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September 2008

Wed 3

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - An Introduction to Commercial Leases

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

Leases of commercial premises are highly technical documents. This course will cover not only the basic principles that the parties and their agents need to determine for their ‘Heads of Terms’, but also the detailed issues that can arise when the text of a lease is being negotiated.

The course will cover:
• The new 2007 Code for Commercial Leases
• The terms you should seek when letting as a landlord and the terms you can accept when taking a property as a tenant
• What is possible in practice in the current market and what is now usual
• Procedures for excluding the 1954 Act
• The length of term and security of tenure
• Tenant/guarantor liability
• Assignment and subletting
• Rent review
• Repairs and service charges
• General tenants’ covenants
• Insurance
• Mistakes to avoid

This course will be of particular importance to letting agents and property managers, and to solicitors responsible for drafting commercial leases.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Thu 4

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - Property Investment Appraisals and Analysis

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

An essential insight into the role of valuations in property investment, including a discussion of the role of property as an investment. The day also provides an opportunity for delegates to undertake an appraisal based on their own perceptions of risk and market growth. A bespoke Excel spreadsheet will be provided to all delegates as an educational aid.

The course will cover:
• Definitions of price, value and worth and the distinction between price paid and investment value
• A discussion of valuation models that will highlight the distinction between discounted cash flow (DCF) and conventional valuation techniques
• Issues relating to expectations and forecasts. Accounting for rental and capital growth
• How to account for risk and uncertainty
• Issues affecting performance measurement of property

This course will be of benefit to both valuers and non-valuers who use commercial property valuations as part of their decision-making process for investment.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Mon 8
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Tue 9

08:30 - Jacob Fleming Group - Clearing & Settlement - Taking a forward look

Location: London

Clearing & Settlement – Taking a forward look
8th – 9th September 2008, London

With so much anticipation within Clearing & Settlement industry this targeted Jacob Fleming Group conference will focus on taking a forward look in creating an efficient harmonized European Post Trading Environment. We will ask where the remaining barriers lie in dismantling the Giovanni Barriers, the prospective impact of Target2 Securities and the next steps.

Has the Code of Conduct delivered as there are considerations to extend to Fixed Income & Derivatives? What Post Trade pressures have brought about these changes for all market participants? Join our panel of expert speakers to discuss the next important steps for an efficient European Post Trading

For further information contact Maria Toporcerova on +421 257 272 113 or e-mail maria.toporcerova@jacobfleming.com

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Mon 8

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - Environmental Issues in Commercial Property

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

- Why it matters and what they affect
- What everyone involved with property needs to know

This course covers:
• Environmental Impact Assessment of development schemes
• Impact of the historic environment, above & below ground
• Flood risk policy and appraisal
• Sustainable building requirements
• Greenfield site constraints

For all planners, property developers, property traders, property investors, local authority representatives, housebuilders, retailers, surveyors, architects, environmental consultants, planning solicitors and barristers.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Wed 10

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - Site Assembly - The Use of Conditional Contracts and Options

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

This will be an interactive and highly practical course, making extensive use of real world examples. There will be a particular focus on the issues surrounding the delivery of regeneration development projects and the differing issues facing the public and private sectors.

The course will cover:
• When and why to use conditional contracts and options
• Site assembly issues, including restrictive covenants, rights of light, rights of way and ransom strips
• Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Planning issues
• Environmental issues
• Overage provisions
• Partnering, PPP and PFI
• Taxation treatments, including corporation tax, income tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty land tax and VAT
• Standard and non-standard terms and drafting considerations
• “Best Value” rationale for landowners
• The landowner’s perspective
• Corporate issues in disposal of surplus sites

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Thu 11

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - Property Development Appraisals

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

This course is focused on both commercial and mixed-use property developments. It aims to provide delegates with an understanding of the process by which developments progress; from an initial ‘back of an envelope’ calculation, through to sophisticated cash flow and viability studies with sensitivity analysis.

The course includes an interactive workshop session. Delegates are advised to bring a calculator or laptop for this session.

