The ICSA Property Handbook is the essential reference for anyone charged with managing property assets and wishes to discharge their responsibilities as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Focusing on the key issues of ownership and occupation, The ICSA Property Handbook offers the non-specialist the correct breadth and depth of coverage, whilst providing the more specialist adviser or practitioner with a useful quick reference guide.

From the fundamental matter of land ownership, to a review of the essential ingredients of a satisfactory lease, through to valuations and dealing with land contamination, this handbook provides the answers you need.

The ICSA Property Handbook covers legislative developments, including commentary on the latest government proposals on such matters as Business Improvement Districts, and the December 2001 Green Paper relating to Town Planning and Compulsory Purchase.

• Pulls together all of the issues related to managing property
• Shows readers how to maximise the benefits of property ownership and minimise the costs of occupation
• Includes model letters and agreements to reduce the time and effort involved in drafting documents

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Paperback •  ISBN: 9781860721588 •   310 pages • Published June 2002 • £41.95

Contents
1. Estates and Interests in Land - Introduction.
Legal estates in land.
Leases.
Licences.
Covenants.
Implied covenants in leases.
Land registration.
2. Selecting and Managing Professional Advisers - Introduction.
Selecting advisers.
Arriving at a fee.
Final selection.
Managing advisers.
3. Management and Maintenance of Property - Introduction.
Maintenance.
Service charges.
Property register.
4. Occupiers’ Liability - Introduction.
An occupier’s duty to visitors.
An occupier’s duty to other persons.
Notices, warnings and exclusions of liability.
5. Negligence, Nuisance and Trespass - General principles applicable to torts.
Negligence.
Nuisance.
Nuisance to incorporeal property (rights and easements).
Trespass.
Dispossession.
6. Strict Liability - Introduction.
The rule in Rylands v. Fletcher.
Liability for animals.
7. Environmental Management - Introduction.
Contaminated land.
Environmental audit.
Waste management.
Landfill Directive and landfill tax.
8. Rates - Introduction

About the author
John Charman: Since taking early retirement form ICI where he was the UK Property Manager, John Charman FRICS, IRRV, has been a consultant with Turner Morum, Chartered Surveyors, in the City of London. He has been active in Europe as a delegate to The European Group of Valuers’ Associations (TEGoVA), the valuation standard setting body for Europe. He has also lectured on valuation and other property-related matters in many countries and is the author of many articles on these subjects.

Madeleine Cordes: Madeleine Cordes, LLB, FCIS is a Chartered Secretary with 14 years' industry experience. She is currently a Senior Manager in Ernst & Young's Company Secretarial Group.