A One Day Briefing

An Introduction to Property

For Property Secretaries, PAs, Administrators and all those new to the field

 

Speakers
Derek Bruce, Principal Lecturer, School of Surveying, Kingston University and Practising Chartered Surveyor
Nigel Dubben, Principal Lecturer and Post Graduate Course Director, School of Surveying, Kingston University; Author, Property Partnerships
Professor Sarah Sayce, Head of School of Surveying, Kingston University; Joint Author, Building Sustainability in the Balance; Joint Author, Property and Construction Economics;
Joint Author, Real Estate Appraisal
Simon Wainwright, Managing Director, J Peisner Wainwright – Real Estate Advisers
Nigel Whittaker, Partner, Charles Russell LLP, Solicitors

Matters to be covered include:

•The property life-cycle
•Who does what in the property world: Investors, Surveyors, Agents, Valuers, Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, Public and Private Property Companies, Developers, Dealers, Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Solicitors, Building Surveyors, Structural and Service Engineers
•What the words mean; a thorough grounding in the actual meaning of the words encountered; day in and day out
•Magic words and phrases - what they are and what they do, for example,
- “subject to contract”
- “without prejudice”
•Valuation: What is value? How value is calculated
•What is worth? What is price?
•How the investment market works; who is involved; what do they do; how do they do it?
•How property financing works; short-term and long-term finance. Why do some borrowers get into difficulty; what happens when they do?
•Comparables; what they are; when and how they are used
•Legal Ownership
•The differences between a lease and a licence
•Major commercial lease terms
•The ways in which leases are changing
•The lease code
•What happens at a rent review and at the end of the lease
•Residential letting law: Assured shorthold tenancies
•The Housing Act 2004 – the effect on Residential Lettings
- The Tenancy Deposit Scheme
- Houses in Multiple Occupation
- Implications for Landlords and Letting Agents
•Insurance – insurance valuations and cover
•How developments are done – how a development is put together, who does what
•How planning works; Brownfield, Greenfield, PPGs, PPSs, Decisions and Appeals
•Asset Management: The concept of Asset Management
- Asset worth
- Physical Operations on Buildings
- Lease re-gearing
- Development options
- Tenant strength and default
•Building Defects
- Property Inspections
- Contamination
- Hazardous materials
- Deleterious materials
- Remedies
•Buildings in Use
- Occupier requirements
- Use of Services
- “Green Issues” – Carbon footprints
- Energy certification
- Modern methods of construction
•PFI and PPP – what are they?
•Responsibilities for maintenance and management of properties, repairs, defects and dilapidations
•Service Charges
•What occupiers want
•The changing face of retail
•Modern office requirements
- Energy efficiency
•Impact of changing Legislation
•How to learn more – what to read