The course will cover:
• Residual valuations and development appraisal
• Appraisal methodology
• Cash flow techniques
• Measures of profitability – profit erosion calculations
• Ground rent and premium derivation
• Refinement – sensitivity and marginal viability analysis
• Timing, phasing and interim receipts – grants etc
• Review of computer software – use of spreadsheets
• Avoiding negligence – making the right notes and assumptions

The day will be of interest to developers, advisers, landowners and public sector bodies concerned with or contemplating the development of land or buildings.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Mon 15
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Tue 16

08:00 - CMP Information - Offices 2008

Venue: Celtic Manor Resort
Location: Newport

A brand new networking event for office developers, investors, occupiers and agents.

The UK’s newest networking event for the office real-estate marketplace that will debate the future for the office sector in the UK.

Confirmed speakers/panellists: Sir Stuart Lipton (Chelsfield Partners), Stephen Hester (British Land), Rosemarie Macqueen (Westminster City Council), Mike Hussey (Land Securities), George Iacobescu (Canary Wharf), Jon Rickert (JP Morgan), Mark Glatman (Abstract Securities), Rick De Blaby (MEPC), Mike Whitby (Birmingham City Council), Toby Courtauld (Great Portland Estates), John Waples (The Sunday Times).

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Mon 15

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - Planning - The Essentials

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

An explanation of how the planning system works in legal and practical terms. The course covers: the essential concepts in planning, how to handle a planning application and appeal, the use of consultants and an updating on current issues and developments.

The course will cover:
• Planning applications
• The Planning Officer’s Report
• Negotiating with Local Authorities
• Planning obligations and planning contributions
• Estimating the chances of planning consent success
• Appeals
• Latest Government circulars and update on planning policy guidance
• The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
• Listed buildings and conservation areas
• Judicial review – how likely and with what consequences
• The Planning Bill 2008

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

11:00 - Strettons Edwin Evans - National Property Auction

Venue: New Connaught Rooms
Location: London WC2
Cost: Free

National auction of commercial and residential property.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Tue 16

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - All You Need to Know About Social and Affordable Housing

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

This course looks at the provision of affordable housing through the planning process. It will enable delegates to understand how local authorities and housing associations work and how to keep projects commercially viable.

The course will cover:
• Planning requirements
- PPS3
- Development plan requirements
- Revisions to local plans
- The position in London and the Regions: how they differ

• Negotiations with the planning authority
- Target percentage requirement
- Economics of the scheme
- Local Authority requirements
- Housing market assessments
- Cascade mechanisms

• Role of Housing Associations
- What they are
- Selecting the right one

• Section 106
- Local Authority approved lists
- Funding of s106 schemes

• Grants and finance
- Funding sources
- Strategic partners of the Housing Corporation
- Grant direct to developers
- Scheme implementation

• The Government’s agenda
- Nationally – Housing Green Paper – Homes for the Future: More Affordable, More Sustainable
- Regionally – Mayor of London’s Draft Housing Strategy
- Sub-regionally

• The Local Authority’s perspective

• Intermediate market housing

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Wed 17

09:30 - Business Shows Group - North of England Property & Business Investment Show

Venue: The Royal Armouries Museum
Location: Leeds
Cost: Free of Charge to delegates

An opportunity for professionals within the property & business investment environments to network face to face with current and prospective clients and customers.

Great decision making event for potential inward and indigenous business investors offering free entry to show and our "hot topics" seminar.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Thu 18

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - Service Charges - The Challenges for Landlords and Tenants

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

This course will consider both commercial and residential service charges and reserve and sinking funds. It will cover the interpretation of service charge clauses in different types of leases, the relevance and application of codes of practice, the statutory regime for residential service charges, and best practice.

