Factoring your Fitout into Lease Negotiations

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

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...
Project Management: Assembling the Professional Team

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...
Does Your Project Manager Deliver Value?

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”...
Why do Construction Projects Fail?

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...