Outlines the Local Government Finance Act which lays down the way living accommodation is to be treated for Community Charge purposes. Considers whether living accommodation in offices should be rated or subject to the Community Charge, and whether it can make a difference to the amount of tax...

Joint ventures in property development can bring considerable benefits to the parties. For example, in a joint venture involving a local authority the authority will be able to play a positive role in urban regeneration while the developer will gain credibility and hopefully obtain a smoother...

On 1 April 1990, with the introduction of the Uniform Business Rate, came new provisions relating to the rating of empty non‐industrial hereditaments. In a booming marketplace, with almost full occupancy, the imposition of a 50 per cent compulsory unoccupied rate charge might pass unnoticed....

Considers the possible overall effects of the current review of local government in Britain on the management of the property assets of local authorities. Draws attention to the present highly uncertain situation, but assumes that reorganization will occur in some form. Considers the ways in...

Property has been increasingly recognized as a key resource which, if well managed, contributes to an organization′s success. For local authorities, property is the environment in which people work and from which services are delivered. In this sense its suitability has an impact on both...

The extension of compulsory, competitive tendering to professional services, against a background of local government reform is generating an atmosphere of organizational and operational uncertainty. Examines some of the issues arising out of the twin processes and highlights some of the areas...

Describes aspects of the development of a PC‐based system for a local authority asset register and valuation system. The project was managed and implemented by property, not computer, people and focuses on the do‐it‐yourself approach to system development which has been made possible by...

Extends the work of Smith and Storr who considered the legal and financial attributes of the purchase notice system. Covers the practical operation of the system. The administrative procedures relating to purchase notices, the way in which they are applied and the experience of the servers of...

The total capital value of the tenanted non‐residential property of English and Welsh local authorities is immense, more even than the total holdings of the top eight, UK‐based, property companies. However, while property investment companies own tenanted property for financial returns, the...

Based on a request by a local authority to advise it as to the means of avoiding Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and the effect of the methods it used, examines the various options for avoidance, the provisions of the Act, the relevant case law, and the traps which may beset...