requires them to understand or have insights into the ways in which property functions and processes are carried out.
