This major new reference work, in an easy-to-use A-Z format, covers all aspects of facilities and property strategy, administration and control, backed up by a wealth of practical suggestions.All businesses are in effect ''in property''—but only a minority manage their property efficiently. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors recently stated that British industry is ''throwing away ?18 billion every year'' through inefficient control and use of its property assets. In addition to the pressing need to improve the management of property assets, there is now a growing body of new legislation covering waste, energy consumption and reduction and a host of environmental issues—all of which place an increasing burden on the facilities and property professional.With 64 separate entries arranged in an accessible expanded index format, the reader is able to focus on each particular subject and to find answers to problems quickly and efficiently. Valuable recent case studies add helpful further background and the work includes checklists and sample forms throughout.Like all of David Martin's books, this is clear, concise and concentrates on what needs to be done in practice. It covers every aspect of facilities administration, budgetary and expenditure control and property administration, from accommodation planning, acquisition, building works and condition survey through dilapidations, environmental considerations, health and safety and insurance to maintenance, outsourcing, privity of contract, rating, security, underletting, VAT, waste and zoning—and much more.

这一重要的新参考资料采用易于使用的A-Z格式，涵盖了设施和财产战略、管理和控制的所有方面，并有大量实用建议作为支持。所有企业实际上都是“财产中的”，但只有少数企业有效地管理其财产。英国皇家特许测量师协会（Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors）最近表示，由于对其房地产资产的控制和使用效率低下，英国房地产行业“每年都在浪费180亿英镑”。除了迫切需要改善不动产资产的管理外，现在有越来越多的新立法涉及废物，能源消耗和减少以及一系列环境问题都给设施和物业专业人员带来了越来越大的负担。64个独立的条目以可访问的扩展索引格式排列，读者能够专注于每个特定主题，并快速高效地找到问题的答案。有价值的最新案例研究增加了有益的进一步背景和工作，包括清单和样本形式贯穿始终。像所有大卫马丁的书，这是明确的，简洁的，并集中在什么需要在实践中做。它涵盖了设施管理、预算和支出控制以及物业管理的各个方面，从住宿规划、购置、建筑工程和状况调查，到破旧、环境考虑、健康和安全以及保险，再到维护、外包、合同关系、评级、安保，底层，增值税，废物和分区等。