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Updates and Business News
Asset Management and Investment through the Pandemic
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic property investors have to address the short-term disruption to their income and the long-term positioning of their asset in a rapidly evolving market place.
Corporate Real Estate in Corona World: Short-term Survival to Long-term Strategy
Commercial tenants will be looking at the immediate actions they can take to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on their business as well as the longer-term strategy to adjust to the post-Covid world.
Doyen Land Achieve ConstructionLine Gold
We are very pleased to announce that Doyen Land have been accredited by ConstructionLine and now hold Gold Membership. This has been a challenging process but we are finally there.
Factoring your Fitout into Lease Negotiations
Lease negotiations for new business premises are complex, after negotiating rent, term, break clauses and rent reviews, the fit-out and other alterations are often side-lined until after the lease is agreed; at this point the leverage is gone.
The value added by project management
Published in Cambridge Independent, Commercial Property, 8 May 2019 The value added by project management The term “Project Management” within the property and construction industry means very different things depending on who you are talking to. When contracting...
Does your commercial property meet the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES)?
Does your commercial property meet the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)? MEES is a government led initiative which is part of their 2050 commitment to have zero CO2 emission by 2050. If you are entering in to a new lease or renewing an existing lease then...
Trend to outsource facilities management
Published in Cambridge Independent, Commercial Property, 10 April, 2019 Are your business premises contributing all they can you your business success? For most of us our “premises” are a major area of expenditure and a source of quite a few headaches! But of course,...
Alterations the temptation to change
Published in Cambridge Independent, Commercial Property, February 13, 2019 When you take on premises to support your business activity it is pretty unlikely that they are match your dream entirely. There is often a need to alter, to improve, to fit-out and to make...
Dilapidations: Don’t let them Become a Problem
Published in Cambridge Independent, Commercial Property, February 13, 2019 Every commercial lease contains important clauses about repairing obligations or “dilapidations” – but in the excitement of sorting out new premises, the detail and importance of these words...
Types of Building Surveys – RICS Extract
EXTRACTED FROM: RICS professional standards and guidance, UK, Surveying assets in the built environment - 1st edition, March 2017 ...There are many types of survey that are common to the various market sectors. The surveyor tasked with a survey in a particular...
Consider flexible ways of working
Published in Cambridge Independent, Commercial Property, January 16, 2019 A new year is often the time to reflect on work practices and make important changes. Now more than ever before, the space we work in, is high on the agenda for review. A focus on staff...
Project Management: Assembling the Professional Team
The property industry is hugely diverse in the range of professions representing different disciplines and specialisms on behalf of various stakeholders throughout the property lifecycle. Clients undertaking property-related projects, such as: construction...
Maintaining Professional Standards in Dilapidations
PDF link here...Upholding Professional Standards 7th Edition, RICS Useful information: "This guidance note seeks to advise members on the factors they should take into consideration when producing Schedules of Dilapidations, Quantified Demands, Responses, Scott...
Does Your Project Manager Deliver Value?
Given that projects across the property industry vary in size, form and nature with such varied stakeholders and numerous professions representing different aspects of the industry, it is perhaps unsurprising that there is a wide spectrum of “Project Management”...
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
Many companies leasing property will need to relocate at some point: whether to expand and grow, streamline operations or responding to market dynamics. Sometimes the lease comes to a natural end and the tenant wants to move on, or the existing premises no...
Realising the Hidden Value in Property
Built assets contain enormous untapped potential however many property owners are not realising the optimal amount of rental income or capital value, through inaction and lack of investment. The built environment is continually evolving with new technology, workplace...
Why do Construction Projects Fail?
Strategic Planning! Projects are typically defined by three criteria: scope, budget and timeframe for delivery and it is within these indicators that a project is judged to have been a success or otherwise: Was it delivered on time? Was it delivered on budget? Does...
Protecting your Project through the Contract
Arguably, the single most important document within a construction project is the main contract between the Client and the Contractor. This contract governs almost every aspect of the works and the legal relationship between the parties, including the terms of the...
Doyen Land attend Spectator Event in Cadogan Hall
Doyen Land attend '10 Years From The Crash' a discussion We attended a really interesting discussion entitled '10 Years From The Crash' between former chancellor ("just a journalist") George Osborne and Andrew Neill last night at Cadogan Hall. While there were no...
Getting a Quote vs Tendering
Construction procurement is a sensitive subject involving multiple stakeholders and often comprising a large investment by the Client and not insignificant amount of time and effort on behalf of the bidders. The objective of tendering is for the Project Owner to...