EG Property Handbook

Geoff Parsons

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