Latest News
- Jan 12 - Property Solutions makes MBA appointment
- Dec 11 - New Service Charge Operating Report (SCOR) for Retail 2011
- Aug 11 - Commercial Service Charge Benchmarking Research Announced for Retail Sector
- Apr 11 - New Service Charge Operating Report (SCOR) 2010/11 for Offices
- Apr 11 - Property Solutions (UK) Ltd launches its Industry blog
- Apr 11 - New report provides benchmark of Commercial Service Charges and calls for continued improvement
- Mar 11 - Property Solutions appoints analyst for Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Kingston University
- Jan 11 - Industry benchmark report to be rebranded
- Sep 10 - The RICS Service Charge Code of Practice needs the addition of accounting principles and processes to improve transparency
- Jul 10 - Knowledge Transfer Partnership grant for research collaborations with Kingston University
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Articles in Loughborough
Industry benchmark report to be rebranded
06.01.11
Commercial service charge consultancy Property Solutions Ltd (PSL) has announced that its annual Loughborough Report on Commercial Service Charges will be rebranded and relaunched during the first quarter 2011.
Paying Over the Odds
21.02.09
Property Solutions’ Managing Director, David Barrass, summarises the findings of the latest Loughborough report. The main addition to this year’s edition is an analysis of compliance to the RICS Code of Practice for Service Charges in Commercial Property.
The Reality of Service Charges
22.07.08
The 2007 Loughborough Service Charge Study Update was released in April 2008.
Supply Management: 'Urgent action' needed to regulate service charges
02.02.06
Commercial landlords must adhere to management standards for service charges to curb 'uncontrollable' variable costs.
Estates Gazette: Expensive and messy? Guilty as charged.
12.11.05
New Loughborough research reveals commercial service charges continue to increase in cost and suffer from poor management control.
Property Week: Confusion still reigns over service charges, reveals report
11.11.05
Commercial service charges are still in dire need of regulation says new Loughborough service charge study.
Evening Post: Get a grip on these crazy service fees
08.11.05
New Loughborough study reveals that there is no regulation on service charges.
Building and Factory: Less talk more action
01.11.05
New Loughborough study calls for action from the property industry to properly manage commercial service charges.
Property Week: 'A little knowledge can help prevent overcharging'
06.05.05
The need for standards in the commercial market is being emphasised more and more each day. Property Solutions’ Managing Director, David Barrass, explains why.
Managing agents owe industry "true professionalism"
01.04.05
Letter by G J Hall, NAI Fuller Peiser commenting on the publication of the Loughborough Service Charge study - 1 April 2005 "Managing agents owe the industry "true professionalism"
Estates Gazette: Late, incomprehensible and high: study slams service charge bills
04.03.05
Research published in the Loughborough Report reveals tenants are paying too much for services and calls for greater transparency.