This course will cover:
• The landlords’ aims; the tenants’ aims; the inherent conflicts
• Different types of service charge
• Management costs
• Auditing and certificates
• Latest views on statutory and common law reasonableness tests
• Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 and the regulations made in 2003: changes to the residential service charge code
• Potential legislative changes
• Codes of Practice
• Common shortcomings in leases
• Drafting suitable lease provisions
• Liability of assignors and assignees when leases change hands
• Apportioning the costs of unevenly shared services
• Solving the most common problems
• Benchmarking
• RICS Commercial Service Charge Code
• RICS Residential Service Charge Code
• Handling sinking funds
• Cost implications versus lease terms
• Green issues

The day will be of benefit to property managers, residents’ companies and lawyers responsible for drafting and negotiating leases.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Fri 19

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - A Practical Guide to Compulsory Purchase Orders and Compensation

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

An essential insight into compulsory purchase orders and compensation.

This course will cover:
• Procedure for making CPOs
• Objecting to CPOs
• Powers of compulsory acquisition
• Government policy towards compulsory acquisition
• Legal challenges to CPOs
• Recent case law
• Pre-CPO negotiations
• The statutory valuation rules
• Statutory planning assumptions and ‘the scheme’
• Injurious affection and severance
• Disturbance compensation and loss payments
• Compensation where no land is acquired
• Lands Tribunal evidence

An essential course for everyone involved in using, considering using, resisting and considering resisting CPOs and the award, negotiation and challenge of compensation payments.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Sun 21
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Tue 23

CoreNet Global - CoreNet Global European Summit - The Productivity Puzzle: Redefining the Work Environment

Venue: InterContinental Hotel
Location: Berlin, Germany
Cost: Various rates apply. Separate member and non member rates apply for end users, service providers, academics and students. Rates will be displayed on the website.

The seventh annual CoreNet Global Summit in Europe will explore how the workplace environment relates to increasing human productivity. In this, the decade of talent, supporting human productivity is the most urgent item on every corporation’s agenda. Integrating generational differences, cultural diversity, and an increasingly remote, global workforce has forced companies to rethink what they mean by the “work environment”, which can include workplace, culture, brand and social responsibility.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Tue 23

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - How to Read and Interpret Accounts

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

An introduction to reading, understanding and interpreting company accounts.

Delegates are advised to bring a calculator to this course.

The course will cover:
• The importance of cash and cash flow forecasting to a business
• How a business reflects its transactions in the balance sheet and profit and loss account
• Accounting terminology
• Property accounting issues; with worked examples
• Interpretation of accounts: getting behind the jargon
• An introduction to trend and ratio analysis
• An introduction to Real Estate Investment Trusts
• An introduction to the major differences between International and UK Financial Reporting Standards

This course is designed to improve understanding of financial statements. It will primarily benefit those with a limited financial background whom it will assist to increase their understanding of accounts and, in particular, the accounts of property companies, and to analyse and interpret both the reported figures and the accompanying narrative.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Tue 23
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Thu 25

09:30 - PRIAN (Public Realm Information & Advice Network) - Professional Certificate in the Design & Management of the Public Realm

Venue: The Barns Hotel
Location: Bedford

You will learn how successful public streets and spaces are designed, from accessing funding and initial briefing to construction, maintenance and whole life costing. Leading industry experts reveal essential concepts, tools and techniques for co-ordinated approach of the multi-disciplinary issues when achieving high quality public realm.

Your learning of all the primary aspects of the public realm including: government urban design objectives, traffic, landscape, sustainable transport, visualisation techniques and highway engineering principles.

After 6 days residential course and assignment work, you will gain the professional certificate from English Heritage, IHIE and PRIAN. The course forms part of the CPD requirement for members of IHT and the RTPI. Experienced professionals will broaden their knowledge, ensuring increased efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace.

Suitable for: Highway Engineers, Transport Planners, Project Managers, Sustainable Transport Officers
• Essential skills development for all professionals who influence the public realm.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Tue 23

14:30 - ELLIOTT AUCTIONS - SEPTEMBER AUCTION

Venue: HATFIELD HOUSE
Location: HATFIELD

AUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND LAND

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Wed 24

Sustainable Building - Sustainable Building for Occupiers

Venue: America Square Conference Centre
Location: London
Cost: £215-450

How do you make the business case for sustainable buildings and what do you need to know to successfully champion sustainability at the highest levels?

Discover the true value of sustainability in the commercial property sector, including office space, retail, leisure and hospitality premises. Discover how to make a business case for it. Explore how to improve engagement with employees to bring about sustainable practices.

