 | Property Asset Management Subjects: Built Environment; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Property; Planning; Finance; Business Management and Accounting; Housing and Communities; Estate and Facilities Management; Property and Real Estate Practice Management; Property Surveying; Property Valuation; Property & Real Estate Finance; Accounting; Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management; Property asset management requires both day-to-day oversight of rental properties and an ability to maximize the potential of the portfolio through forward thinking and practical planning. Successful property managers must be flexible and proactive whilst maintaining a robust knowledge of technical, financial and legal aspects of the leasing system. Property Asset Management is a practical guide to the key principles of successful property management, perfect for both student and practitioner alike. In this book, Douglas Scarrett and Jan Wilcox demonstrate how to successfully manage properties for the varying needs of clients ranging from individual property owners to large international commercial ventures. As well as the basic theory, Property Asset Management discusses the process of active management, the strategic objectives, performance measurement, and the key financial and operational information needed for high quality and comprehensive reporting to clients. This fourth edition has new chapters on corporate real estate and financial management, and has been extensively rewritten to incorporate recent developments in property management. Software screenshots are used to illustrate salient points and readers are provided with a thorough overview of the latest legal aspects of land ownership and tenancy arrangements. With everything you need for successful property asset management, this book both caters for the needs of RICS accredited and business courses and serves as a handy guide for everyday practice. Douglas Scarrett is joint founding editor of the Journal of Property Management and former Director of Estate Management at De Montfort University, UK. Jan Wilcox is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She spent twenty years working, mainly in property asset management, for a variety of institutions including Fenn Wright, Transport for London, The Crown Estate, Hammerson plc and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, before moving into lecturing in higher education. |
