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Could you please explain the need to retain a full valuation list even if all or certain classes of property occupiers no longer have to pay rates.

Norman Bowie. The retail scene is no exception to the quiet revolution which is occurring in the property market. Everyone is a shopper, but over-familiarisation can give a false impression…

In what circumstances may a landlord successfully take forfeiture proceedings against a tenant and what procedural requirements must he follow?. A landlord has a right of forfeiture in all leases…

Before looking at the specific topic areas covered by the current RICS research report, it is worth noting the recommendations made in the interim report.

Please could you outline the main points of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ research report on “Property Valuation Methods”. This report has grown out of the initiative taken by…

Please explain the extent to which “time is of the essence” in a rent review clause. Tenants in business leases prefer to enjoy security of tenure for several years, but,…

The explosion in the City colloquially known as the Big Bang has added some new words and phrases to the language of that other market.

Could you please explain how the indexation allowance works in respect of capital gains?. Whenever an asset is sold for more than its purchase cost then in simple terms a…

My employer recently asked me to proof read our annual property review, which I did, but was chastised for not using the correct marks and symbols.

The great weakness of commercial property is that it depends on the level of domestic business activity; empty offices, as in Manhattan, mean cheap rents.

Occupiers and lawful visitors. “Occupation” of land is primarily a question of fact rather than a question of law. An “occupier” need not be a landowner or a tenant –…

Survey assumptions. The PAI/PMA Property Survey, first carried out in December 1981, now covers some 80 centres throughout the UK excluding London.(*) The current survey is based on information collected…