Get expert advice, inspiration, and practical examples from large occupiers who are successfully leading the way.

For more info, please visit www.sustainable-build.com, call 020 8969 1008, or email conference@newzeye.com

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

18:30 - The College of Estate Management - CEM CPD Lecture and Open Evening

Venue: The Huntingdon Room, Kings Manor
Location: York YO1 &EP
Cost: Free

The College of Estate Management is once again holding a series of Open Evenings together with a series of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) lectures in various locations throughout the UK and internationally.

The College offers a range of specialist distance learning courses to enable professionals in most major areas of construction and real estate to gain qualifications and improve their career prospects.

These events are open to individuals as well as employers. Not only will you be able to attend a free seminar which will help towards fulfilling your CPD requirements, but you will also have the chance to meet face-to-face with College staff to discuss your training requirements

To register your interest to attend, please email marketing@cem.ac.uk.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

18:30 - College of Estate Management - CEM CPD Lecture and Open Evening

Venue: Huntingdon Room, Kings Manor
Location: York YO1 7EP
Cost: Free

The College of Estate Management is once again holding a series of Open Evenings together with a series of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) lectures in various locations throughout the UK and internationally.

The College offers a range of specialist distance learning courses to enable professionals in most major areas of construction and real estate to gain qualifications and improve their career prospects.

These events are open to individuals as well as employers. Not only will you be able to attend a free seminar which will help towards fulfilling your CPD requirements, but you will also have the chance to meet face-to-face with College staff to discuss your training requirements

To register your interest to attend, please email marketing@cem.ac.uk.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Fri 26

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - How Retailers Select Sites and Assess Affordable Rent

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

This is a practical, detailed and comprehensive course on how decisions are made on retail property by retailers. The information they collect, the analysis they do and the way they reach their decisions. Retailers are all the time becoming more sophisticated in the approaches they use to assess retail potential and the implications for the rent they will pay and the lease terms they will accept. This is a complete briefing on what the best of them are doing – in short, the current state of the art and the developing trends. Essential because these practices materially affect the deals retailers do.

This course will cover:
• The site selection process
• Overview of UK retail rents
• Getting to the bottom line
• Challenges faced by retailers when assessing sites

The course will also include two hands on sessions where theory is put into practice.

This course is invaluable to those involved in asset management, particularly leasing and rent reviews, as well as those involved in financial assessment and commercial viability studies.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

Mon 29

09:30 - Henry Stewart Conference Studies LLP - Property Tax for the Non-Tax Specialist

Venue: The Strand Palace Hotel
Location: London
Cost: £249 + VAT

This course provides an essential introduction to the taxes affecting real estate transactions (and corporate transactions where the underlying asset is land), focusing in particular on VAT, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Capital Allowances.

The course will cover:

VAT Issues: buying and selling a property; landlord and tenant issues
• Basics of VAT
• Option to tax
• Transfer of going concern
• Zero-rating
• Disclosure

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
• Basics of SDLT
• Chargeable consideration
• Special rules for lease grants
• Notification
• SDLT Reliefs
• Anti-avoidance, including section 75A FA 2003

Capital Allowances
• Plant and machinery
• Industrial buildings
• Pitfalls and planning
• Small or medium sized businesses
• Contaminated land relief
• Update on the capital allowances regime following Finance Act 2008

Buying the Property or Company?
• Common tax issues
• Due diligence
• Groups

Latest Developments
• Pre-Budget Report 2007 and Budget 2008
• REITs
• Worked examples

The course will be of particular benefit to all those involved in property development and investment, including solicitors, surveyors, agents and other advisers.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry

17:00 - Charrison Properties - Public Property Auction

Venue: Novotel
Location: London, Heathrow
Cost: Free

Public auction comprising of residential, commerical and investment lots.

Charrison Properties is a forward thinking organisation specialising in property related matters.

This independent organisation is dedicated to giving a professional service to its clients from the private individual to the smaller property company up to the larger PLC’s.

For more information on this event click here to send an email enquiry