The Government Property Agency has launched today, creating a powerful body that will asset manage multiple departments’ estates for the first time, oversee the sale of surplus public buildings, and release a new wave of civil service office requirements.
In the news this morning, EG takes a deep dive into what assets the GPA will control, how it aims to help departments meet their rationalisation targets and where to next for the government hubs programme.
It also reports that the hunt is on for a new chief executive to lead the property asset management organisation going forward.
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