Service Charge Seminar 2009: change we can all believe in

01.07.09

26 November 2009: In the current market conditions, where do service charges appear on the tenants agenda and what is the value of good property management in the relationship between landlords, managing agents and tenants?

According to the 2009 UK Occupier Satisfaction Survey, services charges are the number one gripe of office tenants ; 50% consider that they offer poor value for money and most occupiers are still concerned by the lack of transparency (www.occupier-satisfaction.co.uk).

As a pioneer for change in the commercial property service charge arena, Property Solutions (UK) Ltd is proud to announce its sponsorship of a seminar to be held at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London, on Thursday 26th November 2009.

Themed “Change we can all believe in”, this seminar looks to build on the Survey and make recommendations that are workable and progressive for all stakeholders.

The day will kick off with the disclosure of some ground breaking research by London Business School and Kingston University. The former will report on the effect of the credit crunch on service charges and the latter will analyse financial reporting and accounting and tax treatment of service charge. There will, of course, be an update of the now essential Loughborough report.

A broad panel of experts will be presenting their views on the status of the service charge industry and debate what the future holds. Are we moving towards legislation and is this the best way forward? What are we doing about RICS Code compliance and transparency? How does this impact the investment performance of leased offices?

The topics being debated during this packed day will no doubt prove exciting and challenging for all. The interaction between the speakers and the delegates will be key to the success of this seminar.
Eminent speakers include Vivien King (Bond Pearce), Graham Chase (RICS), Christopher Hedley (IPD), Peter Forrester (Savills), Matthew Punshon (The Asset Factor), Chris Edwards (Commercial Property Advisors Ltd), Julian Lyon (General Motors) and